Reply #1: More -- this is so sad

[Newsjock]

Majors is a test case for the future. A grandmother who relocated from Los Angeles to be closer to her parents and grandchildren, the former electrician felt the job would give her more free time.

Each day, she comes to the Woodward Park Station post office to gather the mail and load it into her silver Plymouth minivan.

She wears street clothes, and only a Postal Service badge identifies her, though she may in the future wear other identifiable Postal Service items, such as a hat.

She must buy her own auto insurance. If she wants to take a vacation, she must find, train and pay her replacement, who must be approved by the Postal Service.

Majors got the job through a bidding process. Postal officials did not say how much she is being paid.