I recently read Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Post Office by Devin Leonard and have become thoroughly enamored with the United States Postal Service. (I heartily recommend the book.) The USPS was truly instrumental in creating the "United" States. It could rightly be viewed as the original internet by permitting the country's first citizens to communicate and share information with one another over vast distances.
The book opens with a story about people who make a hobby of visiting the more than 30,000 United States Post Offices. I thought this was a pretty cool concept. I could never hope to match the passion or scope of these hobbyists--some of whom have gone as far as traveleing by ferry to remote island post offices--but I could stop and take a quick picture if I happen to be near a post office (and can convince my wife and son, both of whom understandably think this is "weird," to play along).
So today I visited my first post office in this bizarre new hobby. I woke up with a nasty bug and paid a visit to the urgent care in Carle Place, New York. While waiting to see the doctor, I googled "post office" and discovered one around the corner. After leaving the urgent care I took the 1 minute drive over.
