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Contrary to popular belief, the U.S. Postal Service has no \"official motto.\"

The familar sentence you are thinking of is this:

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

This is commonly misidentified as the creed of our mail carriers, but actually it is just the inscription found on the General Post Office in New York City at 8th Avenue and 33rd Street.

Here's how the official Web site of the U.S. Postal Service describes the origin of the inscription.

This inscription was supplied by William Mitchell Kendall of the firm of McKim, Mead & White, the architects who designed the New York General Post Office. Kendall said the sentence appears in the works of Herodotus and describes the expedition of the Greeks against the Persians under Cyrus, about 500 B.C. The Persians operated a system of mounted postal couriers, and the sentence describes the fidelity with which their work was done. Professor George H. Palmer of Harvard University supplied the translation, which he considered the most poetical of about seven translations from the Greek.

Author:	sgtgoose1 [ 13 Feb 2007, 11:59 ]
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Well, I guess since we havent had one since, I forget its been so long we're getting a taste of the Plains winter. Winds are out of the ENE at 30mph constant right now and Snowing hard! 8-12\" expected in the next 24hrs , I have to keep the doors opened on the house to keep from being snowed in right now so were working in shifts. Wet nasty snow but blowing too, I already got me a 4ft drift going across the deck . This should be REALLY FUN Goose

Author:	30mike-mike [ 13 Feb 2007, 14:03 ]
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Good luck, goose. Truck gassed, bed loaded and locked in 4X4?

Author:	sgtgoose1 [ 13 Feb 2007, 14:38 ]
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Oh yeah, Everything stocked-up but Truck not locked into 4x4, I wait until I'm in and flip the switch I'm so damn lazy I'm watching the Snow blow right now,cant even see the shed from here,theres places now where all the snow is gone but against the house its at the 5ft depth already,drifts are funny things. Still snowing since 0200am, not due to stop until late this evening. Its really blowing and stained at 35mph gusting to 43mph N,NE I know we've had higher So I guess as long as I got power I'll play on the Computer, if We loose power that Lego A-10 model is still new in the box will get put together. Goose

Author:	Weasel_80-204 [ 13 Feb 2007, 17:47 ]
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Hey Goose, If you're still online, check your E-mail.

Author:	gifted [ 13 Feb 2007, 21:59 ]
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I woke up this morning expecting more rain, but instead I got a mix. Went to school, barely pulling forty on the highway, then had afternoon classes canceled and can home. Maybe an inch or two at the college, barely made thirty going home, and then Overland has three or four inches. Had a woman slide into the guard rail in front of me. I was still in control, so I didn't hit her, and went on by, but it's scary out there. They told me to check the news for school closures. Haven't had a snow day in seven years!

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Author:	HogSnort [ 14 Feb 2007, 03:27 ]
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Goose! I think we have like 10-12 inches here north of ya! I just spent the last hour and a half in a snow drift just south of town. I went out to check roads to see if I could make it the 20 miles out of the country into town for work. No Go! Driving center of road and hit a 3-4 foot drift that threw me left into a drift the buried me to my doors! Got some buddies to pull me out and get back to house and call my supervisor. He says.......oh yeah they pretty well closed the plant down because everyone was calling in! I'm like DUH! You would think they would make an announcement or call folks or something! SO right now I am looking at 10-12 inches on the ground. 21 degrees. Calling for possibly 4 more inches tonight. THankfully with my rotating schedule I am off the next 2 days! I can sit home and relax and not worry about going out into the Frozen Tundra!

Author:	Dice-man [ 14 Feb 2007, 08:37 ]
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All you guys in the path of this storm keep your heads down and the fires burning and we will see you on the other side.

Author:	sgtgoose1 [ 14 Feb 2007, 18:02 ]
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Hogsnort, I cant even get out of my Garage ,I have a 7ft high drift about 20 ft wide, and then the driveway is clear until the last 25 ft then its over 4-5ft deep and the road is blocked by 6-8ft drifts. Once the roads get cleared, The Neighbor is coming down after he takes care of Their Cattle with the Snow Blower , now when I say \"Snow Blower\" its mounted on a JD 4x4 8000 SERIES tractor. Its 84\" across and 5ft high so I think he can handle what I got . They say our total was 11.3\" but those 48-57mph gust yesterday with the 35mph sustained was BRUTAL! I'm glad your out, but Damn, no way I was even going to try it,not even with my 4x4 with the high clearance kit. Nice out now ,Sunny and little wind. Goose

Author:	M21 Sniper [ 14 Feb 2007, 20:14 ]
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Meh, we got a whopping 3-4\" last night.

Author:	mattlott [ 15 Feb 2007, 01:57 ]
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Man its cold here in Louisiana 30 at night and 60 degrees during the days. Now I feel for you guys lol lol Rascal it is valentines you have an excuse to wear out sniper, rather than using precious fuel. Now Goose you really should have flown south by now. In all seriousness be safe up there guys. Nice to see you guys can freeze and not loot. Amazing how geography changes behavior

Author:	sgtgoose1 [ 15 Feb 2007, 02:30 ]
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I'm dug out now, took them 45mins to clean out the drive way, the road is opened and the Mail STILL DIDN'T COME, \"Rain,Snow,Sleet or Hail will NOT stop the US MAIL\" Only Sunny ,clear days with clear roads and a little breeze or then the other rough times when its Saturday in the 70's and Sunny they just dont come in to deliver . I understand yesterday , But they got when CJ asked them \"Hey the roads have been clear since 8am, the mailbox is cleared-out so wheres our mail? They told her\"It was drifting, and they couldn't get down there when she went by\". CJ said really? Ok I guess if you say so\" then she hung up the cell phone and walked into the Post office (We were sitting in the truck) and said \"Wheres our mail\" they went Got OUR mail I bet I get it tomorrow too without driving in. Goose

Author:	boomer [ 15 Feb 2007, 07:33 ]
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Quote: \"Rain,Snow,Sleet or Hail will NOT stop the US MAIL\" That isnt the motto of the US Postal service, never was but everybody THINKS it is lol Glad to hear your gettin dug out Santa Goose

Author:	sgtgoose1 [ 15 Feb 2007, 16:27 ]
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So where did it come from? Goose

Author:	boomer [ 15 Feb 2007, 19:02 ]
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Apparently the architect of the Main Post office complex in D.C. (? ) had it chisled into the front of the building above the columns or whatever. I think the real motto of the USPS is \"you'll get it when WE think you need it\" lolol

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Author:	30mike-mike [ 15 Feb 2007, 20:21 ]
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http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/post-office-motto.html Quote: Contrary to popular belief, the U.S. Postal Service has no \"official motto.\" The familar sentence you are thinking of is this: Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. This is commonly misidentified as the creed of our mail carriers, but actually it is just the inscription found on the General Post Office in New York City at 8th Avenue and 33rd Street. Here's how the official Web site of the U.S. Postal Service describes the origin of the inscription. This inscription was supplied by William Mitchell Kendall of the firm of McKim, Mead & White, the architects who designed the New York General Post Office. Kendall said the sentence appears in the works of Herodotus and describes the expedition of the Greeks against the Persians under Cyrus, about 500 B.C. The Persians operated a system of mounted postal couriers, and the sentence describes the fidelity with which their work was done. Professor George H. Palmer of Harvard University supplied the translation, which he considered the most poetical of about seven translations from the Greek.

Author:	sgtgoose1 [ 16 Feb 2007, 01:37 ]
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Well their is your reason to Invade Iran, they have a better Postal System Goose