Quote Originally Posted by Cataholic View Post
I agree that mailing a notice out to a residence that doesn't receive mail at the moment is lame.

But, really, if there is a washout, don't you just presume things won't be business as usual? If we got a foot of snow, I would presume the mail wouldn't be delivered. If my street was closed off for some reason...no mail, no trash, no deliveries, etc.

Where you expecting a lottery check or something?
1) The washout really isn't that big. If they wanted to deliver they could. There's a small gully in front of the mailbox, nothing I can't negotiate. There are small areas all over the road which were washed out, but the road is still passable.

2) A foot of snow? "Neither rain, nor sleet, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." If snow is delaying your mail, you need to call the postmaster and complain, especially living in the snow belt.

3) The street wasn't closed. It's a rural area, you can get up and down the street just fine.

4) In your line of work, you should realize that certain documents have deadlines for delivery and return to the sender.

It embarrasses me to no end that the United States Postal cannot deliver on their promise and charter, which is delivery to every address, every day. This was hardly Katrina.

All I would expect is a phone call, even a robocall, saying that mail couldn't be delivered because ________ fill in the blank.