So are we going to let them privatize the P.O. w/o a fight? Not only privatize it but diplace

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75. Those holds have to be keyed in so the system knows to kick them out. That might be the

source of that problem.


Rural Route is a whole different world. Many of the rural carriers I worked with were farmers.

It's a dirty, hard, and dangerous job, but I loved it. You never know what you will experience on your route. One day I had to herd cattle back into their field. Another day I flipped my jeep on an icy hill, and two drunk farmhands came along and helped me right the jeep. I was hanging from my seatbelt, so I was helpless. They righted the jeep pushed me back on the road and nearly into a ravine on the other side of the road.

I had to jump into a gully when a tornado approached. It missed me but a barn up the road got carried about 50 yards and plunked down on the road ahead of me. That same barn is memorable for the big rat snake that I saw near the barn.

Here's a photo of a bridge on one of the routes I carried. Colville Road bridge.