I was mildly amused this afternoon...
I own a business that requires an almost daily trip to the US Post Office. And I will give the folks at my Post Office kudos! They are some of the nicest, most patient and helpful folks you'd ever meet.
In fact, I've gotten to be good friends with many of the clerks, and occasionally meet one of the guys for lunch...have some on my computer letter address book, etc.
Each day, the clerk gives me a receipt for my check. When I came in this morning, I just threw the receipt on the desk and thought I'd come back later to enter the amount in my checkbook. I had never really looked closely at the receipt...only the amount...nothing else. But I noticed this afternoon that at the bottom of the receipt there is a computer page that you can visit to give customer feedback to the US Postal Service.
It says, "TELL US ABOUT YOUR RECENT POSTAL EXPERIENCE." Oh man, these three little black kids that live on the street behind me jumped my fence and came through my back yard trying to avoid walking half a block to get to the convenience store, sending Sadie into convulsions... I'll confess, it was a "POSTAL" experience for me. I was not particularly proud of myself when it was over.
So, I figured I'd screw around with the US Postal Service and send them a computer letter telling them about my recent POSTAL EXPERIENCE. I'm thinking, "I wonder if I'll get a response."
Regardless, this receipt gives you the computer address to visit if you want to tell about your RECENT POSTAL EXPERIENCE. I could not get past the first page, because you have to know ALL OF YOUR ZIP CODE...not just your zip code, but also the 4 digit deal behind it that identifies EXACTLY WHERE YOU LIVE!
Now, I will not confess that I don't know my 4 digit identifier. I certainly do. Kinda...it has 4 numbers, and one of them is a 2. Maybe...probably not.
I just don't want any retribution from my mail carrier when his/her boss-man/lady tells him/her to screw up my mail delivery for being a wiseacre. I've learned not to mess around with people that can make your life miserable.
But what really made me giggle about the message at the bottom of the receipt is the world wide computer page you go to in order to tell about your latest "POSTAL EXPERIENCE." It is: http://gx.gallup.com/POS
Heh! that gives me an idea for a bumper sticker...or a really good T-shirt that will sell millions, and make me rich! I'll get back to y'all later with that...
So, why don't y'all ring 'em up on the world wide computer and provide your input!!! It says right there on the receipt, "HELP US SERVE YOU BETTER."
I went to my post office today to send a ceritfied letter that had to go asasp and I recevied a phone call that my house alarm was going off >I was already there and the letter had to go asap. I explain to the clerk ,phil why I just simply ran to the counter and what was happing. she helped me so fast that I drove like crazy to get back to the house , I bet the police there and saw the person that was trying to get in my house . if it wasn't for the lady at the post office that helped me I would have not made it back in time to see who was trying to get in house . thank you miss phil at cypress ,tx post office. shirley you are a very special lady. and someone needs to note this. again thank you
ReplyDeleteAppearance Matters.- Clean the GUM off your sidewalks,and the oil off the Parking Lots and ALL the unsightly elements that cause me to, slip and FALL.
ReplyDeleteHeh! Anonymous, pretty good comment!
ReplyDeleteI love the folks at my post office, and appreciate my mail carriers.
But...we ALL have challenges in our work. If you can't handle stepping in chewing gum, or slipping on oil...just get another job. Don't bitch at the world because it makes your job less than wonderful. Find something you are better suited for.
Just sayin'...