USPS experience

I like Phil don't have a problem with these carriers but , the other UPS , not the norm ,, in a hurry to make that quota and not much concern with the offset !! My reg. rural mail carriers do a great job and bring packages to a appropriate place even the back porch in side , carport not so (usps ) it took me a day or two to find they left a head gasket set propted against my truck >>> back door Yes ... *** I would CALL SOMEBODY AND ... ABOUT IT ,,spending money for not what you excepted to get really Psss me, there is NO since in it when sooo many people would love to have their job $$$ Bite back i would Sorry Bob

I too have rural mail delivery. Never have I had a problem with her delivery. Sounds to me like you have a lazy carrier. There are avenues to take to fix that. As to your wings get a hold of your postmaster pronto. Trace the package.

Bob, my experiences with the USPS have been good thus far. Sometimes if a parcel won't fit in our rural-mailbox, the driver will leave a "pick-up at" slip with the office address. Our house is 50' from the street.. and sometimes a parcel is left at the front door.

UPS almost always delivers.. and the driver will "bag" a parcel in a clear-plastic bag if the weather's damp. You might even find the parcel left at the back-door.. and a note in the mailbox. The USPS doesn't go to those lengths.. but has been delivering parcels on Sundays.. as of recent.

We all want to get our stuff safely through the mail. You might want to look into having certain parcels held at the post-office for pick-up.. or build/obtain a weather-tight container marked "for parcels".. that's in proximity to your regular mailbox. I would consider that to be as-safe (security-wise) as your mailbox alone. If your expecting model-kits through the mail.. make the container deep-enough to accommodate the packing.

People (modelers..) who mail parcels, should always consider packing them for extreme weather/handling conditions. If the parcel is left exposed for days in inclement-weather, it should still be dry inside. I generally wrap small cardboard-boxes completely with cellophane shipping-tape. Theft sucks.. but it does happen. Insuring the parcel is always an option..

Cribbs74 wrote:I too have rural mail delivery. Never have I had a problem with her delivery. Sounds to me like you have a lazy carrier. There are avenues to take to fix that. As to your wings get a hold of your postmaster pronto. Trace the package.

There are good drivers and there are bad, terrible, horrible drivers! The USPS won't know the difference unless you let the Postmaster know of your problems. I had multiple problems with my US mail. Mostly I'd receive mail from my near by neighbors, which I'd just drive over and deliver myself. Good excuse to say " howdy neighbor!" Or I'd receive mail belonging to a Church located at 3290 when my address is 3920.  When I got hit with a hefty late fee and interest on a credit card, just after Christmas, after not receiving a statement, I became more concerned. Then,when tracking a online purchase it did not arrive, but showed as "delivered at 10:15am"  my mail doesn't show up until 1:00 1:30 or so. I drove down to the Church, and sure enough, there's my package in the locked foyer! ( it's a sad state of affairs when Churches have to lock their doors) I called the Church and talked with the secretary and arranged to have my wife pick up the package, although the church had contacted the Post office for a pick up of mis delivered parcel ( they didn't show up)  So, there after, I started hand delivering the mis-mailed mail directly to the postmaster. That's when things started to improve.
Now, it seems the Brown Truck,UPS people have contracted with the Red White and blue trucks USPS to do Saturday deliveries for them..yeah that's right..you're being delivered packages by substituted driver who's working Saturday already!!

Marleysky,

I have many of the same problems you have had. It is not uncommon for me to not get mail for a week then suddenly get a week's worth of my neighbor's mail. I have been to the post office to let them know about this. In spite of past problems, I have never had a package left on the ground near the mail box. I have a screened in front entry that UPS and FedEx leave packages in. I think you guys are right. I need to let the post office know. I am sure my neighbors are suffering the same problem.

Been on this rural route postal system for last 23 years and can relate many problems as described above already.

Really really aggravated* that the COUNTY went to a new renumber of all roads and house numbers several years ago--- to qualify for Fed bucks for 911 systems

The idea was sound as our numbering system prior to the re-number was tied to postal rural routes....example we were known as 439A Route 4   now 305 County Road 4330

*Aggravated because the ninnies did no foresee when THEY also created a similar address for 305 Private Road 4330. Obviously there was going to be a problem with mail or Sheriff's office dispatch

I have worked my way up through all the layers of county government to try to get this corrected....no soap... gave up

Way back when we were experiencing a lot of missing mail I made a point to be THAT GUY the Postmaster did NOT want to see coming through the door

We have a 1/4 mile away pedestal community box set up.

Our current lady is very good and for most oversize packages instead of the yellow "come to the PO" slip.....she just drives up to our gate and leaves it in a big box I installed inside our fence..... She is not allowed (by Postal Regulations) to deliver to any non USPS approved box...but she does this courtesy for us often

Over the years there have been a few problems with FedEx or UPS but on average I know most of the guys on our route. The only problems seem to be when a new guy or gal runs the route.

I did find that most of the problems with the new FedEx/UPS guys are GPS location .... very wrong for most addresses in my county
The older route drivers were/are familiar with the anomalies and wrong location data from their GPS

In the meanwhile Mr Braxton on the private road, and Fred on the County road throw each other's junk mail away-- and cross deliver anything that looks important...and we BOTH, are THAT GUY to the Post Master

I am sorry to hear that I am not the only one experiencing these problems. I went to the post office and spoke with the Post Master today. I was given a nice apology then told that they have a high turn over for carriers in my area. And, I was told that the guy who left my package on the ground to be rained on was new and that he would be talked to about this. It all sounded nice but left me feeling like I am still in for more of the same.

It is a starting point. Keep at it and good luck.

Phil

Yes stay on them Bob , and what about the missing wing ? hear anything !

Yes, I have new wing cores just waiting for my spare time and imagination to kick in at the same time.