Oh Cruel Rate Change!

Pft. Last Postal Rate Case cycle I was at the top of the gain. I followed the Governor's Board recommendations. I evaluated likelihood of adoption of each subpart. Postal clerks asked me for the skinny on the new rates. But this Rate Case cycle, this Rate Case cycle is different. This time the Post Office just emails me the new rates. "They go into effect next Monday", they say and I lap it up like a consumer. It hurts to be on the trailing edge of a postal rate change. At least I can still explain the nonmachinable surcharge.