Gregg W
Member
So when we moved out of our house and into our RV we left a change of address with our old post office.
The lot we moved onto had been unoccupied for some time. We erected a mailbox so the post office could deliver mail and the utilities people would know where to go to hook things up. After about a week and a half we still hadn't received any mail so I called the local post office. I asked the lady that answered why we haven't been receiving any mail, it went something like this:
Me: I'm Gregg W and I recently moved to 123 XYZ Court about a week and a half ago and we still haven't received any mail. Is there a reason why?
Mail Lady: You live a 123 XYZ Court? I was just talking to someone about this this morning, hold on.
After a some wait she came back on.
Mail Lady: You live in an RV right?
Me: yes
Mail Lady: You just put up a new mail box right?
Me: yes
Mail Lady: I'm sorry but we can deliver mail to that address since there is no permanent building there and RV is not a permanent building.
Me: Wait, What?? You mean to tell me that I've been missing mail for over a week because you refuse to deliver to my address?
Mail Lady: It's not our policy to deliver mail to non permanent buildings including campers.
Me: It doesn't matter if there's a bale of hay and two goats and nothing else on that lot. As long as there's a mailbox there you put the mail in the box and what goes on past that box is none of your business, that's your job.
Mail Lady: Don't tell me how to do my job, I know how to do my job.
Me: I don't think you do!
Mail Lady: I can't deliver there because your address is not registered with the 911 office.
Me: I was unaware I had to do that. I was never notified. Wait let me guess, you mailed me a notification.
Mail Lady: Until your address is registered we cant deliver mail to that address because it doesn't exist.
Me: If I can get utilities turned on how come I can't get mail. They seem to think my address exists.
Mail Lady: You have utilities? Please hold...
several minutes later...
Mail Lady: Hello? Do you use your RV to drive to the store and get groceries and stuff?
Me: No, It doesn't work like that.
Mail Lady: Fine, we'll start delivering tomorrow.
Immediately after I got off the phone I looked up the info for regestering with 911 and sent an email explaining our situation with the post office and to please send me and the local post office confirmation once our address was in their system. About 30 minutes later I got an email confirming our address and said that our address has been in the system for quite some time.
The lot we moved onto had been unoccupied for some time. We erected a mailbox so the post office could deliver mail and the utilities people would know where to go to hook things up. After about a week and a half we still hadn't received any mail so I called the local post office. I asked the lady that answered why we haven't been receiving any mail, it went something like this:
Me: I'm Gregg W and I recently moved to 123 XYZ Court about a week and a half ago and we still haven't received any mail. Is there a reason why?
Mail Lady: You live a 123 XYZ Court? I was just talking to someone about this this morning, hold on.
After a some wait she came back on.
Mail Lady: You live in an RV right?
Me: yes
Mail Lady: You just put up a new mail box right?
Me: yes
Mail Lady: I'm sorry but we can deliver mail to that address since there is no permanent building there and RV is not a permanent building.
Me: Wait, What?? You mean to tell me that I've been missing mail for over a week because you refuse to deliver to my address?
Mail Lady: It's not our policy to deliver mail to non permanent buildings including campers.
Me: It doesn't matter if there's a bale of hay and two goats and nothing else on that lot. As long as there's a mailbox there you put the mail in the box and what goes on past that box is none of your business, that's your job.
Mail Lady: Don't tell me how to do my job, I know how to do my job.
Me: I don't think you do!
Mail Lady: I can't deliver there because your address is not registered with the 911 office.
Me: I was unaware I had to do that. I was never notified. Wait let me guess, you mailed me a notification.
Mail Lady: Until your address is registered we cant deliver mail to that address because it doesn't exist.
Me: If I can get utilities turned on how come I can't get mail. They seem to think my address exists.
Mail Lady: You have utilities? Please hold...
several minutes later...
Mail Lady: Hello? Do you use your RV to drive to the store and get groceries and stuff?
Me: No, It doesn't work like that.
Mail Lady: Fine, we'll start delivering tomorrow.
Immediately after I got off the phone I looked up the info for regestering with 911 and sent an email explaining our situation with the post office and to please send me and the local post office confirmation once our address was in their system. About 30 minutes later I got an email confirming our address and said that our address has been in the system for quite some time.