What seemed like a crazy idea just 20 years back has hugely taken over the US Postal Service-or at least has come to overthrow and dominate the communication field in large part. I'm talking about the high volume of email transactions, document scanning and sending both ways.
This has greatly reduced the need for stamps and sending and receiving snail mail and will probably, eventually, if not almost immediately bring massive change.
I never thought I'd see the day when there is debate on whether or not we have regular/daily mail delivery. I was recently reading that there's discussion about removing our Saturday service as well as everyday postal delivery. And of course, with the high cost of gas and energy, it just makes sense to downsize where we can. It seems like an awful lot of wasted energy form those mail trucks to make the rounds to our homes every single day.
I think we could probably get by with less staff and less service now that most people pay half of their bills online and correspond with others via cyberspace.
Then again, my dog would really miss the daily workout and excitement of trying to drive away the postman. And enjoying that apparent success. Everyday.
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