Being Postmaster General Isn't What It Used To Be

http://www.npr.org/2013/06/26/19593...t-used-to-be

...but it does have its perks...the Postmaster General claims to own every stamp issued since 1892:

Nothing like a direct route to all of the new issues

Chimo

Bujutsu

I want a postal clerk job (not postmaster general) but only part-time (like 4 hours a week) because I think it will make my hobby more fun.

"I want a postal clerk job (not postmaster general) but only part-time (like 4 hours a week) because I think it will make my hobby more fun."
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I had a chance to do that in 1987. Whilst in the US Navy, the Postal Clerk on our ship injured his ankle and couldn't carry the mailbags, so I got 'drafted' (pardon the pun) into the position. It was a blast putting up the USPS posters for current issues and trying to get the fellas to buy something other than those &^%$ Seashell stamps for their outgoing mail (and also having easy access to those 80's era Official mail stamps, so long as I put money in the till), but I gotta tell you.. It was a pain in the butt to go through all the audits, counting every penny and every $0.01 stamp. I can only imagine what it would be like for a 'real' postal clerk at a post office.

All told, it was kinda fun while it lasted, but I was glad when the Postal Clerk was cleared to resume duty. Those blasted mail bags were heavy!