Can’t freeze change

As the author of the book, “The Way It Was and The Way It Is,” I’m familiar with the nostalgic U.S. Postal Service and the great service it has performed since Benjamin Franklin. We all know they are in trouble now with the advent of computer technology, even though a British consulting firm has just recognized the Postal Service as the world’s best, and this is true.

We once had home delivery of milk, and lo and behold it disappeared along with many other everyday necessities we all took for granted. Change is tough, but we must progress, and I want to put in my three cents on how to preserve the post office:

Run it like a business and do away with Saturday delivery. No business would allow these losses. They would begin by cutting Saturday delivery.

It would save millions in wages and truck expenses, and better scheduling could prevent overtime. There would be other savings.

I, myself, like Saturday delivery. I also liked the ice man, but I sure was pleased when Dad bought a newfangled refrigerator.

James A. Nelson

Spokane