My wife and I are both 75 and we walk the mall holding hands. A younger woman came up to us to tell us how nice it was to see an older couple still holding hands. Well…yes and no.My wife is a little wobbly but we still like to hold hands.
If a real person that I know takes the time to write an email to me I feel it is simply a sign of respect to acknowledge receipt even if I have nothing more to say. Conversely, if I took the time to write a personal email and don’t receive a reply, I don’t send them email anymore.Which may be what they want.
I recently applied for a loan and was astonished at the amount of financial information I was expected to provide. I gathered all the documents and included a photo from my colonoscopy.
As a retired letter carrier I enjoy postal humor. Most carriers do. Seriously, though, regular carriers assigned to a route get to know the people on their route and treat the mail as if it was their own. Substitute carriers have it tough not knowing the route.
As the US population has, uh, grown recently, construction of residences has increased the number of addresses needing mail delivery. It is my opinion that the postal service is struggling to hire enough people to deliver to all the new addresses.I’ve noticed later delivery on my street by carriers without a postal uniform.
All wars are bankers’ wars. “War is a Racket” by Marine Corps General Smedley Butler.