Well. That was scary.

resinguy

resinguy

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Friday morning. Check the tracking on the Shiv. Yay!. Out for delivery.
Mid afternoon, my wife is watching the UPS truck in real time (she's good like that). Hey, UPS is on the street. Me, cool. Wait, they left the block, did you get anything?
Me, nope. Aren't you worried? Me, babe, I've been waiting 17 months (Two Weeks!), I can wait a bit longer.
Check the tracking at 6pm. Hi, your package was delivered at 3:47pm. ??? Checks porch. (Our address number is quite visible). WTF?!?!? No! Here is your delivery confirmation photo. Umm, that's not my porch? Where TF is that??? Doesnt look like any front steps in our neighborhood!
(panic rising)
Wife studies photo. That was taken from INSIDE the truck. See the steel treads? And the dead grass treelawn? And there's the sidewalk. (if you've been married almost 45 years, you know that wives are smart)
Panic Rising.
She calls UPS. Can't get to a human. !!! Me, I'm going to walk the block, check every front porch! She, I'll drive you while I call again. OK.
She, knock on that door, I think the truck might have stopped there. OK. I can see the guy inside, ignoring me knocking. ??? Knock more, step back and smile. OK, there he is. Him, sorry, no package. !!!
PANIC RISING
Her, ok, got through to a dispatcher, he agrees that is not a valid delivery confirmation photo, will try to contact driver, or wait until the truck returns to depot. Shit, shit, shit.
Me, OK, I'll keep walking the block, checking every house. Continue stalking the block. It's getting dark.
30 houses later. Get to next door neighbor's house. Also very visible address.
Find long box tucked behind porch pillar.

HUZZAH! HUZZAH! HUZZAH!

Go home. Drink bourbon. She calls UPS. They, sorry about that, we'll talk to driver. <grrrr>
Me, crap, I still need to make dinner. Drink bourbon
Dinner in oven. Open box.
Much joy. Dinner was pretty good. Shiv is damn good.
All is well. Fall asleep in easy chair.
End.
 
Crag the Brewer said:
True....Idk the law in that regard?

I kinda assume it's Their mail/property even though his name is on it....?
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Most places...(unless the miscreant enters your home, in which case all bets are off, (Castle Doctrine)...you can't just shoot them to protect property. But laws vary by state.

Exceptions for CPKs may exist in various locales. ;)
 
Blues said:
Most places...(unless the miscreant enters your home, in which case all bets are off, (Castle Doctrine)...you can't just shoot them to protect property. But laws vary by state.

Exceptions for CPKs may exist in various locales. ;)
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Yeah, I wasn't talking so much about the Shooting part as tampering/stealing mail.
-even though the circumstances say it was his. Haha

I'm sure there were reports of a creepy guy snooping around that night.
How many doorbell cameras is he on?
 
resinguy said:
Friday morning. Check the tracking on the Shiv. Yay!. Out for delivery.
Mid afternoon, my wife is watching the UPS truck in real time (she's good like that). Hey, UPS is on the street. Me, cool. Wait, they left the block, did you get anything?
Me, nope. Aren't you worried? Me, babe, I've been waiting 17 months (Two Weeks!), I can wait a bit longer.
Check the tracking at 6pm. Hi, your package was delivered at 3:47pm. ??? Checks porch. (Our address number is quite visible). WTF?!?!? No! Here is your delivery confirmation photo. Umm, that's not my porch? Where TF is that??? Doesnt look like any front steps in our neighborhood!
(panic rising)
Wife studies photo. That was taken from INSIDE the truck. See the steel treads? And the dead grass treelawn? And there's the sidewalk. (if you've been married almost 45 years, you know that wives are smart)
Panic Rising.
She calls UPS. Can't get to a human. !!! Me, I'm going to walk the block, check every front porch! She, I'll drive you while I call again. OK.
She, knock on that door, I think the truck might have stopped there. OK. I can see the guy inside, ignoring me knocking. ??? Knock more, step back and smile. OK, there he is. Him, sorry, no package. !!!
PANIC RISING
Her, ok, got through to a dispatcher, he agrees that is not a valid delivery confirmation photo, will try to contact driver, or wait until the truck returns to depot. Shit, shit, shit.
Me, OK, I'll keep walking the block, checking every house. Continue stalking the block. It's getting dark.
30 houses later. Get to next door neighbor's house. Also very visible address.
Find long box tucked behind porch pillar.

