So Ernie and his mates are going on strike. What do we actually need posties for?
Bank and credit card statements can be obtained on-line.
Utility bills, phone, gas, electric etc can be obtained on-line.
Birthday cards and Xmas greetings can be sent on-line.
Payments to suppliers or as presents can be made on-line.
Parcels can be delivered by a variety of courier companies, who will come and collect from you. Bookings can be made on-line.
Small packets can be sent via HDN type services, who will come and collect from you. Bookings can be made on-line.
My dentist and doctor send appointment reminders out on-line.
Holiday bookings are frequently made on-line.
Bookings for concerts etc are frequently made on-line and tickets printed out at home.
So what are we left with? Junk mail and those annoying leaflets that the posties shove through the door. (At Home, or something similar I think it's called). Well we cancelled that and our quality of life hasn't markedly deteriorated.
The only other thing that we seem to need posties for is to deliver mags that we subscribe to. Not really a major argument for keeping the service is it?
If we got rid of posties would we suffer? The only time we see our postie is at Xmas when he wishes us Season's Greetings with his hand held out for a tax free payment for doing his job.
Posties might be doing themselves out of a job.
Is there anything we really cannot manage without posties for?
