Oakland Post Office Follies!
Some of the characters I met during my 45-minute wait in line this morning at the Oakland Post Office.
- Dramatic Sigh Lady: Sighs loudly every 30 seconds to make sure everyone knows how annoyed she is by waiting in line. Alternates sighing with tsk sound. One time, she pulled off an impressive clear-throat-then-shape-shift-into-growl combo sound.
- King of the Line: While waiting in line, calmly read the paper down his nose and through his glasses. If these were the days of yore, he would be wearing a monocle. He'd peer over his glasses at Dramatic Sigh Lady every third time she did her noise-making. I was hoping he'd start sighing at Dramatic Sigh Lady's sighing, but it didn't happen.
- Dr. Chestt-X: Cameo appearance. Strutted out of the mailroom and exuded confidence. When walking, his chest preceded his head by about 5 yards. Can probably cold smash stuff.
- Hair-Products Lenny: Gratuitous use of hair cremes. His haircut was short enough to maintain without use of product(s). Sun deflected off head and it was SheenTime(TM).
- El Desfortunado: After 45 minutes of waiting, this poor fella could not get his package when he got to the mail window, as he did not bring his I.D. card. I would have probably gotten pretty mad. El D maintained his cool. Tonight, I raise a glass to you, El Desfortunado... I raise a glass to you.
