A woman from a small town in North Carolina bought a few stamps each week from the clerk at her post office.
In the interest of progress, a new stamp machine was installed in the lobby. The woman never used it, but always stood in line to purchase her stamps from the postal clerk.
One day he asked her, "Ma'am, why don't you ever use the machine for stamps? Then you wouldn't have to wait in line."
"Because," she replied quietly, "it never asks about my rheumatism."
In the interest of progress, a new stamp machine was installed in the lobby. The woman never used it, but always stood in line to purchase her stamps from the postal clerk.
One day he asked her, "Ma'am, why don't you ever use the machine for stamps? Then you wouldn't have to wait in line."
"Because," she replied quietly, "it never asks about my rheumatism."