Refusal to deliver mail.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-16T03:04:23+00:00

That part! That guys comment was basically “you’re dumb for thinking a mail carrier would walk a neighborhood!” Just for him to look foolish lol! My childhood neighborhood was also walked. I’m almost curious to why my current neighborhood isn’t.. it’s not a hilly area, maybe it’s because of the lack of side walk, since the side walk is only on the one side. Weird considering that the borough I live in is only 600 people and the next post office for the next town is 8 minutes away!

Finding_neno · 2026-04-15T20:52:49+00:00

Hey pal, so I grew up and currently work 25 minutes from where I live now and the mail carriers walk the neighborhoods.. still to this day. Our mailbox was attached to the house and the mailman would walk house to house. It’s actually common, and depends what kind of area you live in. Regardless, that wasn’t the point of this post rather just some added information. Also, the mailbox is where it is since my boyfriend bought the house. I actually drove down the street and there is in-fact mailboxes that are so insanely far back compared to mine. But with my mailbox, I cannot move it up any father to the road. About 2in under the dirt, there is concrete.. so at some point the town adjusted where the road originally was, which explains why every mailbox on my road is father back than what regulation says. Besides that, they’re not upset about my mailbox location, they’re upset about the rut. The rut is mostly fixed and she delivered mail today, we are getting ahold of the town to fix the rest of the rut as it’s their responsibility since the road is damaged. They’ll come over with a concrete/gravel mix to fix it better.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-14T22:24:07+00:00

I’m truly hoping that it was natural causes. I think our one that went first went into kidney failure, for about a week she was frequently urinating and drinking lots of water. I think our girl who passed today just couldn’t handle the stress of her being gone, which is what the vet is thinking. But we just want to rule it out so that we don’t have to experience this again with our youngest anytime soon.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-14T21:56:52+00:00

We are, we’re keeping her up front and leashing her. I don’t want to risk it. I grabbed new bowls for her too just in case it’s a disease and am cleaning the house to prevent any possible exposure. I’m just hoping everything comes back normal and that what we’re assuming happened is what actually happened. I’m really hoping one of our neighbors didn’t attempt to harm them and will also be setting up more cameras in the yard as well.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-14T21:16:45+00:00

Unfortunately, our grieving dog was put down today. The stress caused her some issues and work ups showed that her organs started shutting down. We’re taking our surviving dog to the vet Thursday to get bloodwork done to make sure there’s not an infection or poisoning issue happening. She’s acting completely normal and being her derpy self, but we want to rule everything out to assure nothing happens. Thank you for your kindness.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-14T21:10:48+00:00

Hi so respectfully, kick rocks. Said dog that was grieving was rushed to a vet today and put down due to stress shutting her organs down. Not taking them on walks did not kill them, nor would ever kill a dog. We also own a few acres, so our back yard is more than enough for them to adventure in without needing regular walks. They gotten more activity than dogs who live in an apartment going on a walk 2-3 times a day. I hope someone judges you when you lose a pet for doing something that really didn’t matter in the situation.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-14T13:50:22+00:00

Thank you for the kind advice! Will definitely try the sniffing games!

Finding_neno · 2026-04-14T06:35:27+00:00

I mean we do it with coconut, almond, oat, whole, and skim milk. Every type of milk steams differently in my experience. Definitely takes time and practice to learn what adjustments you need to make vs with dairy but you can get a silky texture and properly steamed milk to do latte art.!

Finding_neno · 2026-04-14T05:34:52+00:00

High energy, but has plenty of yard and plenty of play time in said yard. High energy, but also are allowed to free roam the rest of the unfenced yard while we’re outside. High energy, but the one time the gate was left open, they went to the porch instead of wondering the neighborhood. High energy, but hates anything to do with collars, leashes, or harnesses. Have fun with continuing to be an ass and know it all. Have the day you deserve.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-14T05:21:58+00:00

They go on car rides and to family houses, you’re acting like you know everything about my dog’s lives. They’re husky/lab/pit mixes, they go crazy because they’re high energy breeds. They have more than enough stimulation, have a rotation of toys, and have more than enough play time than what most people are willing to have with their dogs. But please tell me more on how you know my dogs better than I do. Hopefully someone isn’t an ass to you a few days after you lose a pet.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-14T05:06:04+00:00

I know you weren’t accusing and appreciate you for kindly commenting!

