US Postal Service

We had business at the Post Office again today. A Post Office is a popular place in the USA. You might think they were giving away money. A line up of 15 or 20 persons is not uncommon and the customers do not come with mere envelopes. They carry cartons. And if the cartons are too heavy they shove them along the floor by foot. Clearly there is an abundance of things in the USA that people want elsewhere.

There is no shortage of Post Offices to choose from.

No need to poke about in the back of a Pharmacy.

As Yogi Berra reportedly remarked, "You can observe a lot just by looking." Some folks arrive with dilapidated cartons needing a new one, some need a pen, some require packing tape.

Things slow down when people mail boxes. Details like the sender's address, phone number, and the recipient's address must be entered into a computer. The hunt-and-poke method is frequently used with greater time devoted to the hunt than the poke. 

Whether one is dispatching a box or simply a letter, the purchaser of postage receives a surprisingly lengthy receipt with almost as much information as a house deed. 

In other news, Monday evening we had a visit by Santino and Nina Salvadore, their daughter Linda, and her husband Nello. We enjoyed a supper together as well as stimulating conversation about how each one learned the truth and what aspect was decisive in each case. Salvadore's are staying in their own condo about 40 minutes from us.