BR46 Posted March 10, 2020 Share #1 Posted March 10, 2020 Are not a problem in this little town. I'm guessing that the neighbor is on vacation somewhere because I haven't seen his truck for almost a week. Last Thursday I noticed a ups package sitting on his steps and it's still there. His daughter lives in the apartment down stairs and goes to her dad's apartment daily to take care of his cats. You think that walking past the package for the last 5 days she would pick it up and put in the house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 10, 2020 Share #2 Posted March 10, 2020 I feel sorry for the cat. He is probably starving. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 10, 2020 Share #3 Posted March 10, 2020 I live in the country where you can still trust your postal lady to put the package inside the porch door. I wonder how much longer before I have to start locking up my house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 10, 2020 Share #4 Posted March 10, 2020 9 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: I live in the country where you can still trust your postal lady to put the package inside the porch door. I wonder how much longer before I have to start locking up my house. You really should look into buying one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted March 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: I live in the country where you can still trust your postal lady to put the package inside the porch door. I wonder how much longer before I have to start locking up my house. Our sunporch is always unlocked and our ups driver just puts the package inside the door. And for the nice jester I buy him a beer when I see him downtown. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 10, 2020 Share #6 Posted March 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Dottles said: You really should look into buying one of these. Too easy to lose the key or screw up the lock. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 10, 2020 Share #7 Posted March 10, 2020 1 minute ago, BR46 said: Our sunporch is always unlocked and our ups driver just puts the package inside the door. And for the nice jester I buy him a beer when I see him downtown. Good move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2020 Share #8 Posted March 10, 2020 13 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: I live in the country where you can still trust your postal lady to put the package inside the porch door. I wonder how much longer before I have to start locking up my house. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 10, 2020 Share #9 Posted March 10, 2020 1 minute ago, maddmaxx said: Too easy to lose the key or screw up the lock. Replacement locks and/or keys are going to run you about $30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2020 Share #10 Posted March 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, Dottles said: You really should look into buying one of these. I heard those are a real pain if the lock quits working and you have to drill it out. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 10, 2020 Share #11 Posted March 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, Zackny said: I heard those are a real pain if the lock quits working and you have to drill it out. They are built solid. I put my mailbox on the neighborhood community mailbox rack and the vertical rack posts rotted out. It collapsed under it's own weight causing all boxes to tilt slightly skyward exposing the lock to the elements. You probably guessed it rains here a lot in December and January. My locked didn't like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 10, 2020 Share #12 Posted March 10, 2020 16 minutes ago, Zackny said: I heard those are a real pain if the lock quits working and you have to drill it out. Nominated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 10, 2020 Share #13 Posted March 10, 2020 28 minutes ago, Dottles said: Replacement locks and/or keys are going to run you about $30 Drill baby drill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 10, 2020 Share #14 Posted March 10, 2020 44 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: I live in the country where you can still trust your postal lady to put the package inside the porch door. I wonder how much longer before I have to start locking up my house. I think I lost it but what was you address again? Signed, Your trusted friend Kzoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 10, 2020 Share #15 Posted March 10, 2020 Our mail man and the UPS guy put our smaller packages inside the garage through the cat flap. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 10, 2020 Share #16 Posted March 10, 2020 1 hour ago, maddmaxx said: I live in the country where you can still trust your postal lady to put the package inside the porch door. I wonder how much longer before I have to start locking up my house. Amazon will put it inside your house or garage if you want. I wonder if my front door has ever been checked to see if it is locked or not by a bad actor. I often leave it unlocked or forget to lock it, but I haven't found anyone in my house that I didn't know was coming, so maybe you don't need to worry about it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun Posted March 10, 2020 Share #17 Posted March 10, 2020 Maybe she knows that it is a booby trap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted March 10, 2020 Share #18 Posted March 10, 2020 Has not been a problem here so far. We get lots of deliveries, sometimes the delivery person will ring the bell but not always. A couple of weeks ago, I was expecting a package, and the tracking showed it had been delivered, but it was not on the porch. I clicked on the proof of delivery and it showed a photo of my package at somebody else's door. I roamed the neighborhood and found it several doors down. They got the address wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted March 10, 2020 Share #19 Posted March 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Dottles said: You really should look into buying one of these. So where do you put the mail you want the USPS to take from the box? Do they get a key? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted March 10, 2020 Share #20 Posted March 10, 2020 I hope that package isn't the cat food. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted March 10, 2020 Share #21 Posted March 10, 2020 2 hours ago, BR46 said: Our sunporch is always unlocked and our ups driver just puts the package inside the door. And for the nice jester I buy him a beer when I see him downtown. I had left a BIG pile at the curb for the trash guys. I listened for the truck coming up the street and when I heard it took a 6 pack out. They were happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted March 10, 2020 Share #22 Posted March 10, 2020 I ordered a fairly expensive (for me) camera last year. Because of the value, a signature was required. I got home too late to make arrangements for the next day. Luckily I was able to arrange a gap in my schedule so I was home at the same time he left the note the first time. As I was driving up the street, I saw him driving away from my house. I honked and flashed my lights and he stopped. He verified who I was and thanked me for making the effort because it was such a hassle to deal with undelivered packages. My in-laws live about 1/2 mile away. Still decent neighborhood, but they had a problem with kids bashing their mailbox at night. FIL had a welding shop make a mail box out of plate steel. He wasn't sleeping well the next time the kids arrived. He said he head CLAAANG!, a scream of pain, a door slam and squealing tires. He went out to find a broken bat lying by the mailbox. The kid must have written his name on the bat when he was in Little League, They found him and got his group for several vandalism cases. When the police officer looked over the "crime scene" he told my dad his mailbox was definitely not regulation. Smiled and went to arrest the kids. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 10, 2020 Share #23 Posted March 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Bikeguy said: So where do you put the mail you want the USPS to take from the box? Do they get a key? No. There is a slot. If it's to big, they will leave you a note but private companies tend to leave it on my porch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 10, 2020 Share #24 Posted March 10, 2020 47 minutes ago, Dottles said: No. There is a slot. If it's to big, they will leave you a note but private companies tend to leave it on my porch WHOOOOAAAAA!!!!!! So you're saying your mailman has a slut at your house that he stuffs his thing into? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted March 10, 2020 Share #25 Posted March 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Rattlecan said: Has not been a problem here so far. We get lots of deliveries, sometimes the delivery person will ring the bell but not always. A couple of weeks ago, I was expecting a package, and the tracking showed it had been delivered, but it was not on the porch. I clicked on the proof of delivery and it showed a photo of my package at somebody else's door. I roamed the neighborhood and found it several doors down. They got the address wrong. so you just went over and stole it? Sounds like we found the porch pirate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted March 10, 2020 Share #26 Posted March 10, 2020 We have a long covered overhang along the walkway to the front door so packages are protected from the elements. Problems is...we don't use the front door. Most of the time will see a Ring alert and know a package was delivered, but it is open garage door, drive in, enter through interior back/garage door. Occasionally, have tripped over a package as I go out the next morning, typically in the dark, to get the newspaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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