THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW
My title has nothing to do with our
local weather forecast although I'm
usually hoping that neither rain nor
snow is imminent. Rather it merely
reflects the fact that September 7th
is "Neither Rain Nor Snow Day!"
It notes the day in 1914 when the
first United States Post Office
opened it's doors in New York City.
Above the entrance of that building
these words are inscribed: "Neither
Snow, nor rain, nor heat of day or
gloom of night can stay these
curriers from the swift competition
of their appointed rounds." It is
often though to be the moto of
the postal service but, actually, it's
part of a phrase from the days of the
Pony Expressway which, by the way,
was not part of the postal service. The
short lived Pony Express was a
privately owned business which
folded only 18 months after it
began! But today is a day to
salute all those postal men and women
who do work through snow and rain
to make sure we get those bills on time!
Hope you're well and that all your
NEWS is good!
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