tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post3781789955419667376..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Red, White, Blue, and Dust-ColoredMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80226588148204610882015-07-07T17:03:39.238-07:002015-07-07T17:03:39.238-07:00What? You don't think we could high-center our...What? You don't think we could high-center ourselves on a big ol' rock?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-28935163982260503902015-07-07T16:36:22.877-07:002015-07-07T16:36:22.877-07:00Replace that stake with a big ol' rock.Replace that stake with a big ol' rock.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14217803159311989512015-07-05T21:25:41.894-07:002015-07-05T21:25:41.894-07:00I know there's a relationship between USPS and...I know there's a relationship between USPS and FedEx. Hmm. I can't keep up. I liked it all better Back In The Day.<br /><br />And have you ever noticed that there are so many ways to get hold of people now that you have to know which one your friends respond to? Like, someone always responds to text messages but is really pokey with email. Personally, I'm pretty good with email but Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51902725876117711052015-07-05T14:59:07.066-07:002015-07-05T14:59:07.066-07:00Oh-I forgot. Where I live, anything ordered from,...Oh-I forgot. Where I live, anything ordered from, say, Amazon that gets Sunday delivery is delivered by someone in a USPS vehicle. I am told it's because of a contract between UPS and USPS. Strange times.<br />knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-25760182873413589272015-07-05T14:56:55.500-07:002015-07-05T14:56:55.500-07:00Not only is there next to nothing interesting in t...Not only is there next to nothing interesting in the traditional mail, now all I get in my e-mail is junk. If I route it all to the spam file, I'd get nothing. It's all texts now. Times change fast these days.<br />knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-39149020701219026502015-07-05T14:48:48.507-07:002015-07-05T14:48:48.507-07:00It's all grandfathered in. If you're in a ...It's all grandfathered in. If you're in a house with a mail slot, you get to keep it. It's just the new developments and houses that have to have the streetside boxes. The other new thing is there's nothing in the mail that you ever want. Used to be there was the occasional interesting item.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24118531268960390692015-07-05T12:31:33.034-07:002015-07-05T12:31:33.034-07:00Here in the burbs we have super mailboxes that are...Here in the burbs we have super mailboxes that are stuffed daily with tons of admail and the occasional paper bill. Mail comes to and goes from the boxes by contractors as well as post office folks, unionized. Parcels have to be picked up at postal outlets. UPS is becoming more and more popular with internet shoppers because they come to the door.<br />Loved door to door service as a kid ; milk, Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57411232720953792872015-07-05T11:18:24.426-07:002015-07-05T11:18:24.426-07:00Did I mention five dog bites? :)Did I mention five dog bites? :)Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80465987404333118912015-07-04T21:32:55.625-07:002015-07-04T21:32:55.625-07:00Until now, those of us on the receiving end of mai...Until now, those of us on the receiving end of mail delivery had no idea the troubles you people have getting our precious packages to us.<br />Here's a public thank you, from me at least, and anyone else who wants to join in. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65468401410829010722015-07-04T14:31:55.384-07:002015-07-04T14:31:55.384-07:00I did a U-turn in someone's driveway on a dead...I did a U-turn in someone's driveway on a dead-end once. Hit the house. I was still on probation. They said they had to tie the poor woman who lived there to the mail box for weeks so she could get used to the sound of the mail truck and not freak out.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-3981651062516703562015-07-04T14:30:14.354-07:002015-07-04T14:30:14.354-07:00I always wanted a Segway. Or a llama.I always wanted a Segway. Or a llama.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-25835257252938584062015-07-04T14:29:16.925-07:002015-07-04T14:29:16.925-07:00Because that's what you needed. The post offic...Because that's what you needed. The post office ran a lot smoother when it ran on alcohol.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79862803612122989982015-07-04T14:15:35.774-07:002015-07-04T14:15:35.774-07:00I'm probably the last person in the US of A wh...I'm probably the last person in the US of A who still writes and mails letters. Rather than go an additional fifty feet to the end of the street, our mail carrier likes to do a U-ey right in front of our house, and is forever knocking a stake over. (A stake my husband put there with the express purpose of preventing him from using our yard as a turn-around spot. Didn't work.)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21632629406525627542015-07-04T12:50:52.754-07:002015-07-04T12:50:52.754-07:00Our posties have (very) tired motor bikes to deliv...Our posties have (very) tired motor bikes to deliver letters. And a neighbour brings his home for lunch. In the city they get a granny trolly instead.<br />Parcels are mostly contractors. The occasional postal van I suspect is delivering lunch to the workers rather than anything to the public.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59787032996982609032015-07-04T09:52:04.872-07:002015-07-04T09:52:04.872-07:00Murr, you give me such insight into the post offic...Murr, you give me such insight into the post office! thank you.roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12149086766261731222015-07-04T09:19:20.251-07:002015-07-04T09:19:20.251-07:00Yup--we were supposed to take the shortest route, ...Yup--we were supposed to take the shortest route, unless we were specifically requested not to. Our routes were in wealthy areas and the lawns were such that you KNEW you weren't supposed to traipse across. Postal work is like any other work. It comes down to the individual. It can be done well or badly. Doing it well costs the company more. (And you know it's not the federal government Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79423304705011237832015-07-04T09:16:08.404-07:002015-07-04T09:16:08.404-07:00Same number. Less gas. I guess.Same number. Less gas. I guess.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-32055249569997823462015-07-04T09:15:35.295-07:002015-07-04T09:15:35.295-07:00Some of my coworkers were offended by that phrase ...Some of my coworkers were offended by that phrase but I always took it as a point of pride.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-71674824516744062582015-07-04T09:14:50.063-07:002015-07-04T09:14:50.063-07:00Yeah, they were adorable. And you are right. They ...Yeah, they were adorable. And you are right. They wouldn't go far. We had one route that was so far away from the station you were advised to bring a blanket and provisions.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58072094633074204592015-07-04T07:36:42.023-07:002015-07-04T07:36:42.023-07:00This has nothing to do with their trucks, but with...This has nothing to do with their trucks, but with their walking routes. About 15 years ago, when we had just moved into our house, I started planting a border all around the front -- mostly bulbs, but some native plants and some lilac saplings. The mail carrier kept tramping through there instead of using our front walk, destroying plants in the process. I asked him to use the front walk, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-52896263405722595652015-07-04T06:15:25.921-07:002015-07-04T06:15:25.921-07:00Then when service is cut to five or maybe four day...Then when service is cut to five or maybe four days, will the Service need fewer or more vehicles?vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-47062095081183164002015-07-04T06:06:21.736-07:002015-07-04T06:06:21.736-07:00And we wonder why we have the phrase "going p...And we wonder why we have the phrase "going postal."Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-3856056276460831972015-07-04T06:02:33.166-07:002015-07-04T06:02:33.166-07:00Our local carriers are "contractors" and...Our local carriers are "contractors" and drive their own personal vehicles. I remember most of the cute little trucks and always wanted to convert one for camping. I figured it wouldn't go far so it needed to be very well equipped for a long stay.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.com