This belongs in the Smithsonian right next to the original mailbag and an unopened box of Forever stamps from 1996. I laughed, I wept, I remembered that one time I tried to schedule a pickup and instead triggered an inter-agency turf war. If Kafka and Seinfeld co-wrote a USPS training video, it would read exactly like this. Also—yes to the peanut butter. Always yes to the peanut butter. :)
haha, reading this just about made me break out in a cold sweat. So many of these things (or very like them) have happened to me! Recently I discovered a pile of wet mail behind our outdoor grill, where it had apparently blown after the mail carrier left it in the breezeway (name is very appropriate) rather than the mailbox.
This cracked me up, even though I have had overall good experiences with the post office, and just bought TWO books of stamps last week. My husband is a letter carrier and his customers LOVE him, maybe because too many of his colleagues were trained using this manual. 😆
Yay. Glad you appreciated. I probably could have switched out PO for DMV. I have an acquaintance who works at the PO she couldn’t wait to become a postal truck mechanic. Maybe too many grumpy customers? I’ll bet hubby has a few stories.
Huh. This is not my personal experience with the post office at all. Is this because the first time I went in to mail 40 book packages at once, I also took them breakfast burritos so they'd be less irritated at me? (It halfway worked.)
As a poor writer, I worked for United States Postal Service for 3 years. Not much humor there. Really. The PO was LOST IN THE PROCESS was my motto. Most of the mail is junk mail. A real, handwritten letter was paraded around the shop like finding the Holy Grail. The few benefits were I could drive badly and not worry about a ticket, and I can now drive a vehicle on the right hand side.
This is hilarious. Fortunately, I don’t have to go to the post office. My wife forbids it. I cannot be trusted with adult responsibilities that fall under the category of paperwork, accounting, or professional correspondence of any kind.
It’s odd. The post office in our small town is never busy and the people are friendly. Lol I guess we’re lucky.
I’m moving. Hehe.
This belongs in the Smithsonian right next to the original mailbag and an unopened box of Forever stamps from 1996. I laughed, I wept, I remembered that one time I tried to schedule a pickup and instead triggered an inter-agency turf war. If Kafka and Seinfeld co-wrote a USPS training video, it would read exactly like this. Also—yes to the peanut butter. Always yes to the peanut butter. :)
Kafka and Seinfeld! 😂😂😂
I see the US postal service adheres to many of the same core tenets that the Australian postal service does. Haha.
A very funny piece. Thank you :)
Government run…
Thx. 🙏
Exactly! :)
Newer motto: teach them mindfulness as they wait. 😂😂😂
Sounds like someone has had a bad experience or two at the Post Office :)
Comedy goes to the extreme but yeah. Gov run anything isn’t efficient.
haha, reading this just about made me break out in a cold sweat. So many of these things (or very like them) have happened to me! Recently I discovered a pile of wet mail behind our outdoor grill, where it had apparently blown after the mail carrier left it in the breezeway (name is very appropriate) rather than the mailbox.
Oh boy. Hopefully nothing important in the pile.
fortunately it was all junk mail.
Funny.
This cracked me up, even though I have had overall good experiences with the post office, and just bought TWO books of stamps last week. My husband is a letter carrier and his customers LOVE him, maybe because too many of his colleagues were trained using this manual. 😆
Yay. Glad you appreciated. I probably could have switched out PO for DMV. I have an acquaintance who works at the PO she couldn’t wait to become a postal truck mechanic. Maybe too many grumpy customers? I’ll bet hubby has a few stories.
Oh, he has a lot of stories! Maybe he should start a substack!
Huh. This is not my personal experience with the post office at all. Is this because the first time I went in to mail 40 book packages at once, I also took them breakfast burritos so they'd be less irritated at me? (It halfway worked.)
Perfect. Great idea. You became their favorite customer.
As a poor writer, I worked for United States Postal Service for 3 years. Not much humor there. Really. The PO was LOST IN THE PROCESS was my motto. Most of the mail is junk mail. A real, handwritten letter was paraded around the shop like finding the Holy Grail. The few benefits were I could drive badly and not worry about a ticket, and I can now drive a vehicle on the right hand side.
I howled at always ask them if they need stamps🤣
Imagine if you actually got a job at the PO!! You would have some great stories.
They’re hiring! Thx, Donna.
Hahahaha!!! Why is this all-too-true?!
😂😂
I honestly avoid our local PO’s because I cannot stand being in those lines behind old people that take FOR-EVER.
I know, I know, I’m a terrible person.
Not terrible at all. 😂
It's funny because it's true! Excellent post; plenty of attitude, but no stamp required!
Haha. Love the punn on Post.
I had a whole mail bag full, but the others got wet.
You're soaking in jokes. hehe.
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Brilliant. Just about sums up every public service in the UK!
“If you drive a bus, don’t.”
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Gov run anything has me running.
Cf Reagan's the most frightening sentence ever: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
I’m impressed you can quote Reagan. 👏
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This is hilarious. Fortunately, I don’t have to go to the post office. My wife forbids it. I cannot be trusted with adult responsibilities that fall under the category of paperwork, accounting, or professional correspondence of any kind.
A cover up? You’re actually really good at those things but pretend otherwise to get out of the scut work. Hehe.