Mr. Silly Posted July 6, 2020 Share #1 Posted July 6, 2020 We haven't received any mail since last Wednesday. I understand Saturday was a national holiday but we should have received something Thursday, Friday and today. We didn't. Mrs. Grumpy called the post office to ask 'What the fuck?' The response was they suspended mail delivery because of COVID. Well, I've seen their trucks around delivering packages so they're concerns for the virus seem a bit selective. Have you been getting your mail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #2 Posted July 6, 2020 Haven’t checked it in a couple of days. But last I did the box was stuffed full. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #3 Posted July 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mr. Grumpy said: We haven't received any mail since last Wednesday. I understand Saturday was a national holiday but we should have received something Thursday, Friday and today. We didn't. Mrs. Grumpy called the post office to ask 'What the fuck?' The response was they suspended mail delivery because of COVID. Well, I've seen their trucks around delivering packages so they're concerns for the virus seem a bit selective. Have you been getting your mail? No. I haven't been getting mail regularly. A replacement Costco Visa was supposed to arrive by June 30, mailed to my apartment. The old one is working but expires 7/31. If I don't get it in a couple days, I'll have to request another. I've also gotten a few pieces of damaged mail in the last month or so that arrived in a plastic bag the USPS put it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #4 Posted July 6, 2020 Today we did. However if it wasn't for junk mail and the occasional magazine, I wouldn't get much mail. Heck I probably get more packages from Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted July 6, 2020 Share #5 Posted July 6, 2020 Yep, just emptied the box, nothing really worth crossing the street for but they are still delivering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted July 6, 2020 Share #6 Posted July 6, 2020 I got a bunch of bills today. You are certainly welcome to them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #7 Posted July 6, 2020 We get mail on a pretty regular basis here. BTW, when did they stop using ponies for mail delivery? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #8 Posted July 6, 2020 I only get mail couple times / week. I don't get a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #9 Posted July 6, 2020 11 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: Today we did. However if it wasn't for junk mail and the occasional magazine, I wouldn't get much mail. Heck I probably get more packages from Amazon. LOL, this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted July 6, 2020 It sounds like they're just picking on me. 🙁😟😢😖😭 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun Posted July 6, 2020 Share #11 Posted July 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Mr. Grumpy said: We haven't received any mail since last Wednesday. I understand Saturday was a national holiday but we should have received something Thursday, Friday and today. We didn't. Mrs. Grumpy called the post office to ask 'What the fuck?' The response was they suspended mail delivery because of COVID. Well, I've seen their trucks around delivering packages so they're concerns for the virus seem a bit selective. Have you been getting your mail? We just got some mail today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #12 Posted July 6, 2020 We got mail today, first since Wednesday. A package of fabric for Wo7 and trash. We have a PO Box for most mail. Pick that up twice a week. I don’t mind an empty mailbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted July 6, 2020 Share #13 Posted July 6, 2020 We've been getting our mail. Nothing on last Friday or Saturday. Either they had both days off, or we didn't have any mail on Friday, which is rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #14 Posted July 6, 2020 Don't get me started..USPS sucks...about 4 years now maybe more since we had decent service. I had a resident in my office this AM looking for a package with a delivery receipt of Friday 4:43pm..It wasn't left in the mailroom or a lockbox..it was in the service side of the mailroom on a shelf...along with about 8 other packages. The guy came today..he had lots of packages.some small enough to go in the mailbox...including meds..he had them all over the mailroom..every bit of counter space was covered. Service is extremely poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted July 6, 2020 Share #15 Posted July 6, 2020 Yes, I've gotten mail every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #16 Posted July 6, 2020 Just arrived via Amazon: new vinyl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #17 Posted July 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Mr. Grumpy said: It sounds like they're just picking on me. 🙁😟😢😖😭 Maybe you should consider a more silly and less grumpy avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share #18 Posted July 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, jsharr said: Maybe you should consider a more silly and less grumpy avatar How can I be silly when I don't get my mail? I can't even go to the post office and pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #19 Posted July 6, 2020 Just now, Mr. Grumpy said: How can I be silly when I don't get my mail? I can't even go to the post office and pick it up. Mail Order some silly putty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #20 Posted July 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Mr. Grumpy said: We haven't received any mail since last Wednesday. I understand Saturday was a national holiday but we should have received something Thursday, Friday and today. We didn't. Mrs. Grumpy called the post office to ask 'What the fuck?' The response was they suspended mail delivery because of COVID. Well, I've seen their trucks around delivering packages so they're concerns for the virus seem a bit selective. Have you been getting your mail? Yes, but sometimes