I Have A Stubborn Postal Service Carrier!

I had an issue with my mail carrier some time ago and called the
1-800-ASK-USPS phone number on their website.I really wasn't expecting
to get the issue resolved,but miracles do happen and within a week I
had gotten a phone call from the county postmaster telling me he would
look into the matter personally!I have had no problems with my mail
carrier since then.You might give the 1-800 number a try.

And we want the government to run health care?

I live in Ontario Canada and my mailman sucks too. Our neighbour has a
pug and he swears he was bitten by him (bull, he has been around my
toddler and never had any isssues) and wont deliver mail to either
house if the dog is out. He also won't deliver to any other property
in the area with a dog even though most of the owners are out for the
day so there is no chance of the mailman being bitten by their dogs
that have all (allegedly) bitten him before.
After making enouugh stink, we are getting a new carrier. But that
took two years of everyone in the area complaining to Canada Post.

Same thing happend to me when I moved this year. I have been living
in San Antonio for about 4 years and I moved across town. I have my
daughter and her kids who live with me and they have a different last
name then mine. The new mail carrier would not deliver our mail since
our names were not in the box. It took a couple of weeks to get it
fixed and to have the mail delivered to me again. I asked what the
issue was and why they wouldnt deliver without the names on the box
and he said its due to idenity theft. They want to be sure that the
name on the letter matches whats on the box.

But I live in a large city and it may be a different reason for you.

Serioulsy, that's illegal...call your POST MASTER and stop complaining
about it online!!!

I THINK IT IS ABOUT POWER. They have the power over your mail and can
or can not deliver it to your address. I know there is a rule about
dogs. They don't even have to deliver it if you have a dog beware
sign. The name on your mailbox is a choice on your part. I don't
have the name on my mail box and I get my mail and my parents mail
everyday.

I just want to say that I have not read the comments, but here's my
story about the postal system:

Shortly after I moved here, I stopped receiving my mail because the
carrier claimed there was a car parked too close to the mailbox. I
was not getting the mailed picked up either, which was causing big
problems. I called my local postmaster to try and resolve the
situation and was not only spoken to like a child but was told
outright lies. I tried to explain that I had no control over who
parked near my mailbox. The postmaster claimed that unless the truck
had a ten-foot clearance in front and behind the box, they could not
deliver the mail. He also claimed the driver was not permitted to get
out of the truck, and that the truck was incapable of operating in
reverse.

Now, I could understand if a car was actually blocking the mailbox,
but I actually took pictures of cars parked more than ten feet away
from the box on days when my mail was not delivered or picked up.

In desperation of receiving non-interrupted mail service, I started
speaking to people who lived in the area a long time, and they
confirmed that it had always been that way and there was nothing I
could do to change anything. I was even told "You can't fight City
Hall".

Well, that wasn't good enough for me. I contacted the Postmaster
General in Washington D.C. and received an immediate response
informing me that the matter would be looked into. Less than a week
later, I noticed a car following the mail truck, and a person inside
the car writing was on a clipboard. That was 27 years ago, and since
then the postmaster moved to a post office in a different town, and I
have received my mail every single day (weather permitting). I have
seen the carrier get out of the truck and have also seen the truck
operating in reverse.

The moral of the story is you CAN fight City Hall. And you can win.
I suggest that you contact the Postmaster General in Washington D.C.
(if there still is such a person) and explain your situation.
Hopefully you will get the same results I did.

Good luck!

Likely the carrier is following policy as written. As far as I know,
they only deliver to known people at the address. If you put both
names on the box, then it should improve. I hope your plan works.

Gee and I ccouln't get them to STOP putting mail in my mail box that
does not belong to me! I get the neighbors who moved 6 mos ago plus my
siblings who have not lived at our family home for 20-35yrs.

Finally we had a new carrier and I was outside one day. He was very
nice, I explained that the only mail I wanted was in my own or my sons
name. He came back from his truck and brought me a form to fill out.
He said to take it to our local branch of the PO and he will be
reminded to bring only mail for the persons listed for that address.
It worked out fine and still is. And that was over 6yrs ago.

So maybe a trip to your local PO will help, talk to the supervisor and
ask how to go about getting ALL your mail delivered and not just what
this one carrier thinks you should be receiving.

HOw can a mail carrier be so darned cranky? THey make over $40K a
year, they get lots of exercise, and they get first looks at girlie
magazines!

Divorce is a good thing! And sometimes people do have divorce
parties.

Getting rid of a cheating spouse, an abuser (physical, emotional, or
substance) is sometimes the only way to get your life back.

I am not saying that all divorces are warranted. Marriage is hard. Too
many people throw in the towel without trying to work out their
problems.

I am not divorced. In fact I just got married. But I don't condemn
anyone for getting a divorce if they are better off without their
spouse.

I have the opposite problem. We have lived in our home for eleven
years. We still get mail for the former owners, as well as for current
and former neighbors. Most days I have to walk around the neighborhood
delivering the mail myself. I've called the Postmaster and nothing has
changed. I am thinking about submitting an invoice to the US Postal
Service and charging them hourly in accordance with a mail delivery
person's pay scale.

The following is the USPS rules on this:

http://tinyurl.com/mxhc4e

In particular, note the following:

"3.2.8 Owner's Name[:] The mailbox may bear the owner's name."

It says "may" not "must." There are requirements for address,
however, so take note of these.

If you have not done so, already, give a call to your local
postmaster. Describe the situation and see what s/he has to say.

Is this a free standing home, an apartment or condo?

Have you spoken the mailcarrier personally?



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