I have always noticed something interesting that happens at the post office. If I have posted about this before please forgive me, but I just noticed it again the other day and it got me thinking about it again.

When people are at the post office and they are about to drop something in the mailbox, they absolutely freak out. Their brain sort of shuts down temporarily, or at least gets tied up so much so that they can not otherwise function. It happens to almost every single person. Next time you go there, take a look, and watch people.

I am talking about the outside drop box, and not so much anything in side, because a mistake inside the office is easier to correct than one at the drop box. People will approach the box in their cars, put the envelope to the opening of the box, then just sit there. You can practically see the gears in their brain kicking into overdrive. You can also see uncertainty and fear on their faces.

I am not exactly sure what causes this. If I remember correctly, and don't get me wrong, I probably don't, but I believe when I was younger, the mail drop boxes were different. For example, one was for metered mail versus stamped mail, and other such varieties. I also believe that now, all the mail drop boxes are the same. Additionally, what is the worst thing that could happen if your mail was to go into some sort of wrong box, would the mail just evaporate?

Anyway, people put their mail up to the opening and completely shutdown while trying to figure out if this is the correct move to make, as if it was a terminal decision. Some people are really fucking dumb, and they will put the mail up there, then pull it back, think for a few seconds, put it up there again, carefully inspect the other boxes, then their chosen box, then think some more.

When I was at the post office on Friday, a lady sat there for no less than 60 seconds trying to determine if she was doing the right thing.

It is an amazing phenomenon to witness. Me? I say fuck it, I roll up to that bitch, toss all my shit in whatever hole, and take the fuck off. My mail never gets lost, and always gets to its destination in a timely manner. The USPS has got the mail drop box system streamlined. There is no wrong choice. I would wonder if these same assholes would take the same amount of time to figure shit out if the USPS just had one single huge box with a nice big hole on the front. My money is on yes.

Speaking of where my money is at, I am off to Vegas tomorrow morning. I'll be there until Saturday, doing unspeakably depraved things, and living like a rock star. When I get back, I plan to get my regular entertaining posting back on a regular basis, and not just serve up plates of dumb shit no one cares about.

PUSSY!