THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, February 7, 1996 TAG: 9602070401
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A9 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short : 27 lines
``Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift accomplishment of their appointed rounds.''
The Greek historian Herodotus said it, referring to the post-riders of ancient Persia, circa 430 B.C.
Hervey Trimyer, local customer service coordinator for the U.S. Postal Service, said Tuesday that as far as he knew, no part of Hampton Roads lost mail delivery because of the weekend ice and snow.
``The carriers were out there delivering,'' he said - defying the elements just as the old adage described.
Nevertheless, there were scattered reports of empty mailboxes in some areas, including the Lafayette section of Norfolk. A post office spokesman acknowledged that there might have been individual cases where carriers determined that icy walkways or steps made it too dangerous to get to the box. by CNB