Cuts Down On The Walk In Traffic

I think Social Security employees mostly deserve praise for the hard work they do under circumstances which are often difficult, but they occasionally screw up. Here is an article about an unfortunate screw-up from the Daily Sentinel in Nocogdoches, TX:

The new scaled-down version of the local Social Security office is now open, but unless you already know where it is, good luck trying to find it.

Those who didn't hear about the closing and set off for a quick trip to the Old Mize Factory office on North Street, where the office has been for years, could be in for quite an adventure.

The parking lot of the former North Street location was buzzing with people Tuesday afternoon — people who weren't sure where to go. Drivers would pull up to where the sign was, get out and try the locked door. They'd look around for some sort of "closed" or "moved" sign, which wasn't there, and then use both hands to block the sun as they tried to peer inside the vacant building for clues before leaving to walk around the Old Mize Factory and ask for directions.

The Nacogdoches Economic Development Corporation, which is located in the same building, actually produced their own sign and put it outside their entrance, with a new map and a photo of the new location of the Social Security office, so people would know where to go. But many cars came and went without seeing NEDCO's flyer. ...

As it turns out, the Nacogdoches Social Security office has moved into an apparently unmarked building in a small retail strip center between the former H-E-B grocery and Ultrafit, in the slot formerly occupied by Accessories Unlimited. The large sign at the top of the building remains blank, but if you manage to figure out that it's the right place, and see through all the cars parked up next to the building, you might catch a glimpse of the Social Security seal through the dark tinted windows of the front door.