Monthly Archive for October, 2009

I went to the Post Office the other day. This is something I recommend for anyone who is a fan of unintentional humor. It was late in the day, and the line was out the front door. As usual there were only two post office employees serving 20 customers. At the counter was an individual who apparently thought that the world revolved around them. They had come to get a money order, but did not know anything about the process. The post office employee (who spoke very hard to understand English) began to explain what was needed for a money order. After hearing, but apparently ignoring this explanation,  the customer began asking for services that she had just been told were not provided. At this point, a young man behind her in line holding several large boxes randomly approached the counter and asked if his mother had paid for the packages he was holding. He loudly stated that his mom was out of town and he was trying to ship the boxes for her. The post office employee began helping the young man and the money order lady simultaneously. Both of these customers seemed unaware of each others presence, or the fact that the post office employee was getting stressed out helping both of them at the same time. After several minutes the money order lady finally realized what was needed and began to fill out the lengthy paper work. She did this without moving from her spot at the counter. Now the post office employee motioned the next customer to approach. They had to squeeze in by money order lady, and box boy who was still waiting to see if his mom had paid. This continued for awhile, with box boy loudly talking on his cell phone to his mom, and money order lady meticulously filling out paper work at the counter and asking for tape to wrap the package she was also trying to send. (They don’t give out free tape at the post office I learned) As the circus continued I found myself barely able to keep from laughing out loud. Am I alone in thinking that the post office draws these type of people?