As you correctly stated, they are having a difficult time and they do have piss poor management. Their management is the Executive Branch, as well as the Legislative Branch of our government. An Executive Branch that closed sorting facilities, dismantled sorting machines and eliminated overtime coupled with a Legislative Branch that mandates they prepay their pension and healthcare obligations, unlike any other government agency, and forbids them to raise prices in line with increased cost. Yet with their problems and the hoops the hurdles they must jump over, they still deliver mail to every address in every US state, territory and possession, six days a week, for as little as fifty five cents.

Thanks for a wonderful series and for taking us along on the trip.

Cheraw SC, birthplace of composer, author, comedian, raconteur, one of the greatest, most important and influential trumpet players who ever walked the Earth, John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie. Thanks for the pictures.

Thanks again Joe, as some people think we NYers say, “You done good.” A little aside: If you remember the movie “West Side Story,” the area it was filmed in, not the nicest or safest place to be at the time, was the neighborhood torn down to build Lincoln Center.

I don’t know where you are in The City, but measured snow depths varied. Central Park got 10.5”, Fordham in the Bronx got a foot+. Bay Ridge Brooklyn had 9.5” and Jamaica Queens, got just under a foot, while Todt Hill Staten Island had 7”.

As has been correctly stated, the Postal Service is not funded ny taxes. As for inefficiency, can you name any company, anywhere, that delivers to every address, in every US state, territory or possession for 55 cents?

Yes and no. You’re correct in that it is not funded by taxes, but it’s an independent part of the Executive Branch of our government.

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A Merry Christmas to you as well, and thanks for posting that.

You present my home town in the best of light, thank you.

Our Lady of Pompei is on the corner of Bleecker and Carmine. If I’m not mistaken, it was the church shown in GodfatherII as San Rocco, with the fireworks and feast.

That’s the original Drifters, formed by the wonderful Clyde McPhatter, who is the high tenor voice you hear on this. He was one of the great voices of Rock & Roll.

Nice! I wouldn’t swear by it, but looks a little like 78th between Amsterdam & Columbus.

I’m kinda looking for another car. How do you like the Gladiator, what’s it like?

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