No mail tomorrow. Bush says..honoring Ford..????How is that???

[Oleladylib]

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. It gives federal workers another day off

I wasn't sure whether this included postal workers, but now I know. Thanks for the information-otherwise I would have wasted a trip to the post office to buy stamps.

[Oleladylib]

3. Got my county tx bill Saturday..The only good thing about no mail..

no bills on Tuesday..I pity the PO on Wednesday..What is that foolish all about anyhow??? I'll bet Prez Ford would nix the idea.

[RB TexLa]

2. There are far too many holidays already without doing this

[InvisibleTouch]

4. Crap.

I need to put things in the mail, and am expecting mail. I've come to hate weekends and holidays because my suppliers don't ship the stuff I order on those days, and UPS doesn't deliver. I don't really begrudge them their days off, but it's annoying to have another wasted day thrown in.

Seems to me a UPS-like company could make a killing if it offered delivery service on all days, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

[Ezlivin]

5. Because a raised red flag on the mail box always caused an erection for Ford?

Sometimes his genitals would go postal.

[fortyfeetunder]

6. National day of mourning for POTUS

There is typically a national day of mourning for a POTUS funeral.
Federal offices are closed.

[Oleladylib]

8. Well, I gotta work!!!! No work, no pay..

[LibDemAlways]

7. When I stopped by the post office the other day

there was a sign on the door saying it would be closed Jan. 2 because of a "National Day of Mourning" in Ford's honor. Since the 31st was a Sunday and the 1st already a national holiday, I think it's a bit much to close the postal system down for yet another day. My parents will be anxiously waiting for their Social Security checks, as will millions of other seniors. Delaying mail is not, in my mind, a way to honor anybody.

[Oleladylib]

9. Totally agree...Did George come back Saturday night from his vac.. NO!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

11. And then when they finally do deliver the mail, it will take all day

because of the two-day backlog. As a self-employed person, I'm waiting for checks from clients, too, but they probably won't come till 5:00 PM.

I really can't recall a time when we had two no-mail weekdays in a row. In fact, I don't recall mail delivery being suspended for St. Ronnie Reagan's funeral, either.

[alfredo]

25. They will have first of month mail, tax forms and white

sale catalogs. It will be a pain in the butt.

[helderheid]

10. Will the banks be open?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

28. In Minneapolis the banks will be open

Just the federal offices will be closed.

[Newsjock]

12. Just imagine how many credit-card payments will become late tomorrow

Because they don't have grace periods anymore. Watch the companies jack up everyone's rates to 30% or higher because they didn't have their Jan. 2 payment in "on time." After all, it's not the companies' fault the mail didn't get delivered!

No, I'm not joking here.

[Oleladylib]

16. Ever try to get an account "credited" at this time of year..forget it!

[Gormy Cuss]

13. PCIntern figured this out.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x3020219
:+

[sarcasmo]

14. How long ago would the U.S.P.S. have been out of business if it wasn't

bailed out by the Government. How many days off can you have, they are already on a three day weekend.

[Oleladylib]

18. 2-3day weekends

[Kat45]

15. Give me a break!

Three straight days of no mail??!! Man, I have to get my cobra payment, which is already running late, into the mail. With no mail tomorrow, it won't get there until Thursday.

[Wiley50]

17. John Stossel? Is That You? n/t

[Kat45]

26. Huh?

I don't get it. Did I miss something? :shrug:

[maine_raptor]

19. Figures

Amazon said my copy of Imperial Life in the Emerald City would be here on Tuesday. Could it be all part of the Grand Conspiracy of the BFEE?


Where did I put my tinfoil hat anyways?

[alfredo]

22. It's worth waiting for, trust me.

[graywarrior]

20. I'm waiting for a contractor check.

Jesus, he's an asshole.

[thecrow]

21. I WANT MY NETFLIX!!!!!

(ahem)
all done now

[killbotfactory]

23. He's honoring him by making peoples bills late

[Branjor]

24. Because of things like this....

I had my credit card payment due date moved to the 19th of every month.

Another day of no mail - Aargh! I am expecting books!

[valerief]

27. He probably wants to justify INCREASING his vacation days.

"The postal workers got an extra day, so I deserve 200 extra days. My job is HARDER."