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Long lines at the Post Office? Here's a public service announcement
2011-12-17 00:05:00 I am about as anti walk into the post office as a person can be. I know that it’s like listening to a very old broken record, talking about the long lines, closed windows, slow workers, etc. One would think that the years of complaining may have sparked some interest in improving these things. Not... Read more »
How the post office came to Pine Mountain KY
2011-11-22 06:00:00 “Back in the days when I knew him, Uncle William [ed.-- William Creech 1845-1918] was the sage of Pine Mountain; he was the leader to whom the creek dwellers far and near turned for guidance in time of decision. “In any rural community the mail is always a matter of importance, particularly in a region ... You Might Also Like:Where’s the Valle Crucis post office? Well, that depends
Iran's Post Office
2011-05-31 10:43:00 Iran?s post office is easily recognized with its yellow logo on a blue background. Iran's postal service is being privatized, though the post office will still be responsible for mail delivery.Iranian addresses are supposed to have a 10-digit post code. Ordinary letters up to 250g cost from 30,000 to 70,000 rial (2011 prices) to send overseas depending on the zone.Iran Post
By: Iran Visitor
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Post Office Is Now On Twitter
2010-06-01 07:26:00 Well you know a platform is useful and serious when government held organizations hop onto them. So Surprise Surprise one of the older entities in India which has served the communication space for many decades since independence has now acknowledged the power of twitter. Im talking about India Post which is now available on Twitter for suggestions feedback and brickbats. One can follow India Post on @postofficeindia id and can also give your suggestions for improvement. The id is very active and responsive to user comments as well. Though this id was created sometime back it started replying to users only in April end. This makes the first government held organization active on twitter. One wonders if the government itself would be active online one day and answer common man queries through the digital platform. What’s your take? Related Posts Which Tech Brands Made Digital Buzz In Q4 2009-10? Find Out – Report Twitter’s Monetization Through Digital Media & ...
By: WATblog
Hell is the Fullerton & Sheffield Post Office
2010-05-05 05:29:00 I was greeted by the high-pitched squeals of an elderly obese woman in an electric wheelchair--draped with Walgreens bags--yelling at the worker behind the counter for being rude. This, I quickly learned, was because the post office worker herself had called the old woman rude.
Unions Killing U.S. Post Office
2010-04-16 18:59:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Union contracts are killing the U.S. Post Office, making it uncompetitive and driving costs through the roof according to the Government Accountability Office. The U.S. Post Office lost $12 billion between 2007 and 2009 and has reached its borrowing limit of $15 billion already. On top of that the union pension fund is underfunded. Even as Congress cut benefits by $4 billion the agency faces a $3.8 billion loss. The GAO report also states that one of the reasons why the Post Office has lost so much cash is because it doesn't have the freedom to close fiscally inefficient offices. Politicians have stepped in and prevented a logical, financial sensible reassessment of the Post Office's operations....
Phuket Philatelic Museum (Post Office Museum)
2009-12-01 14:24:00 Now I'll admit that a post office museum may not be top of many peoples top 10 things to do in Phuket list, but 'tis the nature of this blog to avoid the crowds, plus this little museum is in Phuket Town, which I like, and .. come on, admit it.. who didn't have a stamp collection when they were little? Within the history of stamps you can find the history of a country. Kings heads, famous people, historical buildings and even countries changing their names - before 1939, the word Thailand did not exist - the country was called Siam, and this of course is reflected in old stamps. Yes, as a kid I had stamps, inherited from older family members, and I do recall the name Siam.. but could not find it on a map.Phuket Town has several small museums - there is the Thai Hua School museum, and a neat little collection of old stuff at the Thavorn Hotel. I like the town, a welcome break from the tourist beaches. The old town is great, lots of old buildings, small cafes, interesting shops, al...
By: Jamie's Phuket
Wanna buy the Old Post Office?
2009-08-24 19:55:00 Photo from ricklevin.comOne of the biggest real estate auctions in Chicago history starts Thursday, when the U.S. Postal Service will try to auction off its Old Main Post Office - the hulking, empty building that sits astride Congress Parkway, and which has been vacant for more than 10 years. Chicago Real Estate Daily has the story. In the last decade a lot of plans have been floated for the 3-million-square-foot behemoth -- casinos, auto malls and water parks have been proposed -- but nothing has come to fruition. The highest and best use of the place in that time: a cameo in the Dark Knight. Bids will start at just $300,000. It'll be interesting to see who buys it and...
