Here is some nice clear addressing from Nanski and Christy. It was probably a good idea to put the white mailing label on the red envelope. A couple dark envelopes that arrived in Dec took a couple weeks to arrive while most of the mail was arriving in a week to ten days. Right before Christmas I asked my son how the volume of mail was this season. He had been at a station that day, asking the station manager the same question. She said, "Yesterday we had 15,000 packages and today we have 4,000."
That highlights another issue with the USPS. They have no way of predicting the volume. On a day with 15,000, they have to just forge ahead and get everything delivered. They can't hold it over for the next day - because there might be another 15,000 on the way. Shout out to Patty - that story came from Ash Creek. Is that your station? Or is yours Valley Junction?
I found it very interesting because I am on this campaign to get people to do scanner friendly addresses. Rest assured - it is a gentle campaign. If you love your script and you don't care how long it takes for your mail to arrive - go ahead and use your script. I imagine the people who work at deciphering addresses like their job.
I'd love to return to the days when our mail was lovingly handled by caring people - but that's not realistic. We live in an automated world. To go back to less complicated times would involve things that most of us would probably not enjoy. Dirt roads, outhouses, pot bellied stoves.
This concludes my January first set of posts. I will be launching the January envelopes and file a progress report in a few days. Well - technically - it will pop up tomorrow - but it will be a new thread.
LINK to USPS deciphering squad a video by a journalist who got to go behind the scenes....which makes me want to become a journalist..... do you think my minor in Journalism from 1972 would open any doors. LOL
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