Today is Thursday and we haven't had a mail delivery since last Saturday. The snow event here shut down mail carriers due to ice and snow on the roads.
Today, we were able to get out of the neighborhood and go to the grocery store. It seems like spring with the sun out and the ice melting finally. On the way, my wife brought up that perhaps the mail would be delivered today having spied a mail truck. We laughed and joked about where the old saying went... "neither rain, nor sleet nor snow..." (you know the one).
I guess with all the i-phones and computers, the U.S. Mail is taking a new look. Nothing real good ever comes in the U.S. Mail any more unless it is something you bought on-line. Even bills get delivered on line anymore and the people you owe frown when they have to send your bill by "snail mail", not to mention that the competition from UPS and Fedex seem to be more prominent. I saw in the headlines this morning that the U.S. Treasury is now going to offer debit cards instead of refund checks to those fortunate enough to get something back this year. I wonder how they will send them out?
The best time to get mail continues to be Chrismas. Christmas cards are much better if delivered in the U.S. Mail. They are more personal and bring you closer to your friends and relatives. I can't remember the last time I received a hand-written letter from anyone....i'd still like that. I miss good mail. I keep a supply of stamps although I can't remember the last one I used except for mailing out some Christmas cards this year.
I guess the old saying has fallen by the wayside. Very few things make it vital that the mail be on time in today's world of data bits and megabytes. Still, if you really want to show someone you love them, sit down at the table with a pen and paper and write them a letter. (If you can't remember cursive writing, print.)