Cheryl Howard wrote a new blog post: Office Furniture Has Great Impact In C
2009-07-11 08:02:00 Cheryl Howard wrote a new blog post: Office Furniture Has Great Impact In Creating Exquisite Appearance For An Office The manifestation of an office is determined to a great limit by the office furniture within it. Getting the appropriate furniture for your office at the right price is a significant challenge for you. The way that your office is setup will not only have an impact on your comfort level, but your competence as ...
Giripeth Post office - Nagpur
2009-05-02 11:45:00 Below post also included in my Philatelic blog..As I have put up in the title bar, I have a weakness of taking my pictures with post offices or post boxes. I got an opportunity to do it yesterday and I wasn't going to pass up on it. The Giripeth post office in Nagpur has a very rustic look to it, like it might have existed in this state for more then 50 years. And it really might have had. My wife is form the locality and she claims to have seen the post office in the same state since memory serves her. That would put the age of the post office anywhere from five years to twentyfive - depending on who is telling my wifes age!The Post box outside actually looks like it had fallen in one of the stronger monsoon winds and is now firmly propped up in place with a cement base. But nothing much seems to be holding up the building, with its beautiful tiled roof and wooden latticed front. It is really hot in Nagpur, with temperatures reaching up to 47 Deg C yesterday. But because of the c...
Miami, FL: Doral Post Office Tax Day Tea Party
2009-04-16 08:41:00 OVER 300,000 PATRIOTS MET IN HUNDREDS OF CITIES ACROSS THE NATION TO PROTEST THE EVER GROWING GOVERNMENT, THEIR RECKLESS SPENDING, THE $11,000,000,000,000.00+ IN NATIONAL DEBT, AND THE IMPENDING TAX INCREASES THAT ARE SURE TO FOLLOW SUCH RECKLESS SPENDING. 5,000 to 10,000 in Atlanta, Oklahoma City, Olympia, Wash., Lansing, Mich., and Sacramento 1,000 Washington D.C. 10,000 Tennessee 1,000 Rochester N.Y. 4,000 ...
Post Office quietly removes all vending machines.
2009-02-28 02:12:00 As engineers, do you expect this is really justified ? I noticed yesterday that my neighborhood Post Office no longer had the vending machines for stamps and postcards. I was told that Post Offices all over the country had removed them, leaving only the new high tech machines that using your cred
Where's the Valle Crucis post office? Well, that depends
2008-12-16 13:00:00 In 1889, William West Skiles described a North Carolina location "entirely shut in by forest-clad mountains." The area "was watered by three small, limpid streams, two of them leaping down the hillsides in foaming cascades," Skiles wrote in Missionary Life at Valle Crucis. "It was this secluded valley which, from the cross-like form of the three streams at their junction," Skiles continued, "was now to receive the name of Valle Crucis." The Latin name means 'Vale of the Cross.' The limpid streams of Skiles' time didn't stay that way. A devastating flood struck in August, 1940, drowning people in the raging Dutch Creek, and leaving severe property damage in both valleys. Pop bottle checkers in the Mast General Store.In the days following the flood, residents congregated at one of the town's two general stores, and Mr. Mast, or Mr. Farthing down the street, would "check them off" as survivors. One of the last to appear was a woman called "Cethy," who had walked from her home on ...
DongA Bank signs cooperation deal with Binh Phuoc Post Office
2008-06-10 05:57:00 Eastern Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (DongA Bank or EAB)'s Binh Phuoc transaction office recently signed the contract of automatic telecom cost payment with Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) through EAB multi-functional card connected with Binh Phuoc Provincial Post Office. Through the contract,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bulldozer used to ram hole into Texas post office
(AP)
2008-06-06 01:33:00 AP - The only post office in Kendleton doesn't have a drive-thru, but it nearly got one after a bulldozer rammed a hole in the building. The Fort Bend County sheriff's office Thursday announced three suspects are sought in the vandalism that also damaged the post office fence.
