Tag: USPS

Catching My Breath

There are times when everything seems to go south, and even when you know it will work out, it wears you out. Waiting for things to get fixed. Waiting for Monday to call customer service. Waiting to hear from customer service. All the waiting is really pretty boring and aggravating. What do you do in between?

I waited. I made phone calls. I waited for answers. In between I realized that I was making myself crazy. So, some sewing. Shopping. Cleaning out the front flower bed (half way done, but today the wind is blowing and it’s stinking hot). The side patio, for container gardening, got chopped. I filled up the 96-gallon clippings bin with all sorts of things. The patio looks naked. However, it is also ready for next spring. Bulbs are dormant, and new ones will get popped in sometime soon.

I have been making myself a nightgown out of flannel. Sounds cozy, eh? Well, mine is not sweetly flowered flannel. No, it is gaudy and has a whole bunch of sharks swimming around.

Too cute, eh? I still need to put in the placket / casing for the elastic drawstring, pick out unwanted threads, and hem it.

The post office called me twice. Problem solved. (Thank you USPS!) Insurance administrator called. Problem solved. Ummmm, what else? That’s it.

Can you believe all this took a couple of weeks to get settled down?

I ♥ The U.S. Postal Service

I have no idea why people complain about poor service from the U.S. Post Office. I love it! The idea it could be privatized by our resident He Who Shall Not Be Named irritates the hell out of me – I expect it would destroy it completely.

The U.S. Post Office provides one of the best services available to the consumer. As with all things, costs increase as prices increase. But let’s think about it – I can send a letter 3000 miles for about 50¢. UPS and DHL and FedEx don’t do that. Here are current USPS rates for a variety of things, as shown at stamps.com:

Many times government, whether local, state, or federal, can do a better job than private enterprise. And vice versa. What works depends on the service. Roads should not be privatized, nor police or fire services. Private companies can compete with the government sectors. Not all government sectors work efficiently, nor do private entities.

Personally, I cannot fault the Post Office – it is dependable 99.9% of the time. My mail is delivered. I can track letters and packages. I can get service on Saturday, and even Sundays depending on what it is. I buy stamps so I can mail bills. If email were not so prevalent, I would write letters more frequently.

Kudos to the USPS!