why we still need the post office

     Some of the younger people out there in cyberland have decided that we don't need the post office any more. They believe that a package delivery service can handle anything they buy over the internet ( formerly called mail order ), so the post office is no longer necessary.  A lot of people have never mailed a letter--some don't know what a mailbox is. These are young people in their 20's, who consider themselves fairly hip. I would encourage any such young person to visit his or her local post office, and find out what they do there. Three billion pieces of mail a year--that's how many letters the post office delivers. Delivered everywhere in the United States--no extra charge, not even for servicemen overseas--that's what the A.P.O or F.P.O address is for.
     E-mail is a wonderful invention--no paper wasted, no waiting time--but we still need the post office for a lot of things.  If you have never mailed a letter, go out and send one. Or send a greeting card. It's an important life skill, and not merely a thing of the past--yet.