Like a misbehaved/dyslexic child, I was sent out of line at the post office today. Twice. The first time I reached the counter, the lady thought my zip code looked wrong. Then looked up the zip code of a town in a different state on the computer. Then handed me a giant book of codes and told me to come back later, without waiting in line. As I have expressed before, I have trouble with things in alphabetical order and always have to sing that stupid song. Plus, the listings were in alphabetical order by state names but only the initials showed on every page. Very confusing. Alas, the town I needed was not listed where I should expect it, but the surrounding zips looked close enough that I didn't think I had a problem. So I tried to go back to the counter. Except that the lady ushering me just ended her shift. And I had to go back to the end of the line. When I finally got to the counter again and explained why I had the post office's book of zip codes (from 2003, by the way), the new lady explained that I had to search from the index by the front of the state section. Not the front of the book or the back of the book. Because post office books don't operate under the same principles and conventions as normal books. She flipped to the right page. But instead of waiting the five seconds for me to scan down for the right number, had me step out of line yet again. At that point, I really wanted to pull out my student ID and explain that I could both read and count and this whole thing shouldn't be that complicated. But I stepped aside, and let the system take its course.
The snow is coming down in big flakes but not accumulating. Just the way I like it.
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