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[the_rck]

I ought to go out. The mail carrier misdelivered some mail yesterday. Most of it was for our next door neighbor, and I took it over there while I was on my way to the school to pick Cordelia up for her appointment. There's one magazine, however, that needs to go two blocks away. I can't just put it in the mailbox and hope the mail carrier picks it up because they won't. They'll leave it and not see that it's addressed to someone else. I have to take it over there personally.

I just don't want to. It's dreadfully cold. With the windchill, it's well below zero. It wasn't bad enough for them to cancel school, but it's supposed to get close to that point later today.

It seems silly to ask Scott for a ride when it's just down the street and around the corner, but I may end up doing that. It's that cold. Maybe we can detour on the way to Cordelia's game tomorrow.

Of course, I'm still waiting to know whether or not Scott's working this weekend. He's first in line for overtime if any is required, and Cordelia has games both Saturday and Sunday, so I really need to know. I have my fingers crossed that he won't have to work at all, but I'm prepared to e-mail out to ask for help with transportation.

Comments

[sorcycat.livejournal.com]

I'd put it in the mailbox with a sticky note "misdelivered mail" on the outside. If the mail carrier cares at all, that should get his/her attention. Also, flag it like outgoing mail.

[the_rck]

Unfortunately, I can't find any sticky notes. I know we have some (lots), but I have no idea where Scott has stashed them. I searched all the places I'd have put them and found nothing.

[leorising1959.livejournal.com]

I just go ahead and circle the address on the envelope or label, write "misdelivered, pls redeliver" and put it in the mailbox. They never come back, so I ASSume the mail gets to the right place. You could go ahead and just throw it in a public mailbox that way, if you think your carrier won't take it back.

[the_rck]

I'd have to take a bus to get to a public mailbox. I think I'd actually have to go to the post office. I haven't seen any mailboxes around town in years.

As it happened, I caught the mail carrier before he walked away and handed him the magazine. That's a hit or miss way of doing things because they move so fast. Putting it in the mailbox wouldn't have worked because he didn't open the mailbox today. He just shoved all the mail into the little holder under the box.