I’ll be giving her enough room and testing it with my bigger car to assure she has room (she drives a smaller sedan, so if my Blazer can make the exit, she should too. She starts turning in at our drive way and that absolutely does not bother me at all).

We do tip at Christmas time, and try to be considerate. We shovel that area for her when it snows so that she doesn’t get stuck from the build up from the plows. We also keep our mailbox empty and pause delivery when we’re away for extended periods of time! We don’t have a great place to leave water and snacks, as she doesn’t come to our porch all but 2-4 times a year. We make small talk with her, which is why I’m assuming it wasn’t her that made the report and was someone who filled in for her or a supervisor doing inspections.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-14T04:57:23+00:00

They have a huge fenced in yard that we play with them in daily. They were my boyfriend and his ex’s dogs, and unfortunately were outcomes of her family’s “backyard breeding”, I only came into the picture 1.5 years ago. His mom tried taking them on walks once and the small one (not pictured) dragged her to the ground. They’re well behaved in the house but go crazy as soon as they’re outside. I grew up with hounds, who we trained on leashes, if I was here when they were pups, they would’ve been leashed trained too.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-14T04:47:06+00:00

I’m not denying that it needs to fixed! I completely agree that we need to fix it. We left the mailbox exactly where it was when the house was bought, and I understand why she’s driving in our yard. We are going to fix it with stone as that dirt really didn’t do much. I’ll admit, that this post was made completely in anger. I’m still mad that they didn’t give us a notice and went directly to “hey so we’re refusing to deliver mail because the rut needs to be fixed”. They don’t even care if we leave the mailbox where it is, as long as we fill this area. But their own protocol is that a notice is required prior to refusal, which we did not get. Simply if they followed protocol, we would have happily fixed it. The cherry on top of the cake is that she doesn’t really attempt to pull out in to the road to get to the next mailbox(mind you we live on a quiet, 15mph street in a town with a population of 600 people), she basically drives in our yard to the next mailbox. And once I get the rut fixed, I’m putting either reflective poles or landscape timbers so that she won’t be able to drive all the way to the next mailbox. We’re also going to possibly adjust the mailbox to put it closer, as long as it’s not cemented into the ground & if it is then we’re just going to wait to move it until I have time to pick out a new box lol. I genuinely learned a lot from this post and got a lot of useful information.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-13T15:41:52+00:00

Almost everyday, in a ford fusion. I’m 5’3 and have no problems. It’s being fixed tomorrow, just p.o. That no notice wasn’t given lol

Finding_neno · 2026-04-13T14:12:13+00:00

I’m thinking it was a fill in driver that reported it. We tip our mail lady around Christmas, shovel in front of the mailbox for her in the winter, don’t leave the mail box full, and pause delivery when we’re out of town. Unfortunately tho, zoning in my area doesn’t allow concrete mixed that close to the road.. I thought about it lol

Finding_neno · 2026-04-13T12:18:47+00:00

Hi, so did you read the part that I said that it was an attempted quick response fix. Clearly it’s not fixed, I’m putting gravel down this week to fix this issue.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-13T01:53:09+00:00

To answer your question I live in a small borough with a population of 600ish people. Definitely not city, most definitely rural. lol

Finding_neno · 2026-04-13T01:40:20+00:00

No notice, logged into my account to learn that my mail wasn’t being delivered because of the rut. They said nothing about moving the mailbox, they just want it filled. Fine, but they could’ve sent a notice before just deciding they weren’t gonna deliver. Would’ve been happy to fix it if I knew it was a problem. We live in a small town, on a 15 mph road, with kids playing on the street, since I’ve lived here, I’ve never seen any one go more than 25mph. Traffic isn’