Right now I have a great postal person who manages to jam the biggest packages in between my doors. Otherwise I would have to wait until the next day to go pick them up.
Come on. You drop by for a cup of coffee, and the world's not ending? Please.
Connor ,'Not Fade Away'
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Sue - Dec 03, 2013 9:22:07 am PST #6750 of 30002
hip deep in pie
SuziQ - Dec 03, 2013 9:32:35 am PST #6751 of 30002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
My front door is hidden from view, so I don't worry too much about packages left by the door. A couple of years ago I had ordered a kitchenaide mixer that was going to be a Christmas present for K-Bug.
Whoever delivered it didn't feel comfortable just leaving it by the door, all by itself. No. Instead, they put it under the doormat. Cause THAT is inconspicuous.
Zenkitty - Dec 03, 2013 10:15:49 am PST #6752 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Suzi, that's hilarious!
My front door is pretty well hidden too. So far, knock on wood, I haven't had any packages go missing here, and I get a LOT of packages. My postal persons will get out of the little truck and bring the packages right to my door. I love them. I give them cookies at Christmas.
The UPS guy is friendly, but that may be because of how often he sees me in my pajamas.
Atropa - Dec 03, 2013 10:31:01 am PST #6753 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I don't know what magic I possess that I made that happen, but if anyone needs me to work my juju, I'll give it a shot.
Agent phone call, please! IJS ...
We have two different USPS guys, and one of them is a dream. Doesn't lose things, always brings packages to the door, finishes the route before 7pm. The other guy delivers things incorrectly on our block about twice a week, and always acts annoyed if he has to interact with anyone.
omnis_audis - Dec 03, 2013 11:01:08 am PST #6754 of 30002
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
UPS & FedEx are great. They have remotes to our gate, and typically leave at the front door. USPS is annoying. Our mailboxes are down 5 steps, so, not very convenient for me to get to. Sometimes he leaves it on top of the mailboxes. Sometimes he puts it in the parcel lockers. Sometimes he leaves a note to pick it up at the post office. Sometimes he WRITES ON MY MAIL that "it's in locker 53". Ugg. I want to support USPS and all. But not with bad delivery guy. I wish Amazon was consistent with delivery choice. Sometimes it's USPS, sometimes it's UPS. I like UPS best.
In other news... I have a real bad case of "I don't wanna...". Tired. One more week of classes. Can not wait for some down time.
eta: just as I was starting to get productive, my work computer does the grey curtain of doom. Ugg.
Laga - Dec 03, 2013 12:32:37 pm PST #6755 of 30002
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Ha! As I was reading this UPS delivered a box from Amazon and a box from Dell!
Hil R. - Dec 03, 2013 1:20:12 pm PST #6756 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hil R. - Dec 03, 2013 2:04:35 pm PST #6757 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Cass - Dec 03, 2013 4:34:31 pm PST #6758 of 30002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
The guilt pang I felt then will hopefully spur me to remember not to make his life harder!
I don't recall if I told this story but I was at a community event here and was introduced to the Mayor. Who recited my full address *cold*. He's also my postman. It's a small town so public office holders usually keep their day job. And I was clearly the problem address. I'm a lot better about fetching my mail every couple of days now. Really nice guy. We chat when I see him now.
beekaytee - Dec 03, 2013 4:45:26 pm PST #6759 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant
For those amused by the on-going drama of the pet care industry...the employee whose dog was bitten last week said she would not be 'doing anything legal.'
Today, I get a message saying, among other things, that she is claiming lost wages because her dog is 'too upset' for her to work and he may never be 'normal' again.
No bite is good, but this one wasn't as bad as I've seen. She wasn't even going to take him to the vet!
Oh my.
Both Bartleby and Cagney have been bitten badly enough to require vet care. It's not that I don't understand being upset having endured an injury like that but...lost wages? For an independent contractor whose pay is based on the number of assignments the person chooses? How, exactly would you calculate that claim?