Less Mail
The postmaster has once again suggested that we lose a day of mail delivery to our homes.
They say that their costs are fixed, even as demand drops. Apparently Internet mail order and Netflix are not enough to make up the loss of personal letters moving through the mail.
Netflix is the one piece of mail that I look forward to receiving, and losing the ability to receive a movie another day of the week is disappointing. In fact, I was hoping they were going to work with the USPS to find a way to get movies moving on Sundays. In fact, in today's news, Netflix announced they were testing opening their warehouses to sorting and moving movies on Saturdays.
If the postal service is effective in getting a cutback approved, I hope they find a way to balance it. For instance, my local post office is open 7 days a week, but there is nothing to pick up there, just drop off. What if they provided Sunday PO Box stuffing, or Sunday Netflix pickup? Go to the counter, say your address, get your stuff.
Or, more useful for most folks, at least a year or two without a stamp price increase. Packages went up 10% on January 19th, and 'normal' mail is scheduled to go up 2 cents in May. In fact, by law, it has to go up less than inflation, but it does seem to cost more and more every year.

Enjoy the snow!