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Item 63. Five uniformed postal workers hula hooping in front of a post office.

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This one was much more difficult than I'd thought. The first problem was finding Hula hoops in October! The toy stores don't carry them, the dollar stores don't have them and when I called the local daycare, theirs had all broken during the summer, so they had none either.

They suggested I try the school, and lo and behold, the gym teacher said I could borrow five! Yay!

The Government built a new, giant post office near the airport in our city, so I thought, SIZE MATTERS and went there first. The place is locked down like Fort Knox! OMG. You can't even get IN without going through airport type security.

I gave them my spiel, and got a look like this. -.- "This is a government facility. We can't just pull people away from their desks when they're on the government payroll bla bla bla bla.

I told them I'd wait for break time. I asked them what would be a better time for me to come back, etc. NOTHING. No help at all.

So I went to my smaller post office where I tend to mail my PORN, and while i wouldn't call the two women there COOL, they get a kick out of my packages and stuff, so I thought maybe they'd be able to call a couple of buddies down or something. Nope. One of the women had retired, and they'd replaced him with a DOUCHE BAG. "Why would I do that?" Well, it's for charity! it will be fun! "What's in it for me?" *sigh*

The woman who still worked there suggested I try the larger post office downtown.

I did, and BINGO! They were great! Happy to do it! The really happy looking woman in the front called two guys down from upstairs and jokingly bullied them into doing it.

They restored my faith in humanity! I brought them coffee and donuts the next day for being so awesome.

Date: 2012-11-15 03:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] drinkingcocoa.livejournal.com
I cannot believe you did all this.

And the photo is immeasurably great.

Date: 2012-11-15 03:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nimielle.livejournal.com
OH MY GOD!! This is so utterly fantastic!! *bounces around* How cool of an idea is that?! :D

You go girl!

Date: 2012-11-15 04:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foxestacado.livejournal.com
I am amazed this happened!

Date: 2012-11-15 04:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] theficklepickle.livejournal.com
I think what I'm enjoying most about these accounts is all the great people you're meeting and speaking to and who are joining in with the fun. You can see these folks were up for anything that made their life a little less ordinary, if only for a few minutes, so good on them!

Date: 2012-11-15 04:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leoparda.livejournal.com
I don't know what's awesomer, the pic or that they were game for it.... oh who am I kidding? The pic comes in a distant second. These guys ROCK!

Date: 2012-11-15 05:36 pm (UTC)
ansku: (Default)
From: [personal profile] ansku
I'm really glad you found the hoops and the willing postal workers :) This GISHWHES thing is starting to look rather challenging from where I'm sitting!

Date: 2012-11-15 06:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pokeystar.livejournal.com
This is awesome.

Date: 2012-11-15 06:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tjs-whatnot.livejournal.com
So cool!

Date: 2012-11-15 07:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amanuensis1.livejournal.com
They are WONDERFUL. Huzzah for my faith in humanity too!

Date: 2012-11-15 07:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] oliversnape.livejournal.com
This photo just made my day. Especially Jazz-hands in the front there. Brilliant. ;)

Date: 2012-11-15 08:15 pm (UTC)
ext_21342: I dream of Jeannie as Djin7 (DJ Default 2)
From: [identity profile] djin7.livejournal.com
You're awesome. LOL

Date: 2012-11-15 09:11 pm (UTC)
arcanetrivia: a light purple swirl on a darker purple background (Default)
From: [personal profile] arcanetrivia
"Why would I do that?" Well, it's for charity! it will be fun! "What's in it for me?" *sigh*

WTH? I would totally hula hoop for charity. (Well, fail to hula hoop for charity, probably.) What a wiener.

Date: 2012-11-16 09:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] whatthefuckbenj.livejournal.com
This is so cool! I love your life XD

Date: 2012-11-16 09:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] whatthefuckbenj.livejournal.com
I just noticed that woman in the back behind the glass doors - she just makes that pic so much better!

Date: 2012-11-16 02:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tripperfunster.livejournal.com
:D Thank you. It was way more work than it should have been!

Date: 2012-11-16 02:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tripperfunster.livejournal.com
Thanks! Well, it wasn't MY idea, but every single item on that scavenger hunt was crazy!

Date: 2012-11-16 02:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tripperfunster.livejournal.com
Believe me, I had almost given up hope!!

Date: 2012-11-16 02:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tripperfunster.livejournal.com
This! I walked into almost every situation thinking they would say 'no' and aside from that asshat pretty much everyone else said 'yes!'. Actually a few other people said no to things, but they were really nice and apologetic about it.

Date: 2012-11-16 02:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tripperfunster.livejournal.com
They really did! Look how happy they are!

Date: 2012-11-16 02:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tripperfunster.livejournal.com
It was unbelievable challenging and really took over my life for that week. AND I MISS IT TERRIBLY! My sense of crazy purpose is now ... floundering. ;)

Date: 2012-11-16 02:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tripperfunster.livejournal.com
Thank you! It really was!

Date: 2012-11-16 02:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tripperfunster.livejournal.com
Thanks! I was pretty damn happy that it finally worked!

Date: 2012-11-16 02:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tripperfunster.livejournal.com
INORITE? People were generally (aside from that one dick) willing to do all sorts of crazy things for me! As you will continue to hear, in my stories of GISHWHES.)

Date: 2012-11-16 02:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tripperfunster.livejournal.com
:D She was the king-pin of the whole thing. Bill! You can't take your break just yet. Steve! Get downstairs, we need you!

Date: 2012-11-16 02:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tripperfunster.livejournal.com
No, THEY are awesome! <3

Date: 2012-11-16 02:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tripperfunster.livejournal.com
ha! I was amazed how shitty I was a hula hooping! WTF? I certainly have the hips for it!

Date: 2012-11-16 02:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tripperfunster.livejournal.com
Ha! It's not terribly exciting, but it is bizare!

Date: 2012-11-16 02:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tripperfunster.livejournal.com
yeah, that is one happy face back there. ;)

Date: 2012-11-16 07:05 pm (UTC)
ext_21342: I dream of Jeannie as Djin7 (DJ Default 2)
From: [identity profile] djin7.livejournal.com
THEY ARE AWESOME! But it takes a special person to organise these things. Hee.

Date: 2012-11-17 09:32 pm (UTC)
nic: (Wicked)
From: [personal profile] nic
The photo, and the entire story, makes me smile. Those postal workers were made of win! And I learned a great lesson about tenacity.

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