You guys live in the wrong place! My Fed Ex, UPS and Postal Carriers are all very courteous and careful to find me if they need a signature. My rural mailbox is a couple hundred yards from the house, so if there's something that doesn't fit, the US Postal carrier comes to my door. Fed EX and UPS don't stick around if they don't need a signature, but the wrap everything in water proof plastic (this IS rainy Oregon) and leave it where I've asked them to. If they aren't sure, they call me!
Maybe it helps to say "Thank You" when they bring something. In our neighborhood, one must learn to drive one-handed because it's basic politeness to wave to everyone while driving by, even the school bus drivers... Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Phil Hystad Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 10:25 PM To: k2...@kanafi.org Cc: Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Private Sales of used Elecraft Rigs I don't suppose you guys heard what the US postman left at one house while delivering mail on his route. This took place in Portland Oregon several months ago (I think, maybe more recent then that). He was in the news again because after being on suspension and waiting at home, his employer said that he could keep his job but on another route. On Jun 2, 2011, at 8:13 PM, Phil Kane wrote: > On 6/2/2011 6:59 PM, Eugene Balinski wrote: > >> My mailman has even run around to the back of my house to place >> packages out of the rain. > > Contrast that with the local UPS driver who will place a > package on the front steps, knock softly, and then run to his > truck to see if he can get away before someone opens the door. > Sometimes he doesn't knock, and sometimes he will leave the > package in a secluded place on the side of the steps and not > post the required "where it is" notice. FedEx will usually > ring the bell before they do that. If it's the regular USPS > letter carrier she usually will knock loudly before leaving a > package, but the relief carriers usually don't. That's why I > prefer a PO Box for my mail. > > What ever happened to "personal service"? > > -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane > Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 > > From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest > Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
