US Post Office

Why do they lock up the Post Office for «lunch hours»? I walked down just to get supplies and missed them by 3 minutes.

One of the few post offices in the area that’s open before 9. They make up for it by closing at 4:45. This is the one of the teeniest post offices I’ve ever seen! It’s kind of tucked away on 2^nd street. I didn’t know it was here even though I’d been working on 3^rd street for months. It’s right across from the Wachovia. Tiny yellow brick building, no distinguishing it from the closed buildings on either side of it.
They have a very small amount of PO boxes and the counter clerk office is nearly always totally deserted. Except around the first of the month. Then they’re packed with people getting money orders and sending them out. They drop the cash immediately into a safe below the counter so don’t get any funny ideas criminals.
There are mailing supplies here and a letter drop box but no other special services. The clerks tell me that when the post office restructures «soon» they’re closing this office. I’ll keep you posted. Heh.