When I first moved to Chester Springs I quickly located the nearest post office. It's not where my mail comes from which is 15 minutes away but only 5 minutes distant. Doesn't make much sense but good enough tomail things and I'm a frequent user. What immediately caught my attention wasthe name of the tiny office--Uwchland, P.O. The township and all the street signs read Uwchlan. No "d."
"Interesting" I thought. "This area was probably once called Uwchland. They
must have dropped the "d" to fit on roadsigns more easily." No! I checked the history of the area. It was always called Uwchlan. The post office, it seems, made a mistake in 1932 and no one bothered to correct it.
I learned yesterday that a check for $200 that I sent to a mutual fund a week ago never arrived and was not cashed. I went to the post office to learn if they knew of any mail being lost. While I waited my turn in line a woman came up behind me and asked if the post office had a stamp machine. "It doesn't," I replied "butit should." The clerk overheard the conversation and explained that there is no need for a stamp machine since every food store now sels stamps. Unable to contain myself, I interjected: "That's like the supermarket not selling milk because it's sold in the local convenience store." God forbid the post office should be convenient. The lady had to wait 10 minutes to buy a book of stamps. Oh, did I mention they new nothing about mail being mislaid and gave me a number to call?
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