USPS Suspends delivery in many locations due to extreme temperatures

vegitt

FYI sellers and buyers in the USA, USPS has suspended service in many locations:

Weather forecasters are warning of dangerously cold conditions in parts of the nation. Some places could see wind chill readings as low as 60 below zero. Due to this arctic outbreak and concerns for the safety of USPS employees, the Postal Service is suspending delivery Jan. 30 in the following 3-digit ZIP Code locations:
•Michigan: 486-491, 493-499
•Indiana: 460-469, 472-475, 478, 479
•Chicago: 606-608
•Lakeland: 530-532, 534, 535, 537-539, 541-545, 549, 600, 602, 601, 611
•Detroit: 480-485, 492
•Central Illinois: 601, 603 - 605, 609, 613, 614, 616, 617
•Northern Ohio (Cleveland and Lima areas): 441, 458
•Ohio Valley (Cincinnati and Columbus areas): 452, 430-432
•Northland: 540, 546-548, 550, 551, 553-564, 566
•Hawkeye: 500-514, 520-528, 612
•Dakotas: 580-588, 570-577
•Eastern Nebraska: 680-689

Calibrick

@vegitt, thank you so much for sharing this! It makes total sense - I wouldn't want my poor mailperson out there in -30 to -60! :-(

Hoddie

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

What happened to this? :D

vegitt

@Hoddie Well as there is no mention of extremely low temperatures in that statement, I guess they aren't technically going against it. ;)

Calibrick

I think that only holds until being outside can kill you in a matter of seconds. ;-)

Leftoverbricks

Thanks for the information. Best wishes to all people that are hit by these extreme temperatures in the US! Anyway: while you're forced to stay at home, why not build LEGO? :-)