As the saying goes, "neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep the postmen from their appointed rounds," ...except on Saturdays?

Like many US companies, the United States Postal Service, which receives no tax revenue, is also struggling.

It wants to eliminate Saturday deliveries to save $3.5 billion dollars a year.

The USPS says the demand to stamp and mail has fallen dramatically.  It has lost more than 20% of mail that flows through the system, mainly due to advancements in online business.

After slashing $6 billion last year, the USPS says there's no where else to cut.

"You know what, we don't want to do this, but we've gotten to a point where we have to do something," says USPS spokesman Joseph Breckenridge.

To be clear, the proposal does not include closing post offices on Saturdays, but rather cutting the nearly 300,000 routes across the country on Saturdays: an idea that's not resonated well with Congress in the past.

So would Alabamians be bothered by five day delivery?

Those we spoke with don't seem to mind.

"I don't use the mail that often, so it wouldn't affect me that much.  I pay most of my bills and things online," says Davis Ware, a local young professional.

Six day mail delivery is not only routine, but it's also a federal law. Therefore, it will take an act of Congress to switch to five day delivery.

The matter has been discussed in committee on Capitol Hill, but a bill has not yet been drafted.