I remember an incident 15 years ago when someone in town mailed me a card, and it took a week to get to me. But I haven't gotten mail for my neighbors, or vice versa, for a couple of months, so maybe they're turning over a new leaf? I know I was thrilled when they created the "forever" stamp, which I had advocated for years, but now I don't even use more than a couple of stamps a year.

In the end, if the USPS thinks the right thing to do is shut Gateway, probably the opposite is true. Sure, leave it open, what do I care?