Post Office Security.

This is coolbert:

Noticed that the local branch post office is having some security implemented.

A very sturdy looking six or seven foot high wrought iron fence is being put in place.

Will surround the entire facility. With what appears to be a high-technology security gate to allow for access to the postal employee parking.

I would have to assume that this is a Homeland Security mandated type of measure. Part of the plan to safeguard to the greatest extent possible government facilities.

If that is the case, well, it has taken SIX YEARS to put in place??!! What has been the hold up?

I have noticed for some time now, that the area reserved for employee parking has been blatantly abused by post office customers. Rather than using the normal customer parking and having to walk a SHORT distance, many people just take advantage and park in areas CLEARLY DESIGNATED AS EMPLOYEES ONLY!!

[closer to the front entrance, but NOT that much closer!]

Blatant and callous disregard of parking rules IN SPITE OF NO LESS THAN EIGHT WARNING SIGNS INSTRUCTING CUSTOMERS NOT TO PART IN THE EMPLOYEE AREA!!!

[I did make a specific count of the signs. Those signs WERE put up also in reaction to the 9/11 incident.]

Obviously the use of a car bomb is on the minds of the authorities. Someone parks a car in the employee ONLY area, leaves, and later detonates by remote control the bomb, killing scores, all the while attacking a governmental target. Post offices would be considered a "soft target".

Even in a time of war, IN THE AFTERMATH OF 9/11, MY PERCEPTION IS THAT THE AMERICAN POPULACE ON TOO MANY OCCASIONS JUST SEEMS TO ACT AS IF NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

"U.S. may be numb to terror threats as real evil lurks"

IF YOU HAVE TO WALK A SLIGHTLY SHORTER DISTANCE TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE POST OFFICE, DO SO!! Don't act as an ASS!

coolbert.