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The United States Postal Service is much maligned as incompetent both financially and in delivery of service. It is frequently the butt of jokes and in fact, the term "going postal" is described in the dictionary as becoming angry especially in the place you work. This stereotype certainly doesn't fit my local post office. Many of us still retrieve our mail there daily from the little boxes neatly lining the walls of the building. This is where I go to chat with Doc or the Mayor or John or Celine or any of the neighbors who plan on spending a few extra minutes catching up on news as they collect the bills, ads, and magazines.Our USPS employees are courteous and entertaining. They perform their jobs efficiently with a smile and often a joke. Today I bought a book of stamps, took half of them for my outgoing mail, and then ask the postal worker to give the remaining ones to the next customer who needed stamps. He smiled and said "consider it done". I like going to our friendly post office. I hope the stamp recipient was happy he went there today, too.
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