A Question About The Mailman

[Kori Ellis]

In both houses we've lived in since I moved to San Antonio, the current one and the one in Encino Park, our mailman has just been a guy in civilian clothes who delivers the mail in a regular pickup truck.

Is this a San Antonio thing?

Everywhere else I've lived, the postal workers wear uniforms and drive mail trucks.

[Useruser666]

In both houses we've lived in since I moved to San Antonio, the current one and the one in Encino Park, our mailman has just been a guy in civilian clothes who delivers the mail in a regular pickup truck.

Is this a San Antonio thing?

Everywhere else I've lived, the postal workers wear uniforms and drive mail trucks.

Karl Malone delivers the mail to your house? WOW!!!!








Actually that's in more rural areas. In Converse/Cibolo there is a post office in the lumber yard / hardware store(Mc Coy's?) Otherwise you deal with the official uniformed people.

[Kori Ellis]

Well, my house isn't rural, why do I get a guy in a red Ford mini-truck?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I think the work might be contracted out.

Right down the road from me is some guy in a teal Chevy, but at my mailbox - it's a USPS truck.

Since I think your post office is probably the one on Richland Hills by Potranco and 151, I wouldn't be surprised if your new subdivision has somebody contracted.

[Useruser666]

Well, my house isn't rural, why do I get a guy in a red Ford mini-truck?

You sure that's the mailman?

Some small subdivisions also have mail privately delivered. The lumber yard example I gave is exactly like what you have. They have a little pickup with a wooden sign that says "Postal Truck" on the top.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I think the question on most people's mind is...

Does the postman ring twice?

[jalbre6]

I can't speak for your area, but I know that the USPS employs a lot of part time people (under 40 a week) with regular hours and routes. That, and residential routes generate less mail than commercial ones. Less mail = less hours. Maybe you have a regular route for a part timer.

[ChumpDumper]

Dude delivers the mail after his paper route and before his shift for Domino's.

[MannyIsGod]

We have the same thing, and my post office is the one on Potranco. I've always wondered, weird .

[atlfan25]

thats weird that would happen. even in places like Cibolo they have their own post office with official trucks and everything.

[Hook Dem]

In both houses we've lived in since I moved to San Antonio, the current one and the one in Encino Park, our mailman has just been a guy in civilian clothes who delivers the mail in a regular pickup truck.

Is this a San Antonio thing?

Everywhere else I've lived, the postal workers wear uniforms and drive mail trucks.

Kori... I live in Encino Park and mine is delivered by uniformed mail carrier in a mail truck.

[TheWriter]

The mailman in my area usually delivers the mail on a freakin' segway. No joke!




It was really weird the first time I was outside and I see some guy on a ssegway coming down the street.

Some days they'll use the truck with the steering wheel on the left freakin' side!

[SequSpur]

We live off of Potranco and 151. WTF, does everyone live over here??

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

We live off of Potranco and 151. WTF, does everyone live over here??

I used to live just on Richland Hills near Jordan MS, but that PO is the closest one to the area I live in (and Kori, Manny and S y, too).

There is a closer PO, but it's Leon Valley - so I think they just handle LV.

[AlamoSpursFan]

I think the answer to the dilemma lies in the fact that the areas in question all USED to be rural and had private contractors delivering the mail. Since one of the hardest things in the world to do is lose a government contracting position, I'm guessing the plainclothes mailmen are actually contractors who haven't decided to quit the gravy train yet. When they do, they will no doubt be replaced with (hopefully gruntled) uniformed Cliff Clavins.

[rl64tx]

Your carrier is probably a "casual employee" otherwise known as part time help.. where you live probably hasn't developed into a full route, once it develops into a full route you'll probably see a reg. employee

PS.......If your carrier does a good job for you, remember him this holiday season!! I've been doing it for 12 yrs now and my customers are GREAT!!! Happy Holidays!

[angel_luv]

Hehe I thought this was another post about Baloney... I mean Malone.
My mail people ( they vary) where a uniform and drive a standard mail delivery vehicle.

[Shelly]

There is a closer PO, but it's Leon Valley - so I think they just handle LV.

Not any more. We used to be the Richland Hills PO, but they switched us to Leon Valley last year.

The first time I saw civilian mail people was in Tucson.

[Drachen]

In both houses we've lived in since I moved to San Antonio, the current one and the one in Encino Park, our mailman has just been a guy in civilian clothes who delivers the mail in a regular pickup truck.

Is this a San Antonio thing?

Everywhere else I've lived, the postal workers wear uniforms and drive mail trucks.

I live in Encino, and have lived there for 11 years, and it has always been a USPS truck that has delivered the mail. I live in the first part of the subdivision.

[SpursWoman]

We get both....

[ALVAREZ6]

The mailman in my area usually delivers the mail on a freakin' segway. No joke!




It was really weird the first time I was outside and I see some guy on a ssegway coming down the street.

Thats ing awesome!

I want a segway

[T Park]

guy uses his half ton Mazda pick up to deliver the mail to our house.


Must be a rural thing