NO SHIPPING ON 1/23/2016

[Smitty37]

Weather conditions here today have stopped mail pickups so we can't ship anything out.

 

[Monty]

What happened to -

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

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[ed4copies]

What happened to -

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

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That was BEFORE the "wimpification" of the world.

 

[Smitty37]

What happened to -

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

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The use of automobiles rather than horses for delivery.

 

[maxwell_smart007]

That's a quote from Herodotus' Histories....I don't recall what he was writing about, but it might have been the Persian courier system? Regardless, I think it's an aspiration, rather than a creed, for the modern US post office!

 

[Smitty37]

That's a quote from Herodotus' Histories....I don't recall what he was writing about, but it might have been the Persian courier system? Regardless, I think it's an aspiration, rather than a creed, for the modern US post office!

I have never been curious about it's origin but I know it has been used consistently throughout my life time to refer to the US Mail delivery. I also never would have completely defended it but while they might make mistakes, it is rare that they miss a delivery day.

 

[Smitty37]

How many people remember "mail trains" and "mail cars" and the maill getting held out and caught on a post at the side of the track or tossed off the train as it passed the station? Now and then when they tossed it, the bag would get sucked under the train and get run over...that usually wound up getting the mail either destroyed or scattered .... major job to round up what could be salvaged.

 

[Monty]

That's a quote from Herodotus' Histories....I don't recall what he was writing about, but it might have been the Persian courier system? Regardless, I think it's an aspiration, rather than a creed, for the modern US post office!

Although that's the origin, I was referring to it's inscription on the Farley Post Office Building. According to Wikipedia -

The James A. Farley Post Office Building is the main United States Postal Service building in New York City. Its ZIP code designation is 10001. Built in 1912, the building is famous for bearing the inscription: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." Formerly the General Post Office Building, it was officially renamed in 1982

 

[TonyL]

Walked by it many times while working in NYC. I thought it was just a big post office. Thanks for researching.