When one looks to change one’s address online through our national postal service, type in www.usps.gov. Watch the .gov change immediately to a .com. Isn’t this the same government entity that keeps raising the price of stamps because they keep losing money. Aren’t we taxpayers subsidizing their budget?
When did the post office become a dot-com? We moved to this temporary address last week and our dot-com post office does not deliver mail here. Why? I don’t know. Must be so that we’ll have to spend money on a box at the local branch.
I asked for a box, the day after we moved in and was told I needed a utility bill with my name on it. This is a ski lodge and we’re here temporarily and all the utilities are in the owner’s name. Not to mention that 24 hours after unlocking the front door for the first time I would not have a utility bill at hand for at least a month.
Now for the kicker. Last I heard we were fifty states plus territories. Our branch will not accept out-of-state checks.
Next thing you know they’ll ask Congress to pass a law stating that we must follow up every email with a first-class postage letter so they can dig their way out of the hole they’ve dug for themselves. Perhaps I’ll have to find out the home address of everyone who reads this blog (thanks, folks!) and send you updates through the dot-com post office!
Stranger things have happened. Just another moving story I thought you might like. Cheers, Dee
Cooking with Dee 