The United States Postal Service is running out of money to operate. <br />My dad was a postal clerk in Hamtramck, Michigan, zone 12, <br />Before the use of zip codes, yes I am that old, <br />Zip codes were enacted by the time I was eight. <br />One of the Postal branches in New York City has; neither snow….., <br />Though, - the US Postal officially has no motto. <br />My dad went on a strike back when the US Postal System was run by the government, <br />It was called a wild cat strike, <br />He feared for his job but the union "wanted" him to strike for better pay, <br />I believe he was making $8.25 an hour, <br />while the auto workers were making $11.50 per hour or so, <br />But he had to compete as far as cost of living, <br />Then the US Postal Service became an independent an entity from government, sort of, <br />Then the parcel companies came in the; UPS, FedEx, DHL, (which folded in the US) <br />And later on the internet, emails were the final straw that broke the US Postal back, <br />Like dominoes, the printing of newspapers have succumbed to the eventuality, <br />That we are not in the 1950's anymore, <br />On line purchasing versus brick and mortar, <br />News on line that you can reach via your cell phone, <br />No need for postage stamps when send email, <br />Going Postal has nothing to do with it. <br />But like other corporations The US Postal Service will be bailed out, <br />Upon the trillions of dollars we have printed so far, <br />What's a billion or so, nothing new; <br />Except, the lingering IOU; <br />letter passed on to later generations, <br />"Postage Due." <br /> <br />(3-26-09)<br /><br />Joe Rosochacki<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/neither-rain-nor-snow-nor-sleet-nor-hail-shall-keep-the-postmen-from-their-appointed-rounds-but-the-lack-of-money-may/
