Mailing A Chicken: Expensive, But Worth It.

My Dad was a letter carrier when this was their logo. He rode a flying horse but did not deliver chickens (Image via Wikipedia)

I swung by the Post Office this afternoon. I expected to take care of shipping something and move on.

I got to do that, but not until I was educated.

I have considered what I learned and run the numbers on it. There is no doubt that I will use the information gained this afternoon in the future.

Unexpectedly Educational

I was third in line at the post office. A woman who seemed to be mailing wedding invitations was in front of me. The two men in front of her were mailing six big boxes, five were on the floor and one was on the scale being weighed.

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