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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Mailman Madness

Hi Everyone - What do you do when your grumpy old hardworking mailman leaves a notice in your mailbox saying that he won't deliver the mail because he is crazy thinks that you don't put enough salt on the driveway and sidewalk? Mind you, I have shoveled every day that it has snowed and have placed 400 pounds of salt down; enough that the cement is coming loose again on my steps. Mind you, this is the same mailman who felt it necessary that I cut my beautiful pinetree all the way to the trunk so that the branches didn't brush against his delicate handsome postal jacket everyday. Mind you, this is the same mail man who would not deliver because the cement on one of my steps was chipped off because I put 400 pounds of salt down so that he would be safe and sound last year. Mind you, this is the same mail man who illegally left me a gift certificate for ice cream in my mailbox 7 years ago with a sympathy card and a poem about Dante when my sewer pipes backed up into the house. Albeit, very thoughtful, it was WEIRD!!!! So, Any Advice? ps. I filed a complaint yesterday - the lady on the phone was very nice.

3 comments:

  1. HI Tracy, IT sounds like the mailman that we had in Manitowoc moved to your neighborhood. I feel for you. They only thing that worked with him was being super friendly. He forced us to overuse salt and complained about every patch of anything in his way. He also made us change where we had the mailbox and wouldn't give us our mail until we did. He was on a power trip. I suppose you could get a PO box that that is out of your way. Maybe you could throw a lot of sand on your sidewalk. Good luck. Carol

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  2. Bummer! We have the nicest mailman in the world ... maybe I could seek him for out for some advice for you! Maybe spring will come early (how about tomorrow) and melt all your ice, and ours too!

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  3. Thanks for all of the advice! I have been super vigilant about the salt - I will try to some sand now too! I will still try to be extra nice as well. :)

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