from a tenant in Hanford, and the same area of the little envelope. Those small envelopes get caught sideways in the postal sorting machines and rip apart. In my case, half of the money order inside was gone, never to be returned. The real fun is trying to explain all this to my tenant, who does not speak or read English.

Funny thing: as soon as the Post Office is allowed to raise the minimum first-class postage to around $1, all our letters will be delivered promptly and in one piece, I have no doubt.