For eight years, our daughter, Becky, who lives in Atlanta, has handled our mail for us. She has collected it from the post office box and sent it to us about every two weeks or so. She has done this for us because she loves us, and has done a very good job of it.
Over the last year or so, the mail has been sent with more and more time in between, an indication to us that she is busy. We understand that–she owns her own business, has lots of friends, a new boyfriend, and now a new puppy. (well, her room mate has a new puppy) So, we decided to permanently change our address to a PO box here in Salome. We decided to come back here to this same RV park next winter anyway, and the post office will forward our mail for free to our job in the summer for 6 months, which is all we would need, anyway.
So, we called Becky and had her send our mail one last time, which she did, 10 days ago. When we still had not received our mail package yesterday, I emailed Becky and asked if she had really sent the mail on the day she said she was going to. Yes, she did. So, today, still no mail.
I got to thinking about it, and although she has never done it before, I wondered if she had sent the mail to the last place we were, in Phoenix. Called them, and sure enough, they had my package. But, they wouldn’t forward it to me. They could return it to Becky, but could not forward it to me. Even if I paid them to.
So, now I am waiting for my mail to take a ride from North Phoenix RV Park in Phoenix, back to Becky, then back to me here in Salome. That package will have traveled over 6,000 miles before I get it. Imagine that!
And I just want to say here, that I have worked at RV parks for years, and at every place I have ever worked, we would forward the mail. This is not normal.
Hmmm, last year when my mail forwarding service sent my mail (4 packages worth) to an old address, that Post Office forwarded them (no cost) and when one was late in the new area THAT Post Office once again forwarded it at no cost. Sounds like a nasty postmaster!
Salome is a great PO, and very used to dealing with snowbirds.
Dealing with mail while living on the road has been a hassle for me in the past. I’ve had friends, family and mail services.
Back to Brenda huh? Cool!
To bad that RV park person has lost a good customer(s).
Frustrating…we are still waiting for some CD’s we ordered when we were in Seattle to be forwarded to us. I think they probably got returned to the sender. We are out ten dollars. Could be worse.
I love mail, but apart from bills I rarely get anything. I am an email addict, I admit it, but getting a card or note in the mail is still the best! I send ‘just because’ cards to my granddaughter, even when she was staying with me,, lol. I put in a few stickers and she gets so excited, the odd time she will sneak a drawing in the mail box for me. I love it!
So not classy.
Bastards.
Hmm. The only thing I can think of is that to cover their own butts, they need to return it to the sender on record which would be your daughter. I’m not sure though. Anyway, it’s a pain to have to wait that long but at least you know it’s on it’s way finally. Hang in there! 🙂