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K Frame

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Very useful information...
« on: March 26, 2007, 07:15:59 AM »
Recently when my Father died I was away from home for 3 weeks.

Anyone who gets a lot of mail knows what a pain in the butt it is to come back and find several days worth of mail jammed into your box.

I had Mtnbkr come by once to clean it out, but I hate asking him to do that on his way home from work because of the traffic congestion and cutting into time with his family.

That particular problem isn't a problem anymore.

You can now stop your mail via the USPS website, plus a number of other useful services: http://www.usps.com/all/optionsforreceivingmail/welcome.htm

Good information if you're ever caught away from home for some reason.
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Re: Very useful information...
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2007, 07:28:49 AM »
Thanks Mike, that is so easy!

I used to pick up a form at the post office and leave it on the mailbox for my carrier to pass on to the post office to hold my mail if I was going to be out of town for more than a couple days. I always figured a mailbox with mail sticking out of it was a flag for "go ahead and rob this house."

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Re: Very useful information...
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2007, 07:51:01 AM »
We used that for our trip this week.  Useful info indeed!

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Re: Very useful information...
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2007, 01:49:56 PM »
Now that's what I call fortuitous timing!

Leaving tonight on a trip....  THANKS!
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Re: Very useful information...
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2007, 03:46:44 AM »
So everyone at the post office knows your home is vacant. Good thing these civil servants are 100% reliable and honest.
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Re: Very useful information...
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2007, 04:49:32 AM »
Everyone?

You mean all 100,000 or so employees of the USPS? Yep, everyone get a daily list of the people across the nation who have stopped their mail while on vacation.

Very FEW people at the USPS actually know you're away from home.
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Re: Very useful information...
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2007, 04:54:08 AM »
What prevents anyone from issuing a stop mail order for another person's mail?
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Re: Very useful information...
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2007, 05:34:10 AM »
Put a hold on someone else's mail and let us know what happens...
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