I Think

Well, with high school graduations over, we can get back to a normal routine. A granddaughter and a grandson received diplomas and I am naturally quite proud for them. Got to spend much quality time with my son. All in all, a stressful but worthwhile stretch of days, from Thursday through last night.

The formula is not strong enough. The top leaves of about thirty percent of poison ivy died. Not worth the time and labor.

A bit over a month ago, I had a package sent me. I did not bother with on line tracking, because I was a regular customer and delivery was always on the same time line. The carrier did not bring it to my door (it had to be signed for). He left no notice in the mail box. After it was a number of days late, I tried tracking, but there was no mention of it on the USPS web site. I contacted the sender. They told me the package had been sitting at the Post Office, because I had failed to claim it. "Better go get it before they send it back."

This time, I tracked it the whole time. On the fourth, it arrived in Tomball. The notice told me it would be delivered on the fifth. I just looked on the web site again. It let me know delivery had been attempted. But I was home and there was no attempt. There was also no notice left in the mail box. Tomorrow, I plan to let the one in charge of that Post Office know what is going on.

Cynical me wouldn't be surprised if was de facto company policy Edgar.

I've been home only to see the postal carrier paste a note on the front door window, then get out the neighborhood before even attempting to see if anyone was home. I called the Post Office and they blew me off saying the pkg wouldn't be at the Post Office intel at least the next day???? I asked them who keeps the undelivered mail and packages, aren't they taken back to a secure locked area? The Annapolis Post office is hands down one of the worst in the County.

Have to say the postal service over here isn't bad at the moment, but like that i'd know my local postman (howru Tony) and i'd say the same could be said for a lot of the country.

The policy is, if no one can sign for it, leave a notice. They used to make two attempts, but it is now one. Without the notice you can't know for sure the package arrived. There were two alternating ladies who would see to it I got my packages without a bit of problem. The new carrier doesn't appear to give a crap.

It's probably an oil industry policy to increase the number of journeys to and fro ed.

It is quite surprising how many leisure activities have that effect.

Many years ago I wrote a little ditty entitled I'm Yo-yoing Up and Down Like a Yo-yo Yo-yoing.

I still make the amateurish mistakes, such as completing planned chapters, before realizing the lines are set at 1.5 and not 2 spaces, meaning a twenty page chapter is actually twenty eight, all of a sudden.

Still tired from the marathon weekend. This week I am grateful that they cut my hours.

Never trust postmen!
My late uncle Jack was one and he was as crooked as hell, the police found heaps of undelivered mail at his home and he was lucky to get off with only a fine and not jail..
Another untrustworthy lazy lying postman round here can't be bothered delivering parcels on his rounds, so he pushes a card through peoples doors saying- "You were out when I called: please pick up the package yourself from the local sorting office"
Needless to say, they WERE in when he called but the bastard never bothered to ring the doorbell!

Went to the Post Office, seeking my package. Not there. I explained the situation to the man at the window. He told me to see if it arrives today (yesterday). As I took my leave, I told him I was going inside, to post a complaint on the carrier. He said he was the manager and if the package does not come today, he also will file a complaint on him. As I drove into the neighborhood, I saw the carrier at the mail boxes. He pleaded ignorance. Don't have it; don't recall seeing it. Five days and counting, since it arrived in Tomball.

Geez, EdgarB, that's worse than our post office..

Just came from the post office. I gave the same guy my information. After thirty minutes wait, he gave me my package. I was tired and disgustipated. Took it and went home.

What was the reason for the delay or missing status? did they explain?

Nope. Business as usual.

I work on Monday and Tuesday, most weeks. That means, the weekend has already started, for me. It just occurred to me that I get no hump day.

I've been experiencing burnout from most of the threads on a2k, of late. Not that I've lost interest, but just not able to give myself to them. It will pass, of course. I'm not about to give up my membership. Just taking a breather, of sorts.

Conversing with the groundskeeper at the water company's property, next door, I mentioned that I try not to use anything harmful to the ground, especially since I am so close to our water source. He described the same weed killer I wrote about on this thread. He said he uses it exclusively on water company land. The reason my version failed is because I did not get it thick enough to adhere to the plants. So, in a few days, I will try it again.

Wondering - how do you make it thicker?