it's a bit slow. Our mail people have become quite insistent on no contact delivery. They do not want to hand a package to a resident. They want to put it down and step away before you go get it. I haven't seen our regular driver in several weeks. Then of course there is the problem of having a new boss with a history of wanting to do away with the service, but I won't talk about that here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #21 Posted July 7, 2020 Call down to the local branch of the post office and tell them if they don’t get your mail to you you’re going postal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #22 Posted July 7, 2020 31 minutes ago, jsharr said: Call down to the local branch of the post office and tell them if they don’t get your mail to you you’re going postal True. That should draw a quick response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted July 7, 2020 Share #23 Posted July 7, 2020 35 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Our mail people have become quite insistent on no contact delivery. They do not want to hand a package to a resident. They want to put it down and step away before you go get it. I was out in the yard one day and USPS showed up with a package starts to drive down my driveway. I walked over to the car (we are on a rural delivery route), the car stops, and it was something like this.. Talking to me... 'Don't come any closer! You need to be 6 feet away. The person then gets out of the car, and states waking to deliver the package. My front door is 140 feet away. I tell the person... Can't you just leave it on the drive way??? OK... I ask about the other mail. The delivery person gets back into the car backs out of the driveway, delivers the mail into the mailbox out along the road. Yeah... they must have 'rules' to follow. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share #24 Posted July 7, 2020 9 hours ago, jsharr said: Call down to the local branch of the post office and tell them if they don’t get your mail to you you’re going postal When you call them, the first thing they do is ask you to enter your zip code. That take you to a recording that ends by saying, "... because, 'fuck you', that's why." OK, maybe I am paraphrasing. They knowledge in the recording that some people may not be getting their medications because, "fuck you." 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #25 Posted July 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Mr. Grumpy said: When you call them, the first thing they do is ask you to enter your zip code. That take you to a recording that ends by saying, "... because, 'fuck you', that's why." OK, maybe I am paraphrasing. They knowledge in the recording that some people may not be getting their medications because, "fuck you." Does it mention you specifically? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #26 Posted July 7, 2020 11 hours ago, Bikeguy said: I was out in the yard one day and USPS showed up with a package starts to drive down my driveway. I walked over to the car (we are on a rural delivery route), the car stops, and it was something like this.. Talking to me... 'Don't come any closer! You need to be 6 feet away. The person then gets out of the car, and states waking to deliver the package. My front door is 140 feet away. I tell the person... Can't you just leave it on the drive way??? OK... I ask about the other mail. The delivery person gets back into the car backs out of the driveway, delivers the mail into the mailbox out along the road. Yeah... they must have 'rules' to follow. They do, and I imagine some folks make their lives hell, and some make it nicer. Until they interact with you a few times, they probably worry you are the former 15 hours ago, bikeman564™ said: I only get mail couple times / week. I don't get a lot I check once or twice a week. Once if I haven't ordered anything, and twice if something is "expected". Otherwise, most stuff is left at the door as it is FedEx or UPS or bulky USPS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share #27 Posted July 7, 2020 53 minutes ago, jsharr said: Does it mention you specifically? It ends by saying, "This especially applies to you, Mr. Grumpy, and the horse you rode in on too." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #28 Posted July 7, 2020 19 minutes ago, Mr. Grumpy said: It ends by saying, "This especially applies to you, Mr. Grumpy, and the horse you rode in on too." Do you live in the middle of nowhere? On a rural postal route? Does you mailperson wear a uniform and drive a USPS truck? I'd see a lot of rationale for the USPS going to fewer delivery days per week due too COVID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #29 Posted July 7, 2020 I still haven't gotten the USPS sent replacement Costco Visa from Citi that I got a text was mailed on 6/23. On 6/22, I got an email that my other Citi Card, Double Cash Mastercard, was expiring in a couple months and "Your new card will arrive in about one month in a generic envelope." On 7/2, I got a text that the Double Cash card had been shipped! I'm going to do the message-box thing with Citi again and get another Costco Visa mailed to me - the current one is working after a cleaning and expires July 31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #30 Posted July 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Mr. Grumpy said: It ends by saying, "This especially applies to you, Mr. Grumpy, and the horse you rode in on too." It is good to be noticed ! Congrats! