'...the past month and a half have really picked up.'
Postal workers see a busy week as holidays near
'...the past month and a half have really picked up.'
Postal workers see a busy week as holidays near
Patrece dayton.
The covid 19 pandemic has impacted everyone and every business in a different way.
Right now -- united state postal service workers are dealing with their busiest time of year "and" dealing with the safety concerns of a pandemic.
News 10's sarah lehman is live in our newsroom.
She has more from a local letter carrier about what his day is like.
Patrece... this is the busiest week of the year for postal workers across the country.
But -- one local letter carrier told me...this has been the busiest year they've seen!
With everyone staying home and ordering things online!
For the past 18 years... na} "good morning how are you?
Good how are you?"
A friendly face... na} "hello!
Good morning good morning!"
Like gary mcgaha... "looks like you got tons of packages today" has been delivering the mail to people all across terre haute.
"i'm an outside person.
I like to be outside.
I can't sit still and stand in one place" and this year has been a year of change "every different stop is different so we try to accommodate each stop as best we can."
Stu} the covid-19 pandemic has forced mcgaha and other letter carriers to adapt!
He says each business -- like our studio here -- has it's own way of getting their mail delivered to keep everyone safe.
He says this week is always their busiest.
But -- this year they've seen an all time high of letters and packages coming in and going out!
"heavier the past 6 months then what it's been typicall in the past years but the past month and a half has really picked up" > mcgaha says you can also help by flipping on your porch light when it gets dark.
That way -- if your mail still needs to be delivered they are able to see.
He says shoveling a path for them if it snows is another way to help out your letter carrier!
Reporting live in the newsroom.
I'm sarah lehman news 10 back to you