Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Another week of severe winter weather is underway
Areas are seeing heavy snow, giant hail and more
Much of the nation is dealing with severe winter weather this week.
A slow-moving storm that slammed California last week delivered the first significant snowfall of the season across eastern New Mexico on Feb. 11.
Severe weather was also reported from Texas to western Georgia, including giant hail as large as 3 inches in diameter just outside of Shreveport, LA. Baseball-size hail was also reported in East Texas, according to the National Weather Service.
Tens of millions of people from West Virginia to Maine are expected to see additional wintery weather on Feb. 12, with a nor’easter set to hit the region with heavy snow that could significantly disrupt travel along the Interstate 95 corridor from New York City to Boston.
Meanwhile, a new storm system is set to arrive across the Pacific Northwest by the middle of the week, bringing heavy rain and mountain snowfall.
The Postal Service will continue to deliver where it is safe to do so.
The usps.com Service Alerts and Newsroom pages have the latest updates on service disruptions and operational adjustments.
On the Job
Essential work
This letter carrier takes pride in his ‘important job’
My name is Jagbir Mangat and I’m a letter carrier in Syosset, NY, which is part of Long Island.
I was born in Punjab, India. I came to the United States in 1998, and now I live in Huntington Station, NY.
Before USPS, I worked in customer service for a bank. I had a background in service, so I had no problem transitioning to being a letter carrier. It’s an essential thing, mail.
I have liked this job from the very beginning. The best part is satisfying the customers without receiving any complaints. Everyone is nice. We serve them and they say, “Thank you.” They are grateful.
My route has been in Syosset for 19 years. I used to walk nine miles a day, but now I have a mounted route, so that means I mostly drive. I now walk about 45 minutes a day. The rest is driving, with 282 stops.
I love coming to work. My day begins when I arrive at the office and organize the mail. That takes a few hours. Then I go out and make my deliveries.
This is such an important job, and mail is still more secure than doing business online. I am very proud to work for the Postal Service.
“On the Job,” a column on individual employees and their contributions to the Postal Service, appears regularly in Link.
Are you sure that QR code is legit?
USPS is warning employees and contractors about a new scam: quishing
You’ve heard of phishing, but do you know about quishing?
The latest cybersecurity scam occurs when you receive an email that contains a QR code and instructions to scan it to address a problem, such as reentering your credit card number because the payment on a recent online purchase didn’t go through.
However, scanning the code actually takes you to the website of a fraudster looking to steal your information.
Like phishing emails, quishing messages often contain a sense of urgency. Other telltale warning signs may be misspellings and a reference to scanning the QR code to enable two-factor authentication.
The Postal Service wants employees and contractors to avoid quishing scams by proceeding with caution whenever they receive an email that contains a QR code.
Previewing the website behind the code before clicking and using a QR code scanner that contains built-in security features are two useful protocols to follow.
The CyberSafe at USPS Blue and LiteBlue pages have additional tips and guidance on avoiding cybersecurity scams.
Fleet managers, drivers should buy fuel from network locations
The Postal Service is reminding fleet managers and drivers to always buy regular unleaded and low-grade diesel fuel from stations in the USPS Preferred Fueling Network.
The network, known as PFN, has 39 brands and more than 26,400 retail fuel sites.
A list of participating locations is available on usps.com.
Email USPSPreferedFuelingNetwork@usps.gov for additional information.
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Another week of severe winter weather is underway
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On the Job
Essential work
This letter carrier takes pride in his ‘important job’
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Are you sure that QR code is legit?
USPS is warning employees and contractors about a new scam: quishing
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Fleet managers, drivers should buy fuel from network locations