HUZZAH! HUZZAH! HUZZAH!

Go home. Drink bourbon. She calls UPS. They, sorry about that, we'll talk to driver. <grrrr>
Me, crap, I still need to make dinner. Drink bourbon
Dinner in oven. Open box.
Much joy. Dinner was pretty good. Shiv is damn good.
All is well. Fall asleep in easy chair.
End.
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so what the hell did you have for fucking dinner already?

Why did you lead me on like that?
 
MattinLA said:
Pics?
And congrats 🍺🍺
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It looks like the other pics you've seen. And, thanks.

Crag the Brewer said:
Did you talk to the neighbors first, or just take the box.....?
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Just took the box.

Crag the Brewer said:
I'm sure there were reports of a creepy guy snooping around that night.
How many doorbell cameras is he on?
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I did not check that hellhole site, Nextdoor.

tinfoil hat timmy said:
so what the hell did you have for fucking dinner already?

Why did you lead me on like that?
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Crag the Brewer said:
Yeah, I wasn't talking so much about the Shooting part as tampering/stealing mail.
-even though the circumstances say it was his. Haha

I'm sure there were reports of a creepy guy snooping around that night.
How many doorbell cameras is he on?
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Trespassing to claim something which was his.

Can't say I've never done the same thing.
 
Yea that sucks.
Good job sniffing it out.


Few pointers for those who experience similar and have say a # as your street, for example 1234 3rd street ,,make sure to check the porch of 1234 4th street as well. Also 2134 3rd street and 4th street, 4321, 2134 etc etc. Fortunately humans still do the work but they make mistakes esp when looking at #s all day everyday. Sometimes the dyslexia kicks in, Ive fallen victim to it but in 4 years I can confidently say Ive to my knowledge never lost someones package. If I were to id reach out and offer to pay them out of my own wallet as I take that shit seriously. Eats at my soul whenever there is a potential issue involving my service. The best though is when people contact us complaining no package despite tracking saying it was delivered, just for me to find it in there ducking mailbox 😂
 
WOW!! That sucks for sure! I've had packages delivered to wrong addresses and get no help when I ask the carrier or post office about it. No care sometimes (except for my buddy D dericdesmond - He's one of the good ones! :) *hope you and the family have been doing well) Or another one is to the east not west part of the road. Same address but cannot read WEST. Very frustrating to say the least. I'm glad you got it. That was quite a adventure you both took to find it.
 
Choppaman said:
Or another one is to the east not west part of the road. Same address but cannot read WEST.
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This ^ 👍

Hopefully you won’t have to but If any issues in the future E reach out And I will do my best to piece the puzzle together along with the boss. Being in the same city is a big advantage.

Separately, Often the carrier is looked down on in these situations but you would be surprised how frequently the issue can be placed on the sender.
 
dericdesmond said:
This ^ 👍

Hopefully you won’t have to but If any issues in the future E reach out And I will do my best to piece the puzzle together along with the boss. Being in the same city is a big advantage.

Separately, Often the carrier is looked down on in these situations but you would be surprised how frequently the issue can be placed on the sender.
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Thanks E. Agree on your second part too. It certainly can happen.
 
Another potential issue. We will use my
Route as an example. 4102 Harris Meadow PL. I had a package for this address but the name on the USPS generated label was for 4102 Harris Meadow CT which is painful in itself in regards to potential issues. Luckily for this customer I know their name (as well as 900 others 😛🤓) so it got delivered properly. When you take your shipment to the counter and the counter clerk prints your label, make sure they input the right street and just don’t instantly gravitate to the first one that pops up on their screen. Ive noticed clerks often will also omit apartment #s and business suites. If you wanna avoid these sort of issues make sure to write out the FULL address somewhere else on the package where the label they put on it wont cover. Also put your damn name inside your mailbox and make sure your address is visible. My fill in can potentially be new and abused and might not give a shit if the customer doesn’t give a shit either.
 
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