SEPT 11?

If I was at liberty to I would spend the day with my family. However, I as a letter carier feel it would be in poor taste not to show up to work on that day. It may seem silly to a lot of you but, many of my customers took the liberty of expressing thier conscerns for my saftey when we had the anthrax scare. Thus, it is my way of saying GOD BLESS AMERICA and F%!K YOU!! Osama.

Vayasteve,

What do you mean management was so confused? I thought they stayed that way.

All B.S. aside. I'm sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. Do you know how many carriers we lost? I realize it isn't really an appropiate question. I have tried to get a strait answer from my supervisors but, you know how difficult that is.

Damon

Fair enough Angela. Please accept my appology.

Damon

Marakanetz,

I wondered if the point in which you made would be touched upon. With respect sir I salute you.

However, I ask you this if it souldn't have happened why did it? I ask for your thoughts as to what can be done to avoid future events. You see essentially what you stated has been true for years. Take desert storm for example, our reaction to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait was much too sudden for us not to have been informed before hand. But instead of exploiting this information to potential allies and preventing it and/or obtaining the respect of other nations, which in tern, would have allowed us the opportunity to eliminate terrorist groups prior to becoming a problem. Instead we elect to sit on our thumbs and react to events rather to prevent them.

Damon

Bowbow,

I believe you misinterpreted my intentions. The point I was trying to make was very similar to that of Markanetz.

Comparing the fate of the Jews or an individual who is violated is essentialy comparing apples and squash. We aren't speaking of individuals but of a government body in which had failed not in one instance but several. Thus, allowing to events of 9-11 to occur. I am not suggesting that it was known exactly what would happen but I am suggesting that it was a result of callous disregard. Too frequently our law makers simply create "make happy" laws as opposed to addressing real issues. We can spend all days analyzing the symptoms of problems but, until we address the problem itself it never ceases or improves for that matter.

In Texas recently a law was passed lowering the blood alchohol level in which one is considered intoxicated as an attempt to deter fatal accidents caused by drunk drivers. Granted this would be a great idea if the responsible adult who goes out to dinner with his or her family and has a single glass of wine was the culprit which is all the alchohol consumption in which is required to get a DWI. The events of Sept. 11 are similar in nature we have known for years what terrorists groups posed a threat as well as the fact that several of thier members were in our country. What did our government do about it? Nothing.

Damon

Twl,

I am a letter carrier as stated before. After seing what goes on behind closed doors within the USPS I wouldn't doubt you for a second. Except, in our buisness these sorry ba$tards call it protecting the sanctity of the mail.