USPS Fail

USPS can't even tell me that... I sent my passport in for renewal (Priority Mail with tracking) and it was last seen leaving Springfield, MO on the way to Philly. Well, it never showed up and I ended up paying big bucks for an expediting service as time was short by then.

FOUR MONTHS later, long after my trip, I got a call from a postmaster in Wheeler, IN (wherever that is) telling me they have my envelope, heavily damaged. They actually did mail it back to me and it arrived promptly, now that it was completely useless. Sigh.
Which is the reason I went to the State Dept and dealt with the hassle of parking and the security check.
To be honest the P/O that could have processed a passport was still 3.6 miles further than the Fed Bldg.
I'm just still shaking my head over the fact that they took the $35 processing fee as cash, but the $110 had to be money order.
Whatever, it's done now.