Monday, December 22, 2008

I'm going to tell them I know Katie-Jane

Happy Christmas to me. I ordered a necklace that I saw on one of the blogs that I read regularly and it's coming by . . . post. Yes. The USPS is still doing its best to try to drive me to an early grave. On Friday, I had an "attempted to deliver" message in the mail box. The package is being held at the post office, or I can call to arrange redelivery. The last time I was at this post office, I came out to find three police cars and their various occupants performing some kind of "police action" much too close to my car. So I arranged for redelivery. On Saturday 12/27.

Guess what?

Yes. That's right.
Today, 12/22, when I got home, I had another "attempted to deliver" message in the mailbox. The third time, of course, is the charm. If they again bring it to the house when I'm not there to sign for it, they will return it to the sender. Who is in Wales. And we'll get to start this whole thing over again from the top.

So, tomorrow, bright-ish and early-ish, instead of going to work, I will go the nasty PO in the renowned crime district and sign for it.

But it will be worth it. Don't you think?


Do navigate over to Jackie's blog and or to Sara's web page and see the other things Sara has made. So beautiful.

5 comments:

Unknown said...

This is more then worth it!! I love Jackie's paintings and these works of jewelry are beautifully done. Lucky you!!
As an employee of the USPS I apologize for the blunders....sigh. I hope it all goes well.

daviddrawsandpaints said...

It's definitely worth it, but take a water-pistol strapped to your hip just to look sassy like John Wayne.
Nobody will dare bother you!

And another thing - you really need to re-organise your life to suit the mailman :o)

Great..the word verification is: nomen!

Anonymous said...

Oh! You got one of Jackie's hares! (And, to take another step, I sent you one of her e-cards.)
I hope your postal problems are resolved without "police action."

Today, we have ossesc as the verification.

quiltcat said...

Gorgeous! I saw the pictures on Jackie's blog and fell in love with them. They remind me of the Japanese legends about the hare in the moon. Um, as another employee of USPS, i apologize for the mess-up. I'm sure it doesn't help to know that the carrier probably thought he/she was being helpful to bring it out again today. You can usually arrange for redelivery online, and that gets to them faster...if you had emailed them the day they tried to deliver, (theoretically) the carrier would have the notification before he/she went out on his/her route the next day.

Katiejane said...

Melanie, I am so sorry this keeps happening to you. Some things have to be signed for in person, and with others, you can just sign the pink slip and leave it in the mailbox and they will redeliver. I don't know how Jackie sent this lovely ornament; whether she required you to be present or not, but it will most definately be worth the trip to your awful P.O. And, yes, tell them you know me and that I want all this nonsense to stop immediately!