posted on June 7, 2004 08:27:21 AM new
I don't think there'll be closings.
And I honestly don't recall any official holidays for former presidents who've died, but could be wrong. This whole week is one long funeral for Reagan, isn't it, with ceremonies every day, ceremonies at the airport when arriving, ceremonies on leaving, etc. Without detracting from the man's greatness, it seems a little excessive. (Pals, I'm ducking already; give me your best shot!)
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As I've matured, I've learned . .
#2. . . that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away. And the real pains in the butt are permanent.
posted on June 7, 2004 09:57:49 AM new
Miss J, I searched the postal service web site but there's nothing about an announced closure for Friday.
Adele, I realized this may not have crossed your aged hippie brain, but tens of millions -- perhaps even hundreds of millions -- of people are mourning today. The various ceremonies are arranged not to puff up the Reagan legacy, as he needs no help in that department, but to give them a locus for their grief.
I have long suspected you are an imbecile. Today, that suspicion is confirmed.
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[ edited by fluffythewondercat on Jun 7, 2004 09:58 AM ]
posted on June 7, 2004 12:38:13 PM new
God, Fluffy, retract your claws! Sometimes you are so harsh--and then so kind and nice. It's weird and toxic.
Here's what I said:
"Without detracting from the man's greatness, it seems a little excessive."
You may not agree with what I said, but that doesn't make me an imbecile. Why the language excess? You seem so quick to denigrate others when they don't know something or say something you don't agree with. Sometimes I wonder if there are meds somewhere that aren't being taken regularly. . . .
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As I've matured, I've learned . .
#2. . . that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away. And the real pains in the butt are permanent.
posted on June 7, 2004 12:52:40 PM new
Roadsmith: I think the media is going to oversaturate it, too. They do that with everything monumental and force a densensitization toward it. Today, ok, tomorrow, ok, Wednesday yeah, but by Friday -- personally, I dont think I want to dwell on it anymore. But thats just me. I realize its a lotus for people's grief, but I do think the media is gonna pound it into the ground by Friday. (Its hard to sustain a emotion such as grief for too long. It's wearying. - Dont you think so too, Fluffy?)
posted on June 7, 2004 12:58:40 PM new
Hello to Roadsmith & Fluffy!
I rarely answer anything here, unless i have something solid to contribute, and especially when it does not involve business.
Yet, I must come to Roadsmith's defense. There should be some decorum, and I think that fluffy owes Roadsmith an apology.
All she said was that it was somewhat excessive. She did not say that he does not deserve the honor, but rather that a full week is overdoing it a bit. Whether you agree with her or not, it certainly is not unreasonable.
In any case, it's your right to disagree with her, but please be respectful, and don't call her an imbecile. Both members contribute allot and both are valuable, and please let's have some respect.
posted on June 7, 2004 03:17:19 PM new
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Media Relations 202-268-2155
June 7, 2004
News Release No. 04-039
www.usps.com
NO REGULAR MAIL DELIVERY OR RETAIL SERVICE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 11, AS MARK OF RESPECT FOR FORMER PRESIDENT RONALD W. REAGAN
WASHINGTON, D.C. - There will be no regular mail delivery or retail service at postal facilities on Friday, June 11, as the Postal Service honors the memory of former President Ronald Reagan by observing a National Day of Mourning.
Express Mail service will be available.
All postal units, including Headquarters, Area and District administrative offices will observe this day of mourning.
Regular delivery and retail operations will resume Saturday, June 12.
Business mailers who had planned to deposit large mail volumes at Postal Service Bulk Mail Acceptance Units on Friday should contact their mail acceptance facilities, to determine if there are any changes to acceptance dates and times.
Since 1775, the U.S. Postal Service has connected friends, families, neighbors and businesses by mail. An independent federal agency, the Postal Service makes deliveries to about 141 million addresses every day and is the only service provider to deliver to every address in the nation. The Postal Service receives no taxpayer dollars for routine operations, but derives its operating revenues solely from the sale of postage, products and services. With annual revenues of more than $68 billion, it is the world's leading provider of mail and delivery services, offering some of the most affordable postage rates in the world. Moreover, today's postage rates will remain stable until at least 2006. The U.S. Postal Service delivers more than 43 percent of the world's mail volume -- some 202 billion letters, advertisements, periodicals and packages a year -- and serves seven million customers each day at its 38,000 retail locations nationwide.
Friends don't let Friends say stupid things like Friends don't let friends vote Republican!
posted on June 8, 2004 08:44:09 AM new
Yep. I heard it on the radio too. Stock exchange AND the Postal Service will be closed. I guess it's not a rumor anymore
Anyone know about UPS?
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