>George,
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>>Well, get this one. If I want to send my wife a Valentines day card and take it to the local Cartersville Post Office, it has to go to Atlanta then be sent back to Cartersville for delivery.
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>I take it that you used that excuse last Valentine's Day?

Uhhh, No! I've taken to other means of delivery for things like that. You know, a card with flowers, etc. Don't forget, I'm married to "The Mick". I can hear the conversation that would ensue if I sent a card via the USPS and it didn't get there in time:

The Mick: Didn't you send me a card?

GT: Yes, I did. I mailed it two days ago and I thought it'd get here.

M: You thought? YOU THOUGHT?? If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, It doesn't matter what you think

The remainder of this dialog has, of course, been censored.:-)

Of course, all of the above conversation is pure fiction