Los Angeles Times ran an article today about a 58 year old North Carolina mailman Steven Padgett, who lost his job for failure to deliver junk mail to his customers. U.S. District Judge James C. Denver III gave him three years' probation, fined him $3,000 and order 500 hours of community. Mr. Padgett was overwhelmed by the volume of junk mail, and for seven years hid it at his home instead of delivering it. Had it not for someone who noticed bins of mail stacking up on his porch, authorities were alerted and Steve was charged with delaying and destroying U.S. mail. The Postal Service notified hundred of residents in his area but only one responded, not to condemn him but honor him and thanked him for not bringing the unwanted mails. In our unit, our mailman fill us up with these junk mails and as soon as tenants open their mailboxes, they get thrown in the garbage. I wish we have more " Mr Padgett's " in the Post Office, our lives will be less complicated.
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