Snow snow snow

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SNOW, SNOW, SNOW

AS EASTERN U.S. DIGS OUT, MAIL SERVICE RESUMES

 

Letter Carrier Binh Dinh on his route in Springfield, VA.

A blizzard last Wednesday dumped up to 2 feet of snow on East Coast cities, shutting down airports, closing highways and neighborhood streets to traffic, stranding motorists and making life miserable for more than 50 million residents.

 

In Washington and other mid-Atlantic cities, the fresh snow fell on top of 2 feet that had already paralyzed areas the previous weekend. The federal government closed for four days, finally re-opening Friday, Feb. 12.

 

In Philadelphia and Washington, DC, record-breaking snowfall and winds led to the suspension of mail delivery and retail operations. Retail services and mail delivery in the Washington, DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland areas were suspended briefly on Wednesday. Areas of Pennsylvania had no mail service Thursday.

 

Operations in these areas were returning to normal by week?s end. Some areas affected the most delivered mail on Sunday, in part to catch up and also to meet the Valentine?s Day demand.

 

The efforts of carriers to continue delivering the mail in adverse conditions didn?t go unnoticed by other employees. ?I?m sure their legs are tired,? said Zanesville, OH, Postmaster Steve Williams. ?Those carriers are very dedicated. You can imagine going out there with a 35-pound bag on your back and trudging through that snow.?

 

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BUSINESS FOCUS

TO HELP CONTROL COSTS

USPS NEGOTIATES NEW OMEGA TRAVEL TRANSACTION FEES

When budgets are tight, everyone feels the pinch. This is especially true when it comes to official travel, when teleconferencing or webinars might offer more cost-effective alternatives to face-to-face meetings.

 

To help reduce travel costs when employees must travel, the Postal Service this year negotiated new transaction fees with Omega World Travel ? the agency through which all USPS travelers must purchase their travel services.

 

Revised Omega pricing this year reduces TripManager transaction fees by $2 to $6.50. The intervention fee charged by Omega (to fix an incorrect credit card number in a traveler?s profile, for example) will increase by $2 to $12.50. The transaction fee for a call-in reservation remains unchanged at $19.

 

In addition to the revised schedule of transaction fees, postal travelers have a new tool ? Rapid Reprice ? that allows employees to change their airline reservation if it was booked with a government fare, without having to call Omega or the airline. Using this tool will result in a $6.50 transaction fee, since a new ticket will typically be generated.

 

As always, employees should plan their travel itinerary to accomplish their task with a minimum investment of time and expense, according to Susan Brownell, vice president, Supply Management.

 

Click here to view this year?s fee schedule for Omega World Travel services and to access all the tools you?ll need to plan your postal travel.

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Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

 

 

 

 

I guess a few things have changed

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Oh I read Atlantic and was thinking Atlanta GA Bro. I guess that's a little farther north.