a new post office strategy

With trepidation I write this post; here's why. 

In talking to a friend recently, he said, "I don't think you realize how entertaining your blog is." And I knew, from the way he said it, that this was not a compliment. 

He went on, "You're like an east coast female Larry David." 

Don't get me wrong, I love Larry David. But he is a cranky, curmudgeon-like person who continually annoys everyone around him.

"No, really," my friend continued. "It's not a bad thing. You just see something wrong and say something, while most people just think it."

So that's the background to today's little story about my local post office.

I am at the PO a couple of weeks ago and see that they have created two lines. All lead to the same row of two to three postal clerks. Kind of like most banks. But the addition of a second line is different from the one-line system that has been in effect forever.

I can't remember what line #1 is even supposed to be for, since lIne #2 covers every possible scenario of postal services. As a result, everyone is in one line.

Some random woman walks in and boldly goes to the line where no one is waiting. She is there to mail a package — same as everyone in the line I am in.  When I point this out to her, she ignores me and is called next.

I ask the sullen PO clerk the rationale for the new two-line system since the two signs are totally unclear.  She gives me an answer that is also unclear.  It is too early in the day to argue.

So this week when I go to the PO I see they are back to one line. Except it's labeled line #2 and there is no line #1.

When I finally get to a window I ask. "Why have a line #2  if there is no line #1?"

"Because we might bring line #1 back." That's the answer I get. 

I silently wonder what services are offered for line #1 since it looks like line #2 has them all covered.

Some things just aren't worth trying to figure out, and this has to be one of them.