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share #31 Posted July 7, 2020 38 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Do you live in the middle of nowhere? On a rural postal route? Does you mailperson wear a uniform and drive a USPS truck? I'd see a lot of rationale for the USPS going to fewer delivery days per week due too COVID. I live in suburbia, it is civilized. The mail person does wear a uniform and drive a USPS truck. I don't think the issue is with delivery. The letter carrier works alone and it is easy for him to keep a safe distance. I suspect the problem is in the post office itself where they have to process and sort the mail. That said, if GM can open assembly plants and restaurants can open their kitchens, it shouldn't be too big of a problem to put up Plexiglas shielding, require masks and gloves and maintain a safe distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #32 Posted July 7, 2020 New avatar for Mr. Grumpy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #33 Posted July 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Mr. Grumpy said: That said, if GM can open assembly plants and restaurants can open their kitchens, it shouldn't be too big of a problem to put up Plexiglas shielding, require masks and gloves and maintain a safe distance. You're assuming, I guess, that GM and restaurants are "safe"? Not sure how accurate that is. It is VERY EASY to open, quite a bit tougher to be safe about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #34 Posted July 7, 2020 the mailing agency has seen 60 postal workers die from symptoms related to COVID-19. About 2,400 have tested positive for coronavirus-related disease while a whopping 17,000—or 3% of the USPS workforce—have been sent home on quarantine. https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2020/05/these-federal-agencies-have-seen-most-covid-19-deaths/165578/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted July 7, 2020 Share #35 Posted July 7, 2020 Mail is SO 2019 I get nothing of consequence in the mail that can't be delivered by far more economical means. LAtely, our mail carrier has been skipping days here and there. Fine with me, 2 or three deliveries a week would be fine. Although, yesterday, the Ollie's 4th of July weekend sale ad arrived. My wife was PO'd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #36 Posted July 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, 12string said: Mail is SO 2019 I get nothing of consequence in the mail that can't be delivered by far more economical means. LAtely, our mail carrier has been skipping days here and there. Fine with me, 2 or three deliveries a week would be fine. Although, yesterday, the Ollie's 4th of July weekend sale ad arrived. My wife was PO'd The mail people now deliver packages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #37 Posted July 7, 2020 20 hours ago, Further said: Yep, just emptied the box, nothing really worth crossing the street for but they are still delivering I wanted to put a trash can under the mailbox and tip the mailman to sort if for me or maybe just throw it all away. They said they can’t do that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #38 Posted July 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, Longjohn said: I wanted to put a trash can under the mailbox and tip the mailman to sort if for me or maybe just throw it all away. They said they can’t do that. You could do a little DIY and have the trash can below the mailbox, and install a trapdoor in the mailbox that opens the trapdoor anytime the front mailbox door is closed. Mail goes in the front of the box and trash goes out through the trapdoor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #39 Posted July 7, 2020 I stop by the waste management tote on the way to the house but I would rather not have to touch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #40 Posted July 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, Longjohn said: I stop by the waste management tote on the way to the house but I would rather not have to touch it. Folks like firepits. Just use a metal trashcan and burn it every couple weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #41 Posted July 7, 2020 35 minutes ago, Longjohn said: I wanted to put a trash can under the mailbox and tip the mailman to sort if for me or maybe just throw it all away. They said they can’t do that. Junk mail is paying mail. It keeps the price of regular mail down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #42 Posted July 7, 2020 Junk mail can be fun, but political mail is a PITA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #43 Posted July 7, 2020 2 hours ago, maddmaxx said: Junk mail is paying mail. It keeps the price of regular mail down. I buy stuff online and the first thing they do is send me a catalog. What part of online do they not understand? People who shop online don’t want their old fashioned catalog, well I guess during the big toilet paper shortage of 2019 they might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share #44 Posted July 8, 2020 Finally got our mail. YAY!! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 8, 2020 Share #45 Posted July 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mr. Grumpy said: Finally got our mail. YAY!! Was my check in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 8, 2020 Share #46 Posted July 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Mr. Grumpy said: Finally got our mail. YAY!! So, in your pile of mail, was there anything worth keeping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share #47 Posted July 8, 2020 1 minute ago, jsharr said: Was my check in there? Sorry. You didn't win the Publishers Clearinghouse drawing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share #48 Posted July 8, 2020 Just now, Razors Edge said: So, in your pile of mail, was there anything worth keeping? The electric bill, a bank statement and a shit-ton of junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted July 8, 2020 Share #49 Posted July 8, 2020 The mail lady just drove down my driveway, a first. Had something I needed to sign for. I gave her a coca-cola in the bottle to say thanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 8, 2020 Share #50 Posted July 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mr. Grumpy said: The electric bill, a bank statement and a shit-ton of junk. So, the electric bill could have been an e-statement (go ahead and change to that), and the bank statement is already an e-statement and you are just wasting paper and money (go ahead and cancel the paper copy). The rest was junk. So, all this fuss over a lot of unnecessary stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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