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Originally Posted by dotti105

Honestly, after reading 5 pages of this thread, I remember why I don't spend much time on the forums anymore.

This has been reduced to lots of trivial bickering. The attitude that our postal workers can take minimum wage or move on is a bit out of touch with reality. Many of our residents have forgotten what it was like to struggle to raise a family on minimum wage. Or perhaps never had to do that.

Tips for those who do an excellent job of attending to your personal needs, is always appreciated and often well deserved.

My own opinion is that no one in our country who works 40 hrs a week should live in poverty, as was mentioned before. When I see posts about these workers not deserving tips for "doing their job" it makes me a bit ill.

Some here are very out of touch with the reality of the shrinking middle class and loss of opportunity to better one's position in the US today. I guess it is easy to have that attitude when we are fortunate enough to be retired, with a pension, and a nice portfolio. But for those of us with kids or grandkids trying to make it in the real world today with out the benefit packages we had and social security being an illusion, I am more than happy to show appreciation to those who I feel deserve it and will greatly appreciate it.

Yep, this is why I don't spend much time here anymore. It raises my blood pressure!

Well said.