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Been awhile since I posted something, so here is a little rant.  I’ll stay away from politics, since both sides are idiots and it is too easy to slap them around.

Topic today: the Post Office.

It’s quite easy to ridicule the PO: Dogs v. Mailmen,  Going Postal, Those funny shorts in summer, etc.

But what was the Postal Service created for?

Answer: To efficiently and safely get your mail delivered to the recipient.

The rant comes from this: I had to send my beloved 40D into Canon for service, and they require the package be insured for it’s full value.

I go to the PO with a well bubble wrapped and packed camera and wait in the line (lunch time: when more people go to the PO than any other time except immediatly after work, yet only one person on duty?), then give them the package.  Shipping to California, 2-3 day delivery: $9.55.

“I Need Insurance for $1200″.

“Okay, one moment” types in computer “Insurance for that to Irvine California is $12.80.”

It costs more to insure the package than to deliver it, and the delivery is supposed to be “safe” already.  Kinda like double paying for them doing their jobs.

What a screwed up system.