Edison Postal District Office to Close

by: vmars

Sat Mar 21, 2009 at 05:18:39 PM EDT

Just saw this, another indication of the economic woes facing our nation and state:

The U.S. Postal Service has already suggested dropping a day of mail delivery to save money. Now, with economic gloom everywhere, it's turning to early retirements, management cutbacks and office closings. ...

The district offices being closed are in Lake Mary, Fla.; North Reading, Mass.; Manchester, N.H.; Edison, N.J.; Erie, Pa.; and Spokane, Wash.

With people sending their personal notes and greetings via e-mail, there is much less personal mail going through the system.  Most mail my family gets are bills, solicitations or advertisements.  Very rarely do I get a real letter from someone, and even then it is only around the holidays.

I really don't see a way that first class daily delivery can continue at such a low cost without a lot more volume.