Post office adventure

[abunaitoo]

Went to the post office to drop off a box for a member here.
Parking lot is kind of small. About 25 stalls.
All the stalls were filled. Lucky a car was pulling out just in front of me.
As I was walking in, a soldier was walking by. She looked like she was packing a box to ship.
Cute as a button. Probably a 4"10" tall, not more than #90.
As I walked by I said hi. She smiled and said hi.
I went into the counter and there were less than three people in there.
I wondered where all the people parked in the lot went.
When I finished, I walked to the PO box area. Empty. Not one person there.
As I walked out, I passed the cute soldier and said bye. She smiled and said bye.
As I was driving away, the lot was still full, I wondered where all the people who parked in the post office lot were.
Also how that cute tiny girl made it through basic.

[SSGOldfart]

Maybe you should have asked her MOS? Zzz
Our post office is across from the bank so I know why there five spaces are full. Good luck with the post office,I don't go unless I have to.

[OS OK]

You described our little PO here in Greenwood...could be they mailed themselves somewhere more desirable. Did you look into the drop box...'out of town mail'?

[PaulG67]

The entire parking lot at our post office consists of exactly one space, and it's a handicapped space. All other parking is on the street, it is a small street right off the main road and the PO is located right at a 90 degree corner of said street. Very dangerous especially in the winter as it is on a hill.

[rancher1913]

ours is always full of somali refugees trying to get there benifits from the gov. pisses me off everytime I go in there.

[abunaitoo]

The drop box for packages is inside the building, so I have to go inside anyway.
Had to cash a money order too.
I always hear MOS. I know it means what they do, but what does it stand for?????

[Nueces]

Military Occupational Specialty

[DLCTEX]

Our post office has about eight spaces including handicap but there are so many Chuck holes as to make them dangerous. It is owned by a Chicago lawyer and he does nothing until they get postmaster on it. I have done work on the building in the past but quit due to taking months to get paid.

[waksupi]

Our PO can park maybe a dozen vehicles. Our post mistress is a National Guard member. She is also quite voluptuous. I find myself stopping by for unneeded individual stamps. She is enjoyable to see.

[44man]

To be so nice to any soldier makes you have a place in my heart. Little girl was tough. My daughters were Marines. I was army. Never, ever regretted.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

The Post office in my town is a joy to visit. Rarely crowded and the clerks are friendly and on a first name basis with most everyone. They always make jokingly comments about heavy small flat rate boxes...I rarely ship any ingots, so they are not that heavy. Parking lot has 2 handicap spots, 3 non-employee spots, about a dozen spots for employees and mail jeeps, and about 5 diagonal spots on the street...and rarely ever completely filled.

[Skunk1]

My PO is open 4 hrs a day and 1 hr on Saturday. 2 parking stalls and 1 is handicap. Usually use the big PO in town and the lady behind the desk is so much more polite than ours and she knows who I am already when I walk in.

[mold maker]

I bet all those cars appeared within 10 min. and will leave the same. Our lot is a meeting place for drivers that carpool or catch a tour bus. If it weren't for all the curbs and trees, the lot would equal a football field, but it's cut up in tiny areas with VW size spaces, alleys, and sidewalks.
The PO folks are extra helpful especially if you didn't remember to buy stamps.

[DerekP Houston]

I guess that is one upside to living in a large city. I am fortunate to have a good post office nearby, and a few "decent" ones that I don't mind using for USPS MO or grabbing a stamped envelope occasionally. The parking space is limited at most I see though, and yes a lot of car pool people could use lots that aren't really designed for that purpose. The only real hang up is when I needed our passports redone, but it was fairly non-eventful with just some waiting around.