The Post Office's "Priority Mail" is a totally meaningless concept. There is no such thing as a Priority Mail service. All you are getting is a box or an envelope that says "Priority Mail" on it, and a colorful logo. Once your envelope or package gets into the Postal system, it is not processed any faster than any 1st class mail would be ordinarily processed. Years ago, when I worked for the Post Office, they offered an extra service, for an extra fee, called "Special Handling" and that also was totally meaningless. As a Postal employee, I asked what we were supposed to do with parcels that were marked "Special Handling" and my supervisor told me that they should all be placed into a particular canvas bin that was labeled "Special Handling." That extra step actually slowed down how fast they were processed and delivered, and I could not understand how putting these packages into a particular bin was beneficial in any way. They were not handled "specially, " or handled in any other way that any of the other thousands of other packages that were processed in that facility. I didn't see how throwing a package labeled "Special Handling" into a bin that was also labeled "Special Handling" resulted in anything that was "Special." The only thing that seemed "Special" to me was that the Postal Supervisors were probably in "Special Education" classes, or had brain injuries from participating in "Special Olympics, " and were therefore able to believe that all of this, somehow, made any sense. Yes, folks, this is your real government. I know that you don't want to believe it, but it's all true. It's not just a dream - it's your government in action.
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