GOING POSTAL

Americans hate going to the post office to mail packages. The long waits can be painful.

But I will never complain about the post office at home again.

Today I spent over THREE HOURS waiting to mail packages home. I finally went and got a chair, a book and a hat to make the time more bearable.

The outgoing mail man is only at Camp Alamo on Fridays, so people can only mail packages home once a week. This creates a significant backlog. There is just one clerk to handle everyone, and each package must be inspected, weighed and paid for before shipping it out. This takes lots of time.

Like everything else in the military, complaining will get you nowhere. You have to simply adapt and be patient. Hence the book and chair.

I will add post office wait times to the growing list of things that will no longer bother me when I return home. This list currently includes cell phone service, internet speed and potholes.

Happy Easter everyone.