Armed Polite Society
Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: K Frame on March 26, 2007, 07:15:59 AM
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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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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."
-Charby
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We used that for our trip this week. Useful info indeed!
Chris
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Now that's what I call fortuitous timing!
Leaving tonight on a trip.... THANKS!
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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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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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What prevents anyone from issuing a stop mail order for another person's mail?
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Put a hold on someone else's mail and let us know what happens...