Post Haste

My old post office was shuttered so my new post office is about a half mile farther up the street, in the heart of Hollywood.  I don't go to the post office as much as I used to (most don't, which is why they're shutting down), but I recently had cause to go there.

The first thing I noticed was a terribly long line. The second thing I noticed was the employees I'd seen at my old place, behind the windowed stations.  The third thing I noticed was they weren't serving the public. Not at the windows, anyway.  They were walking around, looking busy, but as for helping all of us in line--nothing.  There were twelve windows, and only two were active.  Then one of those workers left ("we've got two active--shut one down immediately!").

I stood in the line 45 minutes.  The line kept getting longer so for all I know I was lucky.  I wish someone had a camera and took a walk up and down the line, then past the empty windows.  Would have made a good YouTube video.  Though it's probably illegal to shoot video inside a post office. And now you know why.