tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post7314123112446413395..comments2023-07-19T04:05:34.796-04:00Comments on Of Cabbages and Kings: P.O. also Stands for Post OfficeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-5341899427874582702008-08-01T09:19:00.000-04:002008-08-01T09:19:00.000-04:00Chyna- I wonder if it has something to do with bei...Chyna- I wonder if it has something to do with being couped up inside all day that makes mail tellers sometimes cranky? Or dealing with us- the public! (I know I get cranky when my clients are whipped into a frenzy, anyway.) :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-74044216663267810982008-07-30T14:26:00.000-04:002008-07-30T14:26:00.000-04:00My mail lady is super nice and helpful. And I can...My mail lady is super nice and helpful. And I can see why she would rather walk around in hot/freezing weather than deal with the workers at the post office. They are cranky old bats, probably off their menapausal meds or something.<BR/><BR/>I made the mistake of going down to get my mail after we'd been out of town for a week. Silly me didn't know that my dh had already picked up the mail. They turned their wrath on me for "wasting their time" looking for my mail. I feel less and less sorry for them when I use the internet to talk to my friends or pay bills. Yet another thing they have problems with, they can deliver the bill but the payment they lose. <BR/><BR/>It's just sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-64688159353179164952008-07-30T10:16:00.000-04:002008-07-30T10:16:00.000-04:00Jay- Well, that's it-- I am SO moving to England! ...Jay- Well, that's it-- I am SO moving to England! All my friends from the UK have great post office experiences, and many of us Americans have interesting tales of post and woe. :)<BR/><BR/>DaOldMan- The branch near my work is quite good, actually. I like the folks there and things seem to run smoothly. Only that isn't where my packages go, either. They go to the branch with the one lone worker you describe. <BR/><BR/>Damon- I've yet to see the unicorns, but perhaps they were closer to the back of the line. :)<BR/><BR/>Wendy- See, I think my Canadian friends here have post closer to the UK folks' experience. Or maybe it's a city versus more rural area issue. Hmmm....<BR/><BR/>Drowsey- It really was a singularly surreal experience... Rod Serling would have felt totally at home!<BR/><BR/>Rooster- Ah, I can only imagine what you must go through. It's one of my fears of beginning to sell things through Ebay or Etsy-- I fear the time spent at the Post Office would only make me dislike the getting-rid-of-stuff-and-making-money aspect of it. :)<BR/><BR/>PS-- Oh, we KNOW you're a drug runner. Or an illegal weapons guy. Books... HA! Indeed! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-35850245464347585392008-07-30T07:29:00.000-04:002008-07-30T07:29:00.000-04:00Don't get me started on the post office! I am a ra...Don't get me started on the post office! I am a rare book dealer and I give my customers several different options for shipping. Well, "Media Mail" is the CHEAPEST way to ship a package, but it HAS to be a book or some other form of media to qualify.<BR/><BR/>You would think the fact that I've been going to the same post office several times a week and dealing with the same clerks for over five years would mean something. You would also think that the fact that my company name on the package, which has the word "books" right in it would be a tip off. But, every time I try to ship "Media Mail" they threaten to open my package and expose me for the fraud I am (probably trying to ship uranium 235 and pass it off as "media").<BR/><BR/>They constantly tell me that it will GREATLY slow down the shipment if I don't pay the extra 75 cents to go first class. The fact is, according to the post office web site, Media Mail is usually the same shipping speed as first class. In other words, they give me dirty looks and lie to me to try and get those few extra cents. <BR/><BR/>I am so sick of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-38559567211343857732008-07-30T01:47:00.000-04:002008-07-30T01:47:00.000-04:00"She and the teller discussed this with the sort o..."She and the teller discussed this with the sort of detailed analysis you'd find in a university coffeehouse after a poetic reading."<BR/><BR/>LOL @ rod sterling....<BR/><BR/>omg...I'm really loling. You crack me up, I know I say that a lot ... but it's true.MYMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679094659957098225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-49156146179581493992008-07-29T21:51:00.000-04:002008-07-29T21:51:00.000-04:00Thank goodness we have only 1 post office here and...Thank goodness we have only 1 post office here and everybody knows everybody<BR/><BR/>Very entertaining I might addAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-78629019794096074352008-07-29T21:35:00.000-04:002008-07-29T21:35:00.000-04:00The post office is a wonderous place, with unicorn...The post office is a wonderous place, with unicorns, rainbows, and the occasional gunfire.<BR/><BR/>I went once.<BR/><BR/>Once.damonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15733724163695678060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-32823104537952870142008-07-29T21:24:00.000-04:002008-07-29T21:24:00.000-04:00My town has at least 5 post ofices, all within 10 ...My town has at least 5 post ofices, all within 10 minutes of my home. Yet, for some reason, my undelivered packages have to be picked up from the one with one exasperated worker bee who always has 11 people in his line and some guy named Al in the back room. Go figure.Da Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529514518271981093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-67963465815292074662008-07-29T17:04:00.000-04:002008-07-29T17:04:00.000-04:00I love my local Post Office! Super friendly and h...I love my local Post Office! Super friendly and helpful and OK, sometimes it gets busy, but usually there's one or two in front of you or none at all! Ahhh, wonderful.