"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers...

[brooklynite]

...from the swift completion of their appointed rounds".

Not today, apparently.

[Iliyah]

1. Nope

[Warpy]

2. Didn't get mail for a week in 2006-7 when this town got 18 inches of the stuff

The town had no snowplows. They made a deal with the Feds to get some of the main streets plowed but none of the side streets got plowed. That crap had to melt.

I would hope postal workers are home, drinking coffee, watching TV, listening to the wind.

[Out of Time Man]

3. One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite artists...

Thanks for the quote!

Also, don't be so sure..."Mom" has multiple arms to get the job done.

[Hoyt]

4. We had a postal worker delivering mail killed here today by a falling limb.

[truedelphi]

5. Since Spring 2007, these couriers are basically private employees of

The New Twenty First Century Robber Baron, Amazon. (Not that that fact is their fault - it is the fault of the Congress, under a totally Democratic Majority at that point in time. Funny how a few dozen lobbyists can destroy an institution of democracy!)

[Takket]

6. Thank goodness.

[Wilms]

7. Maybe Hillary should help the rePukes privatize the USPS.

It's what Wall Street wants.

Hint: Democrats can be critical of the USPS, but we can cut some slack on a day when the city wants everyone off the road. Have you considered how snow-worthy those vehicles may be? We need them stuck in the snow? Are half the walks shoveled? Maybe they could have borrowed a whole bunch of sled dogs.

You're better than this, BK-ite. I know you are and I am rooting for you!

[brooklynite]

9. Where was the criticism?

I was making a comment on today's conditions.

You Sanders folks are getting really antsy.

[edhopper]

8. Good

that's not a law, it's a quote from Herodotus put on the NY central Post Office.
I'd rather wait until Monday and have my Postal worker unharmed.

[phylny]

10. I'm so glad they're not delivering my mail.

I got to sit in the comfort of my home without worrying about trying to get out to work, so they should too.

[meow2u3]

11. The USPS would have had to had snowmobiles to deliver the mail

And even then, they couldn't deliver larger parcels.

We had 30" of snow at the airport in the Lehigh Valley (Pennsylvania) with blowing/drifting snow and whiteout conditions. Only the main roads were barely passable; the secondary roads and side streets were practically impassable, especially with 4' snow drifts. There was no way the mail trucks could leave the post office, let alone get onto the roads to deliver mail.

[Separation]

12. Sadly

We haven't had mail since Wednesday. We also have been stuck in the house since yesterday. Sure, living in the boonies has its ups, but the downs are really down.

Thankfully though, we still have power. Last February we didn't have power for 14 days.

[DavidDvorkin]

13. That has never been the USPS motto or pledge, however.