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In reply to the discussion: A Letter From A Former Letter Carrier [View all]mikekohr
(2,312 posts)A Rural Letter Carrier will deliver the mail to each household in these small/tiny communities. A Rural Letter Carrier is a Post Office on wheels. They will pick up mail and packages, sell stamps ect. In my local zip code area many of these money pit offices I am referring to have had their hours reduced to between 2 and 6 hours per day. If you work for a living try fitting that into your schedule.
The reason the Post Office has not closed these offices outright is because Congress requires a hearing process that can last as long as 3 years. So the absolute worst thing is happening: the Post Office is still stuck with the overhead of maintaining these facilities, and/or paying rent and the remaining customers are experiencing less and less available hours to get their mail.
"Change is either a force to be feared or an opportunity to be seized." Opposing the Post Office's attempts to remain competive is denying them the opportunity to survive. And if they fail, rural Americans, like myself will rue the day.