It's kind of like Christmas. You know it's going to be a busy time and you want to be there to meet the needs of the people. This year was a little different. In addition, a number of other post office facilities extended window hours until 6 p.m.
Today is the day.
Tomorrow it will be business as usual. The rush starts the week before, and the amount of work gets heavier until the deadline, she said. Thomas Nix, manager of the Gulfport Process and Distribution facility, said that on a normal Monday about 150,000 pieces of mail are postmarked. Postal officials expected 173,000 pieces Monday at the Gulfport facility. All rights reserved.