Great comments from this week
We get hundreds of comments here at AOA each week. Here are a few that made us think or laugh this week.
Thanks to everyone who posted a comment!
On the possible closures of some Capital Region post offices
"What bureaucrat IDIOT decided to close the Pine Hills, New Scotland, and Delaware branches? Where are those households within those neighborhoods supposed to go? There are a number of elderly and family households in these neighborhoods. USPS is doing a great disservice by closing these branches. At LEAST consolidate the offices to a more centrally located smaller storefront."
... said daleyplanit
"[C]losing all three in densely populated neighborhoods where people WALK for services makes no sense. "
... said The Mother
"I don't quite understand what the big deal is with the closings...
You can order stamps, printable postage and flat-rate boxes online and just put the letters / packages by your mailbox and they will pick them up when they deliver your mail.
Honestly the only time I ever go to the post office is when I need proof of mailing, money orders or other special services. Maybe the average person uses those services more than I ever have but if I had to travel a little farther the 5 times a year I need those things it wouldn't bother me!"
... said SP
"Maybe when foreign hackers bring down the internet and modern society as we know it, the post office will again become a meaningful thing.
Or am I conflating two different Kevin Costner movies."
... said Daniel B
About Bath-on-Hudson Beth's texting-while-driving survey
"Those stats may be low, but it will only take one of those idiots to cause a tragic accident."
... said chrisck
"Oh I'm just waiting for Johnny Badge to pull me over and give me a ticket for an unsafe radio station change."
... said Chuck Miller
About lost ship wrecks and lake monsters
"The shipwrecks were easier to find because-- you know-- they actually exist"
... said the_exile
About Bennington
"Bennington does make a very fun day trip-- it's a lovely town with a lot to offer. But I noticed something's missing from this posting: maple sugar candy. It's rampant and tasty up there. I've made trips to Bennington just to satisfy a craving. I'd recommend slipping it into the 9A, 1:30P, and 5:30P time slots."
... said Alice Person
About the Canadian influx
"Let's just pray they leave their pharmaceuticals behind on the bus . . . if we all work together and distract the bus driver, we could have affordable health care, if just for one night."
... said CJ
"Be on alert for a widespread outbreak of politeness."
... said Julia Thorne
About David Paterson and MC Hammer
"Well, when you think about it, David Paterson and MC Hammer do have a lot in common. Both have had painful struggles with their respetive budgets. Both have been the punchline of SNL jokes. Both have worn ridiculous clothes. Sounds to me like these two would have a lot to talk about!"
... said Mrs. M
About the ghost ticket report
"You know how when a whole situation is FUBAR, it's the little details that can be the most irritating? For example "The director of the parking violations bureau received 34 no-fine tickets -- and his wife received 121 of them". THE DIRECTOR!!! OF THE PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU!!! COME ON!!"
... said Mrs. M
"In the end, none of this matters at all. There is zero accountability in the NYS government, why should the police department act differently?
They all learned a long time ago that they can do as they damn well please and aside from a (yaaaawwwwwnn) great deal of public "outcry", NOTHING ever results from it. People screaming and yelling ultimately affects nothing. Nobody gets fined, nobody gets fired, nobody gets demoted, nobody gets anything. Sticks and stones. NY cops and politicians go about their business on the backs of the taxpayers. "
... said John (was) in Michigan
About missed connections on Craigslist
"I saw you at All Over Albany... you were posting something snarky and it really turned me on ... let's get together in our Power Rangers costumes and fight the zombies in Pine Hills ... we'll compare notes on how many famous people we know come from Albany ... we'll go exploring in empty buildings with our cameras ... we'll eat food we can't pronounce in restaurants that are about to close ... we'll swap our Price Chopper AdvantEDGE cards at the checkout line... tweet me as soon as I get a Twitter connection"
... said Chuck Miller
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