Okay it's official I have been blamed now by some very un nice girls that I got them evicted. How did I do this you ask...easy I didn't deliver mail to what I believed was a vacant house.
According to my little notebook I had a package for this 'vacant' house. Beliving that it was vacant and not having mail for the address within the past three weeks I just left a notice and a vacant slip.
A day or so later I checked for the vacant slip and it was gone along with the notice for the package. But not having any current names I didn't leave any of the few pieces that I had gotten. As I didn't know if they were old names (had been getting lot of those all over the route) or new names.
Five or so days later I left a new vacant slip and left it along with a second notice for the package. The mail was at four or so pieces and I was just holding it with others I was waiting on. Well today it had become 12 days (two weeks) and so I was talking with my relief person this morning about the names. He hadn't seen them before or picked up a completed vacant slip, neither had I. Nor had either of us seen anyone at the house.
So as he and I are talking one of the bosses comes over and wants to talk about us about that address. Fill him in with the above and he wanders away to talk to another boss. Shrugging it off my relief guy goes back to work and I return to casing my own mail. Not five minuets later and a different boss is over to see me. Behind him is one of the rookies and he is told to continue casing so that I don't get behind.
Giving my boss a look I follow him up towards the offices. Gesturing to one of the carriers we are quickly joined by a Union steward who happens to be the president of our local union. Boss says he's not needed but the steward just raises an eyebrow and stays right with us. So we two carriers are led into the Post Mistresses office and there is four pissed looking girls.
Turns out these girls complained that they weren't getting any mail and that they were getting evicted because they never returned a rental packete they were sent. So I inquired about the package notice and they kinda shared a look, "Well we thought you would just bring it out."
I raised an eyebrow and glanced at my steward. Only half noticing the door getting proped open by another gentleman who leaned on the door frame. So I asked about the vacant slip, "We lost the first one and just...never got round to filling out the second one."
Me: I haven't seen anyone at the house.
Girl: Well we work and go to school. (And I don't?)
Me: Did you ever fill out a change of address for this address?
Girl: Why the *bleep* would be have to do that?
Me: Because getting a verification would have told me that someone was moved or moving in.
Girl: Well you should just know. It's ALL your fault that we didn't get this and it's ALL your fault that we have to pay so much to the company.
I admit it...I had started to laugh and then started to choke at trying to not laugh. The girls however caught this and their little ringleader demanded to see my supervisor. One boss raised his hand and simply stated that he doesn't see me at fault. So she wanted the next higher up. Thats where our mystery gentleman steps forward.
MG: Ladies, if one isn't told a bit of information they won't know it. It was your responsibility to fill out the form left by the carrier so that she knew who was living in that home. It was YOUR responsibility to pick up the package or to call the office once you got that notice slip. It is YOUR responsibility to take charge of your own bills. The carrier is not at fault.
Well one of the girls looks a bit ashamed at this but the ringleader after stuttering a bit she raises her nose in the air, "Well I want YOUR boss."
MG: Mam, I am the Poom of this district. Meaning I am the postmaster of postmasters and cover this post office as well as every post office in *district*. If you really want to go higher then me you will have to talk to *name* and that is not a easy task.
Girls fidgit a bit more and are led out of the office and back to the public area. I'm able to go back to work and leave for the route...late *grrrrrr*
But yes now I know they live there and will leave mail as well as four change of address cards. Don't know how long they will stay there...but for right now the address isn't vacant.
According to my little notebook I had a package for this 'vacant' house. Beliving that it was vacant and not having mail for the address within the past three weeks I just left a notice and a vacant slip.
A day or so later I checked for the vacant slip and it was gone along with the notice for the package. But not having any current names I didn't leave any of the few pieces that I had gotten. As I didn't know if they were old names (had been getting lot of those all over the route) or new names.
Five or so days later I left a new vacant slip and left it along with a second notice for the package. The mail was at four or so pieces and I was just holding it with others I was waiting on. Well today it had become 12 days (two weeks) and so I was talking with my relief person this morning about the names. He hadn't seen them before or picked up a completed vacant slip, neither had I. Nor had either of us seen anyone at the house.
So as he and I are talking one of the bosses comes over and wants to talk about us about that address. Fill him in with the above and he wanders away to talk to another boss. Shrugging it off my relief guy goes back to work and I return to casing my own mail. Not five minuets later and a different boss is over to see me. Behind him is one of the rookies and he is told to continue casing so that I don't get behind.
Giving my boss a look I follow him up towards the offices. Gesturing to one of the carriers we are quickly joined by a Union steward who happens to be the president of our local union. Boss says he's not needed but the steward just raises an eyebrow and stays right with us. So we two carriers are led into the Post Mistresses office and there is four pissed looking girls.
Turns out these girls complained that they weren't getting any mail and that they were getting evicted because they never returned a rental packete they were sent. So I inquired about the package notice and they kinda shared a look, "Well we thought you would just bring it out."
I raised an eyebrow and glanced at my steward. Only half noticing the door getting proped open by another gentleman who leaned on the door frame. So I asked about the vacant slip, "We lost the first one and just...never got round to filling out the second one."
Me: I haven't seen anyone at the house.
Girl: Well we work and go to school. (And I don't?)
Me: Did you ever fill out a change of address for this address?
Girl: Why the *bleep* would be have to do that?
Me: Because getting a verification would have told me that someone was moved or moving in.
Girl: Well you should just know. It's ALL your fault that we didn't get this and it's ALL your fault that we have to pay so much to the company.
I admit it...I had started to laugh and then started to choke at trying to not laugh. The girls however caught this and their little ringleader demanded to see my supervisor. One boss raised his hand and simply stated that he doesn't see me at fault. So she wanted the next higher up. Thats where our mystery gentleman steps forward.
MG: Ladies, if one isn't told a bit of information they won't know it. It was your responsibility to fill out the form left by the carrier so that she knew who was living in that home. It was YOUR responsibility to pick up the package or to call the office once you got that notice slip. It is YOUR responsibility to take charge of your own bills. The carrier is not at fault.
Well one of the girls looks a bit ashamed at this but the ringleader after stuttering a bit she raises her nose in the air, "Well I want YOUR boss."
MG: Mam, I am the Poom of this district. Meaning I am the postmaster of postmasters and cover this post office as well as every post office in *district*. If you really want to go higher then me you will have to talk to *name* and that is not a easy task.
Girls fidgit a bit more and are led out of the office and back to the public area. I'm able to go back to work and leave for the route...late *grrrrrr*
But yes now I know they live there and will leave mail as well as four change of address cards. Don't know how long they will stay there...but for right now the address isn't vacant.
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