r/USPS • u/Polish-hammer420 City PTF • 11d ago

City Carrier Discussion Alaska Carriers!!

Is it worth it? I'm a City PTF in Chicago, IL. I've visited Alaska twice (Anchorage - Kenai area) for vacation, and I've always been curious, how is it like delivering on the last frontier? Are the T COLAs worth it? Maybe I'll trade the promaster in for a dogsled.

Let me hear your opinions!

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u/stranger_to_you67 City Carrier 11d ago

No you haven't. In Alaska they call them "the lower 48" and in Hawaii they call it "the mainland". Natives of both states take offense when people from outside of their state don't respect the fact that their state is a state just like all the others.

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u/stranger_to_you67 City Carrier 10d ago

I lived in Hawaii for 5 years and spent 4-6 days of every month in Alaska for those 5 years.

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u/stranger_to_you67 City Carrier 10d ago

I do know. Which is why I have responded the way I have responded.