“I’ve never seen it this bad”: USPS staffing woes hit Seattle area

"...Staehli can’t count on regular deliveries for the route that includes her store, which manages mailboxes for about 150 residents. During the holiday season, she said, unsorted piles of packages were stuck behind Vashon’s post office, sitting on pallets in the rain. ..."   
Source: www.seattletimes.com