Talk About Being Lucky.....USPS Rant?

bigjpst

So I don't usually like to rant, but my delivery today has got to be one for the books. So I had the pleasure of going to the dentist on the same day I have a package scheduled for delivery signature required. Most of my items go to my PO box, but one deliverer won't ship to my PO.

When I was pulling into my neighborhood, we have one of those communal mailboxes and the carrier was filling them. My wife got out and asked the carrier if he had gone to the houses yet for packages that required a signature, and he said no and that when he was done, he would do that. Great! So the mail carrier drives around to the other communal boxes and after some time had passed I saw that he drove back past my house on his way towards the exit gate.

So knowing that my tracking showed it out for delivery, my first thought was that he just went lazy and left it in my box. So I started walking down the street to the box where I see a white Priority Flat Rate envelope laying on the ground in the middle of the 4 way stop intersection. I start to walk out into traffic as 3 cars stop at the different stop signs all looking at me like I'm a psycho for walking in front of them. Sure enough....there's my name on the parcel.

So I look to the mailboxes and there the carrier is frantically looking through the back of his vehicle, tossing packages around(apparently looking for my parcel). I walked over to him and showed him my package and told him I needed to sign for it, and that I found it in the middle of the intersection on the ground. He didn't seem all that concerned with that fact, only saying oh good, I thought maybe I left it in the box.

Fortunately, there were no tire tracks on it. I would have come unglued. So glad I decided to walk down and check on it.

USMarine6

You certainly did get lucky. Odd story but glad it all worked out in the end.

USMarine6

Oh forgot to ask. What was in the package anything good?

Barndog

A few years back I found a box full of mail in my driveway. A letter carrier just "misplaced" it. He was a good guy who always did right by me, so I just contacted him directly and it was as if nothing ever happened

jessewvu

My mail carrier asked me today if I would like to have packages left at my front doorstep that required a signature. She said she would leave the pink slip for me to sign and she would get it the following day!

sparky64

Amazing story. Glad it turned out ok.

bigjpst

@USMarine6 said:
Oh forgot to ask. What was in the package anything good?

Couple seated halves. I'll post pics in a bit.

AUandAG

Whew! That was LUCKY that you decided to walk to the box at just the right time.

bob:)

What are the Lottery numbers??

BustCuds

Talk about having a good day.

bigjpst

Saved from the crusher.

sparky64

Those halves are most excellent!

USMarine6

Very nice. Probably wouldn't look as good with tire tracks on them.

illini420

Not bad for a couple of coins that fell off the back of the truck!

golden

So, so very lucky!

coindeuce

I think that you should recount that CF to the dealer who won't ship to your P.O. Box, and tell him how lucky he is that he didn't have to file an insurance claim to the USPS.