Post office staffing
2008-05-20 13:24:00 The staffing levels of post offices often seems to be very much politically led and rather than being subject to whatever local demands would dictate seems merely to reflect that it’s considered as effectively a job creation scheme. Thus, although the nearest post office to us is on a main road and in quite a large ...
Post Offices
2008-05-19 22:41:00 Nice article from John Pilger writing in the New Statesman about New Labour closing UK post offices only to be replaced with betting shops and estate agents. Same happening here.
By: EastMeath.Org
Giant beetles seized at Pennsylvania post office
(AP)
2008-05-15 00:38:00 AP - Customs agents seized more than two dozen giant beetles — some the size of a child's hand — from an overseas package after postal workers heard the insects making scratching noises.
Post Office faces £2m payout over TUPE failures
2008-05-14 16:59:00 The Post Office could be liable for a £2m payout if an employment tribunal rules that it acted unlawfully when closing Crown post offices. A tribunal will hear claims this week from workers represente
Update on Post Office Closusres
2008-05-01 19:04:00 For our customers that are in the Tennessee and Arkansas or areas that ship to Tennessee and Arkansas.A tornado that ripped through Tennessee yesterday destroyed the Castalian Springs Post Office. All operations have moved to the Gallatin, TN, Post Office 37066. All drop shipments for the Castalian Springs Post Office should be directed to the Gallatin Post Office located at 380 Maple St., Gallatin, TN, 37066.Service updates for Jackson, TNNorth Side Station, Jackson, TN 38305Window services and the Post Office Box section at the North Side Station at 161 West University Parkway in Jackson, TN, 38305, are closed because there are no lights in the lobby or box area. Residential and business deliveries will take place.Service updates for Gassville, ARGassville, AR 72635The lobby of the Gassville Post Office, 94 Highway 126 N, Gassville, AR, 72635, sustained extensive tornado damage. Operations have been relocated to the Mountain Home Post Office, AR, 72653. All drop shipments for the ...
Post Office Offers Free iPod Recycling
2008-03-27 22:58:00 Post offices across America are now offering free iPod and gadget recycling for FREE to all. Everything from cell phones, MP3’s, to inkjet cartridges will be properly disposed of for you. Simply go to a participating post office, ask for the recycling envelope, and then drop in your used or old electronics. Yes, the trial run ...
Man drives car into post office, repeatedly
2008-03-25 12:13:00 Driving one car into a post office may be regarded as misfortune. Driving two cars into a post office looks like youre a bit crazy.
Post Office closures - See how your Labour MP voted.
2008-03-21 10:26:00 The Conservative motion to suspend the Post Office closure program was beaten by 288 to 268 votes on Wednesday. Over 90 Labour MPs and seven Cabinet Ministers campaigned in their local constituencies to keep their Post Offices open. Nineteen of those Labour MPs disobeyed the whip and voted for the Conservative motion. Of course this means that at least seventy one of those Labour MPs campaigning to keep Post Offices open, voted to continue with the Post Office closure program.Did your Labour MP tell you they were pulling out all the stops to keep your Post Office open? To find out if they were full of crap, click HERE.Note: If you want to know the real reason why Gordon Brown must shut down our Post Offices click HERE. (Hat Tip: Jeremy Jacobs for pointing this out in a comment).Labour MPs accused of "hypocrisy" over post office closures Mansfield MP votes for Tory motion on Post OfficeLabour MPs slammed over Post Office closures.Post office closures: Labour MPs criticisedMP defends ...
By: Daily Referendum
Help save the environment: tell the U.S. post office to stop junk mail!
2008-03-20 02:46:00 Like me I’m sure most of you get far more junk mail than legitimate mail when you open your mail box each day. There have been some days where I’ve received up to five pre-approved credit card offers! FIVE! IN ONE DAY! Not to mention other things such as catalogues addressed to “resident, ” 1800 Val-Pak envelopes daily, insurance offers, advertisements and business magazines you never even asked for and immediately throw in the trash or recycle bin. It may not seem like much but think about it, these things go out to every household across America. Think about how many trees we’re killing and basically throwing in to our garbage cans. Well the U.S. Postal Service has a message for you and the environment: screw you, we’re making too much money off of what basically amounts to harassment. Continue reading about the insanity after the jump. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Help save the environment: tell the U.S. post office to stop junk mail!", u...
