[Durham INC] FW: [whhna-list] Bogus mailbox letters

[Marge Nordstrom]

This is just so frustrating.  I know the situation goes back to at
least January 2001 when I moved to Durham.  The P.O. bullied me and stopped
my mail, etc.  Fortunately, it was  time when we had the same mail carrier
over time, and he helped me get their actions stopped.

Newcomers to neighborhoods are typically not yet on the neighborhood
listservs, so they receive these letters without knowledge.  Even if the
"service change" is reverted, so many people will already have paid for new
mailboxes and their installation (not inexpensive), and that expense isn't
right.

The house next door to me sold several years ago, and fortunately the
former owners brought to my attention a letter that had arrived saying the
service needed to be changed.  I told them that wasn't correct and they
alerted the new owners.  Now the house is being sold again, and I have
asked the current owners to make sure to alert the new owners.

What does it take to get the agreements in writing?


On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 12:24 PM, <TheOcean1 at aol.com> wrote:

> **
> That was one of the agreements Mike and I reached with one of the Post
> Masters, Chris Tinkham.
> Wish we could get some of these agreements in writing!
> *
> *Bill Anderson
>
>  In a message dated 5/28/2013 11:30:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> cpalenchar at hotmail.com writes:
>
> Mike- thanks for taking this up (again).
>
> Please ask him to support neighbors in East Durham reverting to their
> porch mailboxes. This neighborhood received, and is still receiving, the
> same misleading letters, but most neighbors were not connected to informed
> neighbors that could tell them not to be tricked. I think the Post Office
> should allow those who would like to revert to porch service since the
> "service change" was achieved via misleading the customer.
>
> thanks,
>
> chloe
>
>  ------------------------------
> Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 10:46:32 -0400
> From: mike at mikewoodard.com
> To: tom-miller1 at nc.rr.com
> CC: inc-list at rtpnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Durham INC] FW: [whhna-list] Bogus mailbox letters
>
>  I just left *another * detailed message with the Regional Manager in
> Greensboro. He and I have a phone appointment this afternoon. I will press
> him again for a permanent fix to this recurring annoyance. I share more
> later today or tomorrow.
>
> -------------------------
> Mike Woodard
> mike at mikewoodard.com
> 919.599.5143
>
>
> Tom Miller <tom-miller1 at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> So, it looks like the letter carriers are at it again.
>
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: whhna-list-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:whhna-list-bounces at rtpnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Leslie Page
> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 9:11 AM
> To: whhna-list at rtpnet.org
> Subject: [whhna-list] Bogus mailbox letters
>
> They are at it again, this time in Duke Forest.  Tenants arriving from
> Charlotte received a notice from the post office that they need to have a
> street mailbox and that all their mail is being held until one was
> installed.
>
> New neighbors, if you receive a note like this, please let the Postmaster
> and the listserv know.  The letter is not valid and the post office has no
> authority to make you move your mailbox out to the street.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Leslie S. Page
> REALTOR, Broker, Owner
> West Durham Realty, LLC
> 2106 Sprunt Ave., Durham, NC 27705
> 919-286-9400 office
> 919-602-1963 cell
> 919-246-9375 fax
> Leslie at WestDurhamRealty.com
> www.WestDurhamRealty.com
>
>
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