In December, we ate up what was in the fridge and freezer to
the best of our ability and pulled all the furniture from the porch into the
house.
We were Florida-bound.
We also filled
out the form at the Post Office to have the mail re-routed South and gave a key
for the house to a neighbor. (Good thing, since once we got here, My Guy looked
in his shaving kit and realized that he’d left all his medications in
Massachusetts.)
We also gave
our friend a key to our mailbox – and it was a good thing we did that, too. After
searching here for a particular piece of mail and haunting our Florida mailbox, we
called our good and patient friend up north yet again.
Could he
just take a walk over and check our mailbox?
Here’s what
he found
A call to our
town’s Post Office produced the information that they’re having trouble getting
a permanent person on our route. So temporary people don’t have to bother
their heads with details like forwarding mail???
We are cutting government programs and have focused on reducing services to the post office to support making is more private...and more expensive.
ReplyDeleteSometimes going away for a while is a challenge when it comes to looking after things.
ReplyDeleteIsn't the Post Office in charge of forwarding the mail? Not the delivery person? That's how it happens here.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I thought, but apparently in our town the mail carrier does the sorting for the route.
DeleteFunny thing is, in my opinion, our route should be the on of the most desirable - no delivering door to door. In our complex, all mail goes to central boxes for residents to pick up.
Tabor is right -- things like this happen when budget-cutting and privatization run rampant in Washington! (Not to mention financial strains at the PO caused by fewer people sending mail these days...)
ReplyDeleteYes, I have a suspicion that much of that over-stuffed box is due to junk mail.
DeleteIt's a good thing that you've got neighbors who can help look out for you. And I rarely get any real mail in my mailbox, it's mostly just junk that I cannot stop them from delivering. I tried.
ReplyDeleteOne enlightening thing about forwarded mail was that (theoretically) the only mail that gets through is the first-class. But of course the junk mail people still figure out a way every now and then.
DeleteAfter three years at this address, many of my mail problems are sorted. But, the mail often goes to the wrong box. I put the missorted stuff in my box back in outgoing mail. Many of my neighbors walk over and give me my Visa bill in person. I try not to think about it. I have bigger Washington DC problems to work on.
ReplyDeleteAs DJan just pointed out above, thank heaven for neighbors watching our backs.
Deletewe can expect all government services to get worse until we have different politicians.
ReplyDeleteI think we can pretty much depend on EVERYTHING to get worse until we have different politicians. And the longer it takes for this to happen, the ugliness will increase exponentially.
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