I was delighted to learn that all of NE, because of Helene, does not have to send in taxes till May 1. I'd been prepared to make a last minute dash to our tax preparer, but when I called, was given the good news.
It felt like being given a holiday. The taxes are ready to send, but I don't have them in hand yet. Now. there's no hurry.
I feel a little guilty, not having , as who should say, suffered due to Helene. Inconvienced, yes. We no longer have a post office in Marshall as the building was flooded and there seem to be no hurry to replace it. I can travel to Mars Hill or Weaverville if I want to mail a package--which isn't terrible but still . . .
An old and continuing annoyance re the mail is that, due to "efficiency and cost cutting"
measures, our mail is no longer sorted locally but is sent to South Carolina for sorting.
Imagine! A birthday card to a nearby friend would go from our mailbox, where I leave it to be picked up by the mail carrier, then to Weaverville in the next county (where the Marshall operations have moved) and thence to Greenville, South Carolina to be returned, eventually, to the addressee --a few miles from our house.
One would almost think that DOGE was at work.
3 comments:
I think you mail is quite efficient and inexpensive compared to ours.
I think some of ours goes to Connecticut at least on weekends when the local VT sort spot is closed. CN is two states away!
Our local mail has slowed since changes to the Postal Service in trump's first term. We pay all our bills directly through the bank -- wouldn't take a chance on mailing an envelope with a check in it. Now the First Felon wants to privatize mail service. I still notice it when I see a Greenville postmark on anything you send me. And I've learned to add in extra time when sending anything your way.
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