A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to buy some stamps in the huge post office at 8th Avenue in Manhattan. I noted especially the inscription at the front of the impressive building:

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

We were strongly reminded of this commitment when we did not get any mail the entire week from Jan. 17-21 (Jan. 16 was a holiday). This lack of service was in stark contrast to other service providers. We had the garbage pickup, we received deliveries from FedEx and UPS during the week, and we got the newspaper every day.

Could the Kirkland Post Office please explain why it came to this complete shutdown of mail service for an entire week? More importantly, could they please initiate steps to ensure that the USPS is at least as reliable as other services also on snow days?

Today, there was hardly snow anymore on the roads, so we are really concerned about the lack of service by the postal service. Also, does the Kirkland Post Office have information available about mail service interruptions and planned resume time of delivery?

Joachim Veith, Kirkland