Although It Is Not An Official Motto Of The United States Postal Service....It Is Widely Associated...By Just About Everyone... As Belonging To The Poatal Service
It Is Said... That As Many Days That There Are In The Whole Journey...So Many Are The Men And Horses... That Stand Along The Road...Each Horse And Man... At The Interval Of A Days Journey...And These Are Stayed... Neither By Snow... Nor Rain... Nor Heat... Nor Darkness ...From Accomplishing Their Appointed Course... With All Speed
This Phrase Can Be Found Only On The James Farley Post Office..In New York City
These Words Below Are A Translation Of The Ancient Greek Work of Herodotus...Describing The Ancient Persian System Of Mounted Postal Carriers From 500 BC
"Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat"
"Nor gloom Of Night Stays These Couriers"
"From Their Swift Completion"
"Of Their Appointed Rounds"
Big Deal!!!...What It Doesnt Say is That These "Postal Weather Defyers"...(The Heroes That Walk From Their Trucks Maybe 20 Feet To Our Mail Box..And Then Back To Their Truck)
Is..That On Occasion..The Postal Service Will Cancel Mail Delivery...Due To Inclement Weather
And Might I Add..They get Paid For That Workless Day Too
They Also Get 13 Days ..."Paid Sick Leave"... Each Year...For Their First 3 Years Of Service
20 Days...After 3 Yrs....And 26 Sick leave Days After 15 Years
And..To Top It Off...10 Paid Holidays!!!
Maybe I Shouldve Gotten A Job With Them
But... The Real Truth Of The Matter Is... That A Lot Of The Mail Is Hauled By The Average Truck Driver
Ive Had The Occasion...Here And There...Of Hauling Some Of Theeeeir Freight Myself
But Us Average Truck Drivers Have Our Own Motto
"Neither The Snow...Rain..Slippery Roads...White Outs...Darkness...The Dangers Of Getting Killed...The Bad Car Drivers...The Rude People At The Delivery..The Signs That Say No Trucks...And The State Cops Who Are Looking To Find Infractions On Our Trucks...Can Keep Us From Our Appointed Rounds"
Oh...Might I Mention That We...Average Truck Drivers...Dont Get Paid For Not Even 1 Holiday?
The Only Holiday Ill Have off This Year(And I Had to Put Up A Squack To Get It) Is Christmas...With No Pay
Every Other Holiday...Youll Find Us Average Truck Drivers...Sitting At A Truck Stop...Or Rest Area..Waiting To deliver The Following Day
Oh..And As We Get Paid By The Mile....Theres No Compensation For Sitting There
Gotta Go Pretty Soon!
Must Get My Fair Share Of Abuse
As You Can See
"Its A Wonderful Life"