In a message dated 98-12-17 15:56:25 EST, you write:

> > We often forget that we have the best and cheapest postal service in
>  > the world.  (Granted, Chicago is a big exception.)  ...
>
>  Speaking as a Chicagoan, granted, where a week never goes by without
>  some mail, correctly addressed to me, returned to sender or received
>  several days late with an inked notation "wrong address,"
>  the above statement strikes me as provincial.
>
>  It's like saying "The world's best marching band is right here
>  in River City."  Spoken by someone who has never been outside of Iowa.

Ann Landers has written that the US has the best postal service in the
world... best in terms of overall service versus overall price, I believe.

Of course... I think she's from Iowa originally.

Signed,
Des Moines or Bust