By: Too Progressive
Post Office closures - MPs are voting now.
2008-03-19 20:01:00 MPs have just gone to division to vote on the Conservative's motion to suspend Post Office closures. The vote follows and Opposition Day debate in the House of Commons. It was amazing to see Business Secretary John Hutton defend the indefensible in the latter stages of the debate. You could tell his heart was not in it - probably because he is aware that he was more than likely committing electoral suicide.The result follows shortly.Votes for a suspension to the closures = 268Votes against = 288Can you believe it? The public are betrayed once again by their Labour MPs.Note: I will of course publish a full list of those Labour MPs who voted for the closure program to go ahead. 90 Labour MPs, seven of whom are in the Cabinet, had been campaigning against the post office closures. What a bunch of stinking hypocrites.
By: Daily Referendum
Post Office closures - How will Labour MPs vote?
2008-03-18 20:42:00 Don't miss tomorrow's Opposition Day debate in the House of Commons, it's going to be a beauty. The Conservatives are to call for a vote to suspend Post Office closures (they believe that the time given for people to complain is too short). This vote will be a huge embarrassment for Gordon Brown and Labour MPs. Many of those Labour MPs have campaigned to keep their local Post Offices open, and now they must put their money where their mouths are and vote against the closures. What to do? - Vote against Gordon Brown and the Cabinet who are pushing for the closures, or face the wrath of their constituents? Oh what joy!From the Daily Telegraph: 20 Government ministers - including seven members of the Cabinet, were battling to save their local post offices prompting accusations of "rank hypocrisy".The Telegraph claims that Labour Party insiders say that they relaxed about the vote because even though it may embarrass the government - it is not legally binding. I think they are tryin...
By: Daily Referendum
How to Stop Junk Mail from the Post Office
2008-03-13 08:45:00 Did you know the average person spends 8 months out of their life opening junk mail? Plus, 50% of all junk mail is never even opened. This video below will teach you how to end the junk mail and gi... more from kinghavoc...
By: Global Threat
Can the post office really consider itself a bank?
2008-03-11 21:30:00 Post offices in many countries around the world offer a range of banking services these days, but are they really up to it? Typically a small post office will have one counter to do everything. That works well when “everything” is mainly posting letters and parcels which take a few minutes to process. Add on banking services ...
Post office returns money to mystery man who deposited cash in mail boxes
2008-03-06 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}KAMAGAYA, Chiba -- A mystery man who spent months "mailing" almost 900,000 yen in unmarked envelopes in post boxes throughout Kamagaya was identified by police Wednesday as a 26-year-old part-time worker who had run out of Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples to donate to.Police returned to the man 897,000 yen that had been placed in mailboxes around the city at various times from January through to March."I used to put the money in donation boxes at shri ...
Central Post Offices In Japan
2008-03-01 04:52:00 ?????Japanese central post offices are a real life-saver if you need to post something out of normal office hours. Central post offices are open longer than local post offices and at weekends.Central post offices in big cities such as Tokyo, Nagoya and Kyoto are usually located near the main railway station.For example Nagoya central post office at Nagoya Station is open Monday-Friday 9am-7pm, Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 9am-12.30pm. Outside those hours an emergency 24 window is available until the post office reopens fully the next day.Tokyo central post office located at Tokyo Station's Marunouchi Exit is open even longer, Monday-Friday 9am-9pm, Saturday 9am-7pm and Sunday 9am-7pm. Kyoto central post office to your left as you leave the main exit at Kyoto Station has the same hours as Tokyo.District post offices, one per ward (ku), also maintain an after hours window for emergency posting. For example, my district post office in Tenpaku ward in Nagoya is open Monday-Friday 9am-7p...
Friday night's post office queue
2008-02-29 22:41:00 Here you can clearly see who does taxes at the last moment. February would have ten more days and there will still be a queue of last-timers. On the other hand they all have three more hours to midnight so nothing to worry about. And yes, I stayed in this line today, too. Thanks God for nonstop post office.
