Here are the finalists for the worst post office in New York City

It's difficult for me to answer a question like this because I've never been to any other post office than my own. Yes, mine is terrible. I know that. It's improved somewhat in the past year or two, but it started off so dismal that any amelioration amounts to almost nothing. But I have no idea what the conditions are at Bushwick or Williamsburg. If I enter there, will I get punched in the gut? I don't know, it's certainly not happened at mine. That certainly would be worse conditions.

This type of situation plays out all over the place. I got into a debate with someone over rising college tuition, and my position ultimately was I have to first see what the college costs are and how they're allocating funds. I just don't have enough data to form an opinion. Or a researcher called the house and asked me how much of the city's budget should be spent on the arts. Well, first priority would be security, schools, social services, and infrastructure. I'm not going to say off the bat the percentage until I see how those other four cost.

We all throw out opinions without sufficient information, but if I really thought about an issue hard I'd probably revert to the "I don't know." Clearly other people did not agree with me because if this quiz tells you that people from Colorado, Idaho, and Texas are voting in for our worst post office.