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Post Office Philosopher
Recently two of my out-of-town friends had birthdays and as both are serious readers I thought they’d enjoy a good book I’d just read.
So I bought two more copies, wrapped each for mailing, and headed to the post office where I found John my favorite postal guy behind the counter,
“I’ll send them book rate.” he said putting the first one on the scale. “It’ll be $4.95.” And so I took out a $10 bill to cover the anticipated postage for two.
Then John put the second book on the scale. “This one will be $5.80.” he said
Puzzled I told John that the two books were identical and should weigh and cost the same.
”Ah yes, they should,” said my post office philosopher, “but life is a bitter mystery.”
So true.
– Dana Susan Lehrman
Dana Susan LehrmanThis retired librarian loves big city bustle and cozy country weekends, friends and family, good books and theatre, movies and jazz, travel, tennis, Yankee baseball, and writing about life as she sees it on her blog World Thru Brown Eyes!
www.WorldThruBrownEyes.com
Another life lesson from the post office! Had to laugh. So true.
Yep, you never know where you’ll learn a life lesson – many New York taxi drivers are also always ready to dispense!