Post Office Jobs
2008-02-19 20:44:00 Average Starting Pay for Post Office Jobs is $20.00/hour. Postal Jobs Offer Full Federal Benefits, Paid Training, Vacations. No Experience Necessary! Exam Services Operators Standing By 7 A.M. Until Midnight EST - 7 Days a Week Call Today! 1-800-958-5314 Minimum Requirements To Qualify For Post Office Jobs: Requirements for Post Office Jobs Must be at least 18 years of age. Post Office Jobs require ...
Post office boss forged nearly 5 million yen to hide embezzlements
2008-02-17 00:00:00 ODATE, Akita -- A post office director was arrested Friday for forging about 490 10,000-yen notes in an attempt to cover up embezzlements from his post office, police said.Yoshitaka Saito, 48, director of the Odate Tokiwagicho Post Office in Odate, stands accused of counterfeiting currency. He has told investigators that he forged the bills to make up for the money he'd stolen.Saito used his personal computer and a color scanner to counterfeit about 490 10,000-yen bills ...
Akita post office chief held on suspicion of 10,000 yen bill forgery
2008-02-14 21:28:00 The head of a post office in Odate, Akita Prefecture, was arrested Friday on suspicion of forging hundreds of 10,000 yen bills, police said. (Kyodo)
By: Japan it UP!
Loch Fyne. The Old Post Office, City Square, Leeds, LS1 2ES
2008-02-06 09:08:00 It was getting close to 9.30pm when with a colleague I entered with some trepidation (not really a seafood lover), Loch Fyne on City Square, Leeds. The place was warm, welcoming and quite busy with staff immediately acknowledging our presence and offering to seat us straight away. The first thing you noticed though as you enter ...© Copyright 2008 PR Pryor and DM Durkin. All rights reserved. Terms and Conditions apply and are available from http://www.pryordurkin.com/term-s-and-conditions/ (digitalfingerprint: sjHYVz623hg72987jsngcht23002193-7 (216.12.217.98) )
By: Pryordurkin Blog
Loch Fyne. The Old Post Office, City Square, Leeds, LS1 2ES
2008-02-06 09:08:00 It was getting close to 9.30pm when with a colleague I entered with some trepidation (not really a seafood lover), Loch Fyne on City Square, Leeds. The place was warm, welcoming and quite busy with staff immediately acknowledging our presence and offering to seat us straight away. The first thing you noticed though as you enter ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Loch Fyne. The Old Post Office, City Square, Leeds, LS1 2ES", url: "http://www.pryordurkin.com/200-8/02/06/loch-fyne-the-old-post--office-city-square-leeds-ls1-2e-s/" });
By: Pryordurkin Blog
Domain Name in the Works for Post Office
2008-02-04 18:53:00 A new “dot-post” Internet address in the works aims to set apart the electronic services increasingly offered by postal agencies around the world. (more…)
By: Latest News
Man nabbed for helping teen rob Tokyo post office
2008-01-24 00:00:00 A man accused of helping a 17-year-old boy rob a post office in Tokyo's Meguro-ku in December last year has been arrested, law enforcers said Wednesday.Kento Okada, 22, was arrested on suspicion of robbery resulting in injury. He has denied the allegations against him."I went to the post office with the youth, but I'm not an accomplice," he was quoted as saying.Investigators said that Okada and the youth robbed the Meguro Jiyugaoka Post Office of 3 million yen ...
Post Office
2008-01-13 21:12:00 You know, it’d really be nice if the post office were more careful with things. There is nothing worse than receiving a package and being able to hear broken glass inside of it, even when it’s clearly marked fragile. Why does the post office bother having you mark things as fragile if they aren’t going ...
By: Gothic-Peach.Net
Letter: Your Say - Let Off Lightly ; In Association With POST OFFICE
2008-01-11 23:28:00 I READ the Birmingham Magistrates’ Court section. With fines like that I will be surprised if anybody will bother with car insurance. A parking fine is pounds 60 and clampers can hijack a car and dema… // from CarInsurance.com News Feed - Blog
The Post Office had competition in the mid 1800s. And lost.
