McHenry County Blog

Saw this headline from WBBM-AM's news feed a couple of weeks ago.

It referred to the quality of postal delivery in Chicago, a recurrent topic.

What it reminded me of was my childhood in Easton, Maryland.

212 S. Aurora Street.

Those days, back in the 1940's, the postman came twice a day.

I remember when he started coming only once a day, but I can't give you a year.

So, whether Post Office delivery has improved or not depends on your starting point.

Labels: 212 S. Aurora Street, Easton, Maryland, Post Office, Postman

There were so many messages yesterday.

The first warm day of spring.

As I was driving toward Crystal Lake’s Main Beach on Dole Avenue, I saw a postman walking toward me wearing shorts.

How long has it been warm enough to wear shorts?

(Yes, I know my postman Chris O’Reilly—now on disability leave for a knee operation—worn shorts sometimes during this winter, but he doesn’t walk; he drives a truck.)

Anyway, I didn’t get a picture of the postman in shorts so I circled around the block and didn’t manage to snap a picture until he was sitting on the tailgate of his mail van.

Knowing that he would wonder who that crazy guy was that took his photo, I drove across Dole Avenue on Eagle Street and told him that he was going to be my “Message of the Day.”

Shorts.

Glorious shorts!

The postman’s name is Ron Hallquest.

Labels: Crystal Lake, Dole Avenue, Eagle Street, Postman, Shorts