The following comment from yesterday’s Dear Pop post really cracked me up. From Nita:

“Dear DC Government – thank you for your property tax bill. Once I have reviewed the bill, I issue a check in accordance with the figure as posted. The problem is that with budget cutbacks, the checkbook division does not currently have any dollars. I cannot tell you how long it will take for this problem to be remedied; but until then, I cannot pay any bills. I can review the bill, but that is all I can do for now.”