This reminds of the time I was having a mail problem. True story. It was about five years ago. On weds every week, I would get a little note on my mail from the mail carrier saying he couldn't deliver my mail the day before (to my curbside mailbox) because of the trash cans which were in the way. Trash was picked up on tuesdays. and the mail carrier said the trash collectors dumped the cans in the street instead of returning them to the sidewalk (which was true). This, apparently prevented the mail carrier from driving up to my mailbox. so he just didnt deliver my mail. On a tuesday I took off work and waited around for the trash collectors. I asked them to please put the cans back on the sidewalk after they dumped my trash (which is how it was done then, no fancy picker upper kinds of trucks. just cans and folks picking them up and dumping the contents into the big truck.) Anyway, the trash collectors said it wasn't in their contract to put cans down, just pick them up and dump the trash. Okay... On weds, i took off work and waited for the mail carrier and explained my problem. He said it wasn't in HIS contract to get out of the truck and walk to curbside mailboxes. I asked what about folks who have mailboxes on the porch. He said, "oh that's different." Okay....The following tuesday I was home (work was closed) and saw that, yes, the trash collectors really DID only pick up the cans and dump the trash. they really DIDN'T put them down. They dumped the trash then dropped the cans (no wonder they were so abused). Finally, in frustration i pulled my curbside mailbox out of the ground and TAPED it, post and all to my porch. I got mail on Tuesdays from then on.