Question

[HONDO74]

UPS does a lot of the pickup from businesses for USPS.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

UPS does a lot of the pickup from businesses for USPS.

I understand what you are saying and respect it because it comes from you, of course, but I'm having difficulty imaging how such a connection would occur. A business calls up UPS and says to the driver , "Here, take this to the Post Office for me."
I can't feature it.

[HONDO74]

Maybe this article will help explain the connection between UPS and USPS.
USPS and UPS announce partnership
http://www.postalandparceltechnologyint ... wsID=45192

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Maybe this article will help explain the connection between UPS and USPS.
USPS and UPS announce partnership
http://www.postalandparceltechnologyint ... wsID=45192

Thank you, HONDO, for that perfect reply. I went to the link and learned about the symbiotic new and developing relationship between the two entities. The USPS delivers many of UPS's packages its "last mile," and UPS carries USPS letters and packages across this country and around the world. Quite enlightening. And edifying information. Thank you again, sir.

It's interesting. When I saw the UPS truck at the USPS loading dock, I could not figure out the reason for such a visit, not in any way. Why? Because I only had a certain amount of information on the subject, none of which was adequate for my musing. The link HONDO provided gave me information that allowed for an informed conclusion.

All that has reminded me of my ed-psyc prof, decades ago, telling class that we could only make judgements based on the information made available to us in the "file Cabinet" of our mind. And soon after that lesson, I was driving down an interstate route at a pretty good speed. A distance up the road from me, I saw a waterheater-sized lump lying on the shoulder. In my "file cabinet," I only had the previous experience of having seen a deer killed at the side of the road, as well as a soggy cardboard box for a refrigerator, so I assumed it was either of those. By the time I got alongside the tan lump, I could discern it was certainly no deer nor cardboard box, but that it was a man fallen to the ground, wearing a raincoat. I had been going too fast to pull over to protect him, so I exited immediately and called police. From that day forward, I had more information in my side-of-the-road file cabinet, which then included deer, soggy cardboard lumps, and fallen men.

Since then, I try to keep my mind open and mouth closed, until I have sufficient info in my file cabinet to be sure.

[Tom Dempsey]

Apparently not always.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Apparently not always.

To quote Young Sheldon's father, "Yeah, I know, that's terrible."

[HONDO74]

Since then, I try to keep my mind open and mouth closed, until I have sufficient info in my file cabinet to be sure.

At our age, 50% of whats in that file cabinet could be shredded and we would never miss any of it. Gotta make room for all the new stuff us old dogs are learning.

When I was 16 I just about knew everything. At 18 I did and it's been an uphill struggle every since then.

[E7]

When I was 16 I just about knew everything. At 18 I did and it's been an uphill struggle every since then.

Sort of paraphrasing the old line attributed to Mark Twain: "When I was 14, I thought my father was one of the dumbest people I knew. By the time I reached 21, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in 7 tears!"

[HONDO74]

When I was 16 I just about knew everything. At 18 I did and it's been an uphill struggle every since then.

Sort of paraphrasing the old line attributed to Mark Twain: "When I was 14, I thought my father was one of the dumbest people I knew. By the time I reached 21, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in 7 tears!"

I had quite a different relationship with my father. He spent most of his life in automotive and as a machinist. As I became interested in cars at 14-15 he was a wealth of information and guidance. Wow could he tune up an engine. It was going to be a long time before I knew everything he did.

My father only had a 3rd grade education and by age 12 was working in the mines in Missouri. His mother died when he was young. Said he made 3 dollars a week in the mines and his father took half of it. He was self taught in automotive and in his teens got on at a a dealership in Brookfield MO.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Since then, I try to keep my mind open and mouth closed, until I have sufficient info in my file cabinet to be sure.

At our age, 50% of whats in that file cabinet could be shredded and we would never miss any of it.

Speak for yourself - it has only been in the latter 1/2 of my life that learned to apply filters that have been selective enough....

Gotta make room for all the new stuff us old dogs are learning.

Humans barely use their brains to any meaningful level of capacity. Then again, that's evident every day.

When I was 16 I just about knew everything. At 18 I did and it's been an uphill struggle every since then.

I know that what I know is what I know and that I also know very little and that everyday I will learn more. Whether I will actually know it is another mystery altogether.

[up148]

Sort of paraphrasing the old line attributed to Mark Twain: "When I was 14, I thought my father was one of the dumbest people I knew. By the time I reached 21, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in 7 tears!"

I had quite a different relationship with my father. He spent most of his life in automotive and as a machinist. As I became interested in cars at 14-15 he was a wealth of information and guidance. Wow could he tune up an engine. It was going to be a long time before I knew everything he did.

My father only had a 3rd grade education and by age 12 was working in the mines in Missouri. His mother died when he was young. Said he made 3 dollars a week in the mines and his father took half of it. He was self taught in automotive and in his teens got on at a a dealership in Brookfield MO.

I love success stories like that. Very common in the rural midwest and I knew a few guys like that. No formal education, but geniuses as auto mechanics and could extract performance out of an engine most others couldn't.

BH

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Very common in the rural midwest........

Not limited to the Midwest by any measure.

My grandfather is the one that taught me carpentry, masonry, electrical, roofing, and a host of other skills when I was young. No formal education and worked at Fairchild in Hagerstown for 27 years before retiring - probably the most steady work he ever had.

I try to pass as many skills that I can on to my son (and daughter!) as possible.

[up148]

Very common in the rural midwest........

Not limited to the Midwest by any measure.

My grandfather is the one that taught me carpentry, masonry, electrical, roofing, and a host of other skills when I was young. No formal education and worked at Fairchild in Hagerstown for 27 years before retiring - probably the most steady work he ever had.

I try to pass as many skills that I can on to my son (and daughter!) as possible.

I'll bet you learned a lot more than trade skill sets from your grandfather. Life lessons.

BH

[Mitch]

No formal education, but geniuses as auto mechanics and could extract performance out of an engine most others couldn't.

BH

I know!

[up148]

Yeah, it was a great time to grow up. If you kept your eyes open, mouth shut and left any preconceive notions of what success in life was all about, there was a lot to learn even though we might not have known it at the time. Wasn't as hard to separate the chaff from the wheat back then.

BH