Comments on: Pam Crooks: “Neither Snow nor Rain…” Bizarre Post Office Tales http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2009/04/08/pam-crooks-neither-snow-nor-rain-bizarre-post-office-tales/ Romancing The West Wed, 23 May 2012 03:02:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Caffey http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2009/04/08/pam-crooks-neither-snow-nor-rain-bizarre-post-office-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-21925 Caffey Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:08:57 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=6279#comment-21925 Hi Pam!! Oh I believe it, especially with email now, that mail has really gone down. When I was home for the summer from college, my hubby, then boyfriend, wrote me EVERY DAY! I'd be made at the mailman if he didn't have my letter each day! Now I do forget to make sure I check mail! I've gotten mail and we saved each one, where they forget to put the 'T' in Morton, my last name. Was embarrassing, now we laugh. Hi Pam!! Oh I believe it, especially with email now, that mail has really gone down. When I was home for the summer from college, my hubby, then boyfriend, wrote me EVERY DAY! I’d be made at the mailman if he didn’t have my letter each day! Now I do forget to make sure I check mail!

I’ve gotten mail and we saved each one, where they forget to put the ‘T’ in Morton, my last name. Was embarrassing, now we laugh.

]]> By: Pam Crooks http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2009/04/08/pam-crooks-neither-snow-nor-rain-bizarre-post-office-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-21905 Pam Crooks Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:55:37 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=6279#comment-21905 You are so right, Patricia. Of course, you've got a great perspective. :-) You are so right, Patricia. Of course, you’ve got a great perspective. :-)

]]> By: Pam Crooks http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2009/04/08/pam-crooks-neither-snow-nor-rain-bizarre-post-office-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-21904 Pam Crooks Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:54:49 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=6279#comment-21904 Yes, 3 months to get a book, Quilt Lady, does make you curious, doesn't it? We just have to shake our heads over it. And yet, for all the millions and millions of pieces of mail they process, a delay now and then isn't so bad, eh? Yes, 3 months to get a book, Quilt Lady, does make you curious, doesn’t it? We just have to shake our heads over it. And yet, for all the millions and millions of pieces of mail they process, a delay now and then isn’t so bad, eh?

]]> By: Pam Crooks http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2009/04/08/pam-crooks-neither-snow-nor-rain-bizarre-post-office-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-21903 Pam Crooks Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:51:31 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=6279#comment-21903 45 TARANTULAS??? 6 1/2 INCHES??? Oh, God, Penney, my skin is crawling!! 45 TARANTULAS??? 6 1/2 INCHES???

Oh, God, Penney, my skin is crawling!!

]]> By: Patricia Barraclough http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2009/04/08/pam-crooks-neither-snow-nor-rain-bizarre-post-office-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-21902 Patricia Barraclough Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:40:14 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=6279#comment-21902 Yes they do still mail chicks, ducklings and roosters. Both my husband and daughter are postal clerks. They get chicks in all the time. My daughter actually ordered her own last summer. They have handled queen bees and complete hives. Usually they call the individuals and they come in to pick them up. It is a medium sized rural office and they have gotten to know most of the patrons. They have received packages of cremated remains. People are still shipping gold and silver. As far as UPS taking over parcel delivery, that probably won't happen. UPS and FEDEX don't deliver to all addresses like the post office must. Many companies charge their customers a mixed fee. UPS and FEDEX deliver the packages to the post office who then delivers to the customer. My husband is a pretty nice guy and I know he has gone out of his way to help customers get their packages wrapped and sent. The most unusual item I got in the mail was a sugar cream pie my grandmother sent to me my first Christmas in the Philippines (I was in the Peace Corps). The American postal system is really a good deal, even with the prices going up. Anyone who has dealt with the postal system in many other countries can appreciate it. Yes they do still mail chicks, ducklings and roosters. Both my husband and daughter are postal clerks. They get chicks in all the time. My daughter actually ordered her own last summer. They have handled queen bees and complete hives. Usually they call the individuals and they come in to pick them up. It is a medium sized rural office and they have gotten to know most of the patrons. They have received packages of cremated remains. People are still shipping gold and silver. As far as UPS taking over parcel delivery, that probably won’t happen. UPS and FEDEX don’t deliver to all addresses like the post office must. Many companies charge their customers a mixed fee. UPS and FEDEX deliver the packages to the post office who then delivers to the customer. My husband is a pretty nice guy and I know he has gone out of his way to help customers get their packages wrapped and sent. The most unusual item I got in the mail was a sugar cream pie my grandmother sent to me my first Christmas in the Philippines (I was in the Peace Corps).
The American postal system is really a good deal, even with the prices going up. Anyone who has dealt with the postal system in many other countries can appreciate it.

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