On 11/19/96 Dennis Meeks Wrote >>Careful Bill, This postal employee and beekeeper works very hard to see that mail leaves on time....what happens after it leaves my hands is another story... but I think you owe an apology to those of us who work hard moving 5 billion pieces of mail a day. Yes, I get upset when my copy of Bee Culture comes with the cover half missing...but I also realize that my town begins with A which puts my copy on top of the bundle. Next time you smash a bee by accident, remember we all make mistakes! Den [log in to unmask] beekeeper and postal worker << Den, My local Post Office have a very dedicated staff. When ever I have packages or queens arrive they call me first thing. My experience with them has been wonderful and I was in error not pointing this out in my original message. However the regional center in Memphis is a different story. For over a year and a half my issue of Bee Culture was late. Not by a few days but weeks. eg the Nov issue would arrive the first week in December. When ever I called them to complain they would act like they were doing me a big favor. The main reason they finally did something is they are trying to get the laws changed so they can supposedly compete against Fed EX and UPS. So I did the all American thing and called both Senators offices from my state and like a miracle the jerks at the regional center solved my problem. Isn't that amazing!!! You seem to a dedicated Postal worker and if I offended you I am sorry. Bill Hughes Bent Holly Honey Farm Brighton, TN USA