Full of aloha
This is in response to “New Policy, No Can,” a May 2 letter to the editor that lambasted the employees of the USPS here in Kona. When reading the letter my wife and I both thought of a mail delivery carrier we had for about six months last year that epitomized all of the horrible things described in Mr. Foster’s letter. That “jerk” USPS employee made our lives miserable refusing to deliver any packages among a long list of other bad behaviors.
Then I thought about the half-dozen or so carriers we had over the past 21 years living in Kona. Every one of them became our friends. When we were home we would hear their mail truck and when we could we would meet them to chat briefly about new experiences we had at local restaurants or fun places we recently visited. They were always so helpful and full of aloha. One mail carrier showed up at our home after work in her private car when she heard our dog got out and was missing for a couple of hours. She helped us look for him. Another USPS employee called me in the evening because she recognized my name on a package that was listed as “undeliverable” and was being sent back during the time we had “the jerk” as our carrier. She told me she would personally see to it we got the package the next day and we did. Where do they find people with this much Aloha and professionalism?
I am afraid that Mr. Foster’s attack on the USPS may be the result of having “the jerk” reassigned from our route to his a few months ago when we got the carrier who helped us find our dog returned to our route. If that happened, I feel sorry for him and his neighbors. Please Mr. Foster I am thinking of all of the fantastic USPS employees I have met over the past 21 years. All of those wonderful people who are our friends and neighbors should not be tarnished just because of one “jerk” .
Taky Tzimeas
Kailua-Kona
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Not living in the real world
This is in response to Janice Palma-Giennie letter regarding our homeless situation. I am happy that Al Wehren responded today to that ridiculous suggestion that Palma-Glennie made regarding tiny homes for our homeless. In her letter, she said “If I were King.” Well, thank goodness your not king and this is not the Emerald City of Oz. The homeless here is a problem, and I admit they do need help — mental help. Instead of placing them in tiny homes, we should build a big mental hospital and let them seek care for their illness. Yes, some of them have fallen on hard times. We need to seek them out and send the rest away. Have you seen the condition of the tent cities on Oahu? Have you seen Los Angeles or New York City? You are not living in the real world.
Chris Danzilo
Waimea
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