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THE POSTMAN · Nov 12, 2003

Hey guys and gals. I've been a member of various boards for years now, not a visbile person, not under this handle most of the time, but am now back surfing the boards. I worked for the postal service for a while and if anyone needs information on postal procedures, specifically delivery as I was a mailman for five years, please post or e-mail me. I no longer work there but know how things work and can always ask some of my old friends at the post office questions if I need to.

I'm glad to be back, I will visit the boards as often as I can and hopefully I can help any of you out with questions in that area.

THE (ex) POSTMAN

mammoth · Nov 12, 2003

Why not just start a thread addressing postal issues that concern mainly what we do? It would be interesting to see some of the methods that the postal service employ.

Koevoet · Nov 12, 2003

Bro, a while ago, I was checking my mail when the mail lady was driving by, so she stops and ask if I'm Mr X (me), so I reply that I am. She then asks me if I have asked to have my packages held by the post office until authorized or checked (I can't remeber her exact term) by the post master. I look real confused and tell her no, that I would like all packages delivered directly to me.

I have never received anything at that address except for kits, cattle implants and some bromocriptine from overseas once.

Any ideas?

Koevoet.

Ry Roid · Nov 12, 2003

I got a ??

Why is customs in Chicago sooo much tougher than other parts of the country?

RY

xcelbeyond · Nov 12, 2003

How can it be more restrictive than JFK?!?

xcel

6pak · Nov 12, 2003

xcelbeyond said:
How can it be more restrictive than JFK?!?

xcel

X, Chicago is where alot of the recent busts have been originating. Beats me why they are so good at it.

THE POSTMAN · Nov 13, 2003

Koevoet,

I never had that happen to any of my customers. If mail isn't being picked up, we will hold it at the office until the customer inquires about it but that doesn't involve the postmaster. You may have had something sent to you from a suspicious originator and that caused the red flag on your deliveries.

A more likely scenerio is that some customers request that all parcels be held at the post office and that they pick them up themselves to prevent theft. The post office may have confused you with someone else, it's sad but organization is not one of their strong points.

THE POSTMAN · Nov 13, 2003

customs issues

I didn't have anything to do with the mail processing but I can tell you that nine times out of ten, if they find something, they are looking for it. Very rarely do they stumble upon something and make a bust from that.