Postal Advice Required

[Baz]

So today I get a nice little official note from my overpaid/underworked Canada Post mailman who informed me that there was a problem delivering my mail because my sidewalks were slippery.

Yes, I am a lazy bastard who would just as soon sip red wine indoors while the snow falls outside, and fantasize about topless European beaches. I mean, I don't want his mail, I don't like his mail, and I have no reason at all to like him. In the 20 or so years he has been coming here, he has never once brought me good news, only bills.

Should I clean my walks, or just jump right into a pissing match with Canada Post?  

[Sport-Touring]

[DRam]

Woo-woo!  One hundred percent of us think you should clean your sidewalk.  Seriously, after reading the $1 per KW solar cell thread, and seeing what Canadians go through with moose clubs and cat batteries one would think clearing the sidewalk would be a welcome break from kissing mooses and caring for cat batteries.

[Stray Cat]

I'm guessing that the Canadian mailpersons don't have the same catchy motto their brethren to the south have?
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds"

[Tony T]

I'm guessing that the Canadian mailpersons don't have the same catchy motto their brethren to the south have?
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds"

I asked my postman if he goings by that motto, he just started laughing at me.  

[swimmer]

Personally, I wouldn't mess around with a postal employee.  They are refuted to have short fuses.

[KenH]

Move the box to a post by the street.

[UFO]

Get a PO box.

[OrangeSVS]

Get a PO box.

You can't seriously be suggesting he get a Politics Only box!!!

[Blunder]

Personally, I wouldn't mess around with a postal employee.  They are refuted to have short fuses.

I refute that stereotype. The mail carriers that are out and about delivering the mail are pretty mellow. It's those that are stuck in handling and sorting centers that have earned the reputation of getting all shirty and up in arms.

What amazes me is that you people up north still get mail delivered to your front door. The current trend here is to have a neighborhood box that might be a couple of blocks from your home. I'd bet if you, Baz, had to venture out to collect your bills and bad news you'd make sure your walkway was free of ice. Or maybe not.

 

[Mr.Black]

I thought this was about "Going postal".

Shit what a let down.



Ignore the Postman. Whats the worst that can happen? In the spring when it all melts, you have a few months worth of mail to go through.

If anything REAL important is sent you and you don't receive it, someone will come up your sidewalk to arrest you.

I mean inform you.

[Scratch33]

Yes, I am a lazy bastard who would just as soon sip red wine indoors while the snow falls outside, and fantasize about topless European beaches. I mean, I don't want his mail, I don't like his mail, and I have no reason at all to like him. In the 20 or so years he has been coming here, he has never once brought me good news, only bills.

That'd make a lovely written response to Canada Post IMHO.  

[zer0netgain]

I say do nothing.  Unless you have a legal duty to clean the snow from your walk, the postman knew this was part of dealing with his job.  Let him wear cleats.

Of course, I have a PO box because I had an issue with low lifes taking my mail.

[HipGnosis]

Clean a path once a week.
Let the postman know that you accept his decision to not deliver when the walkway is hazardous.

[Thundergod]

Here it is law....shovel your walks and salt path, if someone falls because they you failed to shovel, you are now liable for their injury.

I would shovel.

[Fourstring]

I would shovel.

I would too.  Hey, it's good for ya, right?

[bomber]

not sure I'd shovel for the Mail Carrier, but for sure I shoveled my walk (when I had one) for the neighbors.

[KLRchickie]

What amazes me is that you people up north still get mail delivered to your front door. The current trend here is to have a neighborhood box that might be a couple of blocks from your home.

Here it depends on the age of your neighbourhood.  Our house is almost 20 years old & we have a "super mailbox" down the street.  Older homes still have to-the-door delivery.

Get out & shovel, Baz

[Leanintree]

The deeper the snow gets, the taller the path gets, the shorter the box gets. When he's delivering on his knees, maybe he'll think twice about throwing around official post-it notes.

LT

[ConPilot1]

don't be a prick. shovel your walks ya Canuckian dolt.

[Baz]

I of course shovelled last night, but you would think Mr. note writer could have left a nice smiley face thank you note.  Nooooooooo.  

Just a full mailbox of Canada Post delivered flyers.

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Personally, I wouldn't mess around with a postal employee.  They are refuted to have short fuses.

They don't normally carry guns up here, I think I am safe there.