2008-01-10 03:24:00 This is a poke at my mother, she works for the Post Office. It seems The American Letter Mail Company was a company that challenged the US Post Office, and succeeded in delivering mail at a lower cost - but the US government tied the owner up in legal battles, until eventually he ...
Japanese New Year Cards - Nengajo
2008-01-07 16:13:00 ???Just as people send Christmas cards in the West to keep in touch with friends and family, a similar tradition exists in Japan of sending New Year cards (nengajo) to arrive on January 1st. It is customary for businesses to send out these cards to clients and customers too.Pre-formatted and postage-paid cards can be purchased from stationery shops which often have the relevant animal of the Chinese zodiac displayed as part of the layout. 2008 is the year of the rat and you will see the rodent as part of the 50 yen stamp at the top left of the card above. The character for the particular animal featured that year is different from that used for the animal in everyday Japanese. Therefore, this year featuring the rat, the character you will see is the one usually used for the word "child" - a somewhat unfortunate, perhaps, double meaning. Speaking of children, families often produced their own designs for the front of the card, usually with cute images of their offspring much to the f...
Ho Chi Minh City's General Post Office
2007-12-31 09:56:00 The General Post Office in HCMC is steeped in architectural history as a prominent example of the French colonial past, but nowadays it is just as well known for a wise 77-year-old employee, Duong Van Ngo.At 2 Cong Xa Paris Square in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1, the General Post Office stands adjacent to the Notre Dame Cathedral.The General Post Office is among the most visited sites in the southern region.In 1886, the post office was built based upon the design specifications of renowned French architect Gustave Eiffel, who built the Eiffel Tower in Paris.With a beautiful dome-shaped roof and an interior of exquisite decorative patterns, the grand colonial building also includes dome-shaped window panes, in which are carved the names of inventors who contributed to the fields of electricity and telecommunications such as Edison, Morse, Ohm, Ampere and Bell.Over the main gate there is a large clock, which was installed when the building was constructed, and is still in operation....
By: for ALL to ALL
Post office drawback cited in dark forecast for Netflix
2007-12-06 08:34:00 A research note issued by Citigroup on Tuesday said 70 percent of Netflix return mailers must be sorted by hand.The New York Times
By: Commodity Wealth
Friday night post office queue
2007-12-03 23:44:00 Isn't it great that you can spend your Friday night waiting in a queue in front of a post office? I bet the last man has at least an hour of waiting ahead. Maybe two. I've been through this too.
How the post office came to Pine Mountain KY
2007-11-27 14:30:00 "Back in the days when I knew him, Uncle William [ed.-- William Creech 1845-1918] was the sage of Pine Mountain; he was the leader to whom the creek dwellers far and near turned for guidance in time of decision. "In any rural community the mail is always a matter of importance, particularly in a region so isolated as the Cumberlands. Uncle William had decided that Pine Mountain’s crying need was a post office."For years he had labored so that letters could come to the little cabins that dotted the green hollows. At every attempt his efforts foundered on the stern government rule that no office could be opened until the postal business in the area reach a certain definite total each year."Uncle William at last grew weary of delay and failure. He decided to take drastic action; when Uncle William took action a result was as certain as night follows day."The difficulty in the great postal war was that most of Uncle William’s neighbors could neither read nor write; mail is afte...
Short humor jokes-Way to Post Office
2007-11-27 12:57:00 A Priest wanted to go to the post office. He asked a little boy the way. The boy took him to the post office. The Priest said to the boy" Thank you. Come to the Church tomorrow and I will show you the way to heaven. The boy turned andn said"But you don't even know the way to the post office".
Post Office Apology
2007-11-26 16:02:00 The Christmas season is now officially upon us. Since we live about 16 hours away from our family, we receive all of our Christmas presents via the Post Office or UPS and FedEx. I’ve never been too concerned about loosing a package in the mail or scared that something would get broken. Until I got this in the ...
By: Taste Like Crazy
Westlife's Post Office Broadband Ad: Surprisingly, No Key Change.
2007-11-12 00:03:00 Westlife's Post Office ad on the other hand is a catastrophe because, well, the Post Office cant afford to be wasting money |
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