September 27, 2013-My retired postal buddy informed me on September 7, 2013 of an upcoming date the postal service are required to half-staff the American flag at all postal facilities. He claims to be an avid postal sources reader on the Internet and knew I was an avid post office flag etiquette watcher.
He email me an article from the "USPS News LINK," the postal service daily management and employees newsletter of postal information. He claims all management personnel in all postal facilities are required to read the daily doctrine from Washington, D.C. Headquarters. This was entitled "Remembering 9/11" posted 9/6/13 at 2:05 p.m. EDT:
Wednesday is Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance,
when Americans pause to remember the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. All
postal facilities must fly the American flag at half-staff on Wednesday.
When flown at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then
lower it to the half-staff position. The flag should be raised to the peak
again before it's lowered for the day.
The fun begin on September 11, 2013-10:01 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
The American flag is half-staff or most likely somehow caught between the roof ledge!
September 11, 2013-10:19 a.m.-Chinatown Station Post Office-867 Stockton Street:
Oops-someone forgot to half-staff the American flag! My retired postal buddy inform me that this station is under the command of the Station Manager of the North Beach Carrier Annex. The Chinatown station do have a supervisor or the senior clerk that should had read the "News LINK" posted 6 days ago.
September 12, 2013-8:40 a.m.-Chinatown Station Post Office-867 Stockton Street:
The American flag is still full-staff, I thought maybe someone had the dates mixed up!
September 12, 2013-10:17 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
This is strange-the flag is still half-staff or most likely three-fourth-staff. Maybe the reason they could not raise the flag to full-staff because the flag is still struck on the roof ledge?
September 13, 2013-9:54 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
The flag is still three-fourth-staff and struck on the roof ledge.
September 14, 2013-707 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
Eureka! The American flag is finally back to full-staff. I think most likely done yesterday evening, therefore it took 2 days before someone or something at the Postal Service to correct "normal reoccurrence of bad flag etiquette."
I spent the weekend putting together this posting and on Monday-September 16, 2013-3:30 p.m.-My retired postal buddy called to inform me that President Obama an hour earlier on TV issued a presidential proclamation in honor of the victims of the Washington navy yard shooting, therefore all Federal facilities lower the American flag to half-staff until sunset September 20, 2013. My buddy claims most likely the Postal Service would post the information tomorrow in its "News LINK."
On September 17, 2013-1:45 p.m.-My buddy email me the following entitled "Flag at half-staff" posted 9/17/13 at 11:03 a.m. EDT:
As a mark of respect for the victims of the Sept. 16 shootings at the Washington, DC,
Navy Yard, President Obama has ordered that the U.S. flag be flown at half-staff at
all federal facilities throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions
until sunset, Sept. 20, 2013.
When flown at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then lower it to
the half-staff position. The flag should be raised to the peak again before it's lowered
for the day.
My buddy claims most Station Managers should read the information and had the American flag lowered to half-staff by the evening. He wanted me to check out the post offices, but I told him I am a morning person...would check it tomorrow!
September 18, 2013-8:52 a.m.-Chinatown Station Post Office-867 Stockton Street:
The flag was at half-staff!
September 18, 2013-9:55 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
The flag was at half-staff, plus this time it was really located at half-staff!
The fun part not going happen until sunset, September 20, 2013, when the American flag be raised back to full-staff and then lowered for the day. These two post offices never lowered at the end of the business day and raise the flag at the beginning of a business day---too much work! Therefore on September 21, 2013, all American flags should be in the full-staff position. My retired postal buddy claims all two post offices should be at full-staff. I told him of my special insight into foreseen the future or more correctly..."normal reoccurrence of bad flag etiquette.," the flags would be at half-staff.
September 21, 2013-8:10 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
What-the flag is at half-staff!
September 21, 2013-8:34 a.m.-Chinatown Station Post Office-867 Stockton Street:
Oops-the flag is also at half-staff!
September 22, 2013-8:05 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
The flag is still at half-staff.
September 22, 2013-8:28 a.m.-Chinatown Station Post Office-867 Stockton Street:
The flag is back on full-staff. Today is Sunday, therefore someone raised the flag back to full-staff yesterday evening...still one day late!
September 23, 2013-9:38 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
The flag is still half-staff and UPS just merged with the Postal Service!
September 24, 2013-1012 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
September 25, 2013-7:41 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
Well the American flag is finally raised to its full-staff, either by yesterday evening or this morning. It took 3 days before someone or something realized that the flag should be raised back. Many people complaint about the postal service slow service or "snail mail." I would rather call this episode as "snail flag etiquette."
He email me an article from the "USPS News LINK," the postal service daily management and employees newsletter of postal information. He claims all management personnel in all postal facilities are required to read the daily doctrine from Washington, D.C. Headquarters. This was entitled "Remembering 9/11" posted 9/6/13 at 2:05 p.m. EDT:
Wednesday is Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance,
when Americans pause to remember the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. All
postal facilities must fly the American flag at half-staff on Wednesday.
When flown at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then
lower it to the half-staff position. The flag should be raised to the peak
again before it's lowered for the day.
The fun begin on September 11, 2013-10:01 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
September 11, 2013-10:19 a.m.-Chinatown Station Post Office-867 Stockton Street:
September 12, 2013-8:40 a.m.-Chinatown Station Post Office-867 Stockton Street:
September 12, 2013-10:17 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
September 13, 2013-9:54 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
September 14, 2013-707 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
I spent the weekend putting together this posting and on Monday-September 16, 2013-3:30 p.m.-My retired postal buddy called to inform me that President Obama an hour earlier on TV issued a presidential proclamation in honor of the victims of the Washington navy yard shooting, therefore all Federal facilities lower the American flag to half-staff until sunset September 20, 2013. My buddy claims most likely the Postal Service would post the information tomorrow in its "News LINK."
On September 17, 2013-1:45 p.m.-My buddy email me the following entitled "Flag at half-staff" posted 9/17/13 at 11:03 a.m. EDT:
As a mark of respect for the victims of the Sept. 16 shootings at the Washington, DC,
Navy Yard, President Obama has ordered that the U.S. flag be flown at half-staff at
all federal facilities throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions
until sunset, Sept. 20, 2013.
When flown at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then lower it to
the half-staff position. The flag should be raised to the peak again before it's lowered
for the day.
My buddy claims most Station Managers should read the information and had the American flag lowered to half-staff by the evening. He wanted me to check out the post offices, but I told him I am a morning person...would check it tomorrow!
September 18, 2013-8:52 a.m.-Chinatown Station Post Office-867 Stockton Street:
September 18, 2013-9:55 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
The fun part not going happen until sunset, September 20, 2013, when the American flag be raised back to full-staff and then lowered for the day. These two post offices never lowered at the end of the business day and raise the flag at the beginning of a business day---too much work! Therefore on September 21, 2013, all American flags should be in the full-staff position. My retired postal buddy claims all two post offices should be at full-staff. I told him of my special insight into foreseen the future or more correctly..."normal reoccurrence of bad flag etiquette.," the flags would be at half-staff.
September 21, 2013-8:10 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
September 21, 2013-8:34 a.m.-Chinatown Station Post Office-867 Stockton Street:
September 22, 2013-8:05 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
September 22, 2013-8:28 a.m.-Chinatown Station Post Office-867 Stockton Street:
September 23, 2013-9:38 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
September 24, 2013-1012 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
September 25, 2013-7:41 a.m.-North Beach Carrier Annex-2200 Powell Street:
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