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PostalMag Friday, March 16, 2018

Carriers Not Happy About New Scanning and Loading Directive

City and Rural Carriers on workroom floors and in online forums are expressing much displeasure about a new time-wasting parcel scanning and loading program that has carriers scanning all parcels while loading in order to determine where to place the parcels in the vehicle. The micromanagement routing program divides the back of carrier vehicles (such […]

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PostalMag Friday, March 16, 2018

Postal Life March 16-17, 2018

Photo: Cross Hill, South Carolina Post Office 29332, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Instagram What a 2ton truck looks like filled with 350+ bats ?? thank you @zachpage15 for getting all the bats packaged up in less than 24 hours … blessed to have your help […]

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PostalMag Thursday, March 15, 2018

Postal Life March 15, 2018

Photo: West Manchester, Ohio Post Office 45382, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Instagram Mari sure likes the mail lady. Well… She likes the treats. Lol. #greatdanesofig #greatdanelife #greatdanepuppy #usps #postalworker #bigdog A post shared by Neil Oliver (@bearded_dane_dad) on Mar 14, 2018 at 11:00am PDT It’s […]

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PostalMag Thursday, March 15, 2018

VIDEOS: USPS Carjacking in Las Vegas

At the end of the first video and the beginning of the second video you can see the man who carjacked a USPS carrier in Las Vegas. The video shows the man ditching the USPS truck at an apartment complex in central Las Vegas, then going back to get a tray of mail.

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PostalMag Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Postal Life March 14, 2018

Photo: Hartsfield, Georgia Post Office 31756, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Instagram #skylar #storm #blizzard #usps @usps.official still delivering amidst the flood debris from the last #nor’easter that hasn’t been removed #snow #scituate #igersmass #southshorema @nbc @tkomalleys @innatscituateharbor A post shared by a n n – […]

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PostalMag Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Postal Life March 13, 2018

Photo: Hallie, Kentucky Post Office 41821, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Instagram When you try to explain to a customer that THEY ARE the current resident ? #USPS #mailmanproblems #postalservice #postalproud #mailmanlife #mail #maillady #mailwoman #mailman #mailbox #mailcarrier #mailtruck #ccalife #cca #regular #swings #outgoing #parcels #package […]

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PostalMag Sunday, March 11, 2018

Postal Life March 11-12, 2018

Photo: Strasburg, North Dakota Post Office 58573, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Instagram I showed my local #usps this picture. I told them that race season is here and I need a team player, ? ❄️ ☀️ I need my parts! A post shared by Kevin […]

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PostalMag Saturday, March 10, 2018

Postal Retirement Q&A March 2018 by Roseanne Jefferson

Roseanne is a retired USPS employee with an extensive background in USPS retirement, disability retirement, OWCP, EEO, Labor Relations and HR. She conducts individual and group counseling and is able to comprehensively discuss the pros and cons of employees who are on OWCP, disability retirement and regular retirement. Roseanne will be happy to answer your […]

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PostalMag Saturday, March 10, 2018

Postal Pulse Survey to Have Comment Box

This ought to be rich! According to a flyer mailed along with the March 9th, 2018 USPS pay stub, the next Postal Pulse Survey coming in May 2018 will include a comment box. The comment box was added based on employee feedback, according to the flyer. Small print at the bottom of the flyer indicates […]

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PostalMag Friday, March 9, 2018

Postal Life March 9-10, 2018

Photo: Buxton, North Dakota Post Office 58218, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Instagram Throwback Thursday. Fitting post today as I have officially signed my resignation papers. I will be leaving the Postal Service after 13 1/2 years. I have no big plans as of now but […]

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PostalMag Thursday, March 8, 2018

Postal Life March 8, 2018

Photo: Castana, Iowa Post Office, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Instagram This mailman is the best❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ A post shared by Riley (@livingthelifeofrileypup) on Mar 7, 2018 at 6:24pm PST Respect, man. ?United States Postal Service He didn’t even have gloves on, tho ? _________________ . . […]

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PostalMag Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Postal Life March 7, 2018

Photo: Tonopha, Arizona Post Office 57636, by W Lauzon, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Instagram Be sure to greet your neighborhood mailman/woman! #usps A post shared by Chantelle Benton (@channy_benton) on Mar 6, 2018 at 12:58pm PST The smallest, cutest US Post Office is located in Ochopee, FL. Has […]

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PostalMag Monday, March 5, 2018

Postal Life March 6, 2018

Photo: Lantry, South Dakota Post Office 57636, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife First day dedication ceremony for new Illinois Statehood Forever stamps streaming live from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum on US Postal Service Facebook page at 10:30 a.m CT. The new #IllinoisStamp celebrates […]

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PostalMag Sunday, March 4, 2018

Postal Life March 4-5, 2018

Photo: Enders, Nebraska Post Office 69027, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Look what #Boston25 News reporter @rgoulston spotted in #Scituate. Guess what they say is true. "Neither snow nor rain … stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." Thank you, @uspostalservice. #usps […]

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PostalMag Thursday, March 1, 2018

Postal Life March 2-3, 2018

Photo: Cooksburg, Pennsylvania Post Office 16217, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife #Usps thank for the support ? @damanofsteel ???? A post shared by ChobbyFlowClothing (@chobbyflowclothing) on Mar 1, 2018 at 12:01pm PST You know i had to hit the #Boomerang lol! #winning #trophies #postalproud #champions #issacelebration […]

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PostalMag Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Postal Life March 1, 2018

Photo: Athens, Indiana Post Office 46912, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife The day that a customer discovers they can be lazy and order dog food over the internet. So awesome they don’t have to carry 250 lbs of dog food home…but I get to carry it […]

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PostalMag Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Postal Life February 28, 2018

Photo: Toronto, Kansas Post Office 66777, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Thanks USPS for spoiling Jake on his walk today! 🙂 #natureofthedog #grandrapidsdogwalking #usps #boxer A post shared by Nature of the Dog (@natureofthedog) on Feb 27, 2018 at 11:41am PST Thanks #usps. You guys are […]

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PostalMag Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Audiobook Reviews March 2018 by Jonathan Lowe

Wanting to see how ANNIHILATION compared to the audiobook (which is actually a trilogy), I can report that the movie is definitely worth the price of admission, whether of not you’ve read or listened to the books. Still, it’s a different animal, and there are plenty of strange creatures populating both movie and “audio movies.” […]

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PostalMag Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Postal Life February 27, 2018

Photo: Onia, Arkansas Post Office 72663, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Wow. Love the eclectic look of this still-functioning post office in Hye, Texas. Zip code: 78635. Population: ~100. A post shared by Post Office Collective (@post_office_collective) on Feb 26, 2018 at 5:27pm PST We have […]

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PostalMag Sunday, February 25, 2018

Postal Life February 25-26, 2018

Photo: Ridgeview, West Virginia Post Office 25169, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife I love the fog. #usps #work #career A post shared by Michael Hernandez (@lonestar_jk) on Feb 24, 2018 at 8:58pm PST Y'all ready for This? #usps #mail #itsaliving A post shared by Chris Cormack […]

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