<BR/><BR/>Shame the government is busily trying to close them all down, huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-22866106807889973012008-07-29T16:46:00.000-04:002008-07-29T16:46:00.000-04:00MomJeansBlogger- I wouldn't wish this sort of dram...MomJeansBlogger- I wouldn't wish this sort of drama on you-- you seem like a nice person. :) But you're right, at least there was enough action to keep a person occupied!<BR/><BR/>Alice- Rough day in the blog neighborhood, eh? :) You're very lucky with your postal branch, then. This particular day was like something out of that Terry Gilliam film, "Brazil."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-55174159772176123872008-07-29T16:35:00.000-04:002008-07-29T16:35:00.000-04:00Everyone is telling stories today where I'd need t...Everyone is telling stories today where I'd need to take my xanax. We have this little teeny, tiny Post Office down the road that I ADORE because no one is ever there and the post master is super competent. If there is a line, she can turn out people faster than you can blink. I love her.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312731015432167519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-58122127968666271072008-07-29T16:34:00.000-04:002008-07-29T16:34:00.000-04:00LOL! Thanks for the laugh! The next time I'm waiti...LOL! Thanks for the laugh! <BR/>The next time I'm waiting in line at the PO for forty minutes, i'll have a good game to play. Who knew that there was so much drama to listen to?Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648349804434938726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-88129198007469443852008-07-29T14:04:00.000-04:002008-07-29T14:04:00.000-04:00Ah, yes, I recall having to read "No Exit" in Fren...Ah, yes, I recall having to read "No Exit" in French class many moons ago. Some parallels certainly can be drawn.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-3637525127585346602008-07-29T13:46:00.000-04:002008-07-29T13:46:00.000-04:00Actually, this sounds a little more like "No Exit"...Actually, this sounds a little more like "No Exit", equally existential, slightly more hellish.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-49374236960730593162008-07-29T13:45:00.000-04:002008-07-29T13:45:00.000-04:00But we can't. We're waiting.But we can't. We're waiting.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-53142851606417604062008-07-29T13:06:00.000-04:002008-07-29T13:06:00.000-04:00Sandy- And the irony is, I sorta wish I were makin...Sandy- And the irony is, I sorta wish I were making this cast of characters and their problems up-- but it's all 100% true!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-83224117065662017002008-07-29T12:57:00.000-04:002008-07-29T12:57:00.000-04:00I was getting postal anxiety just reading this! Yi...I was getting postal anxiety just reading this! Yikes!Chat Blanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049275050536199230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-88661870596304101472008-07-29T12:50:00.000-04:002008-07-29T12:50:00.000-04:00Thanks for weighing in, Vladimir. :)Thanks for weighing in, Vladimir. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-85096142242146812812008-07-29T12:43:00.000-04:002008-07-29T12:43:00.000-04:00Well? Shall we go?Well? Shall we go?Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143700217249355173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-79600504710920891672008-07-29T12:19:00.000-04:002008-07-29T12:19:00.000-04:00Oh, you're lovely, Tiffany! Thank you for this. Yo...Oh, you're lovely, Tiffany! Thank you for this. You made my day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-28352357685967118262008-07-29T12:07:00.000-04:002008-07-29T12:07:00.000-04:00You've done it again, Jenn. I've been working sinc...You've done it again, Jenn. I've been working since 6:15 a.m. and just took a minute to read this post in my mail (thank goodness you added that subscription option!) and I was laughing out loud by the end of the first paragraph.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-15336081867943932812008-07-29T09:31:00.000-04:002008-07-29T09:31:00.000-04:00Bryan- It's one of those mysteries. It still wasn'...Bryan- It's one of those mysteries. It still wasn't resolved when I left. However my theories are as follows:<BR/><BR/>1.) The ladies at the Post Office knew him enough to not ask for I.D. when the forwarding occurred and it was in fact NOT this man at all, but possibly someone related to him who did this to him who looked a lot like him<BR/><BR/>2.) The guy was on something at the time he forwarded his own mail and now doesn't remember.<BR/><BR/>However, he seemed pretty credible a person, so I think it's more of a lax postal system issue.<BR/><BR/>It's totally bizarre. I wish I knew the real outcome.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-30897311098425254172008-07-29T09:25:00.000-04:002008-07-29T09:25:00.000-04:00what happened to south park goattee guy? who forw...what happened to south park goattee guy? who forwarded his mail and why???Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757712782913252135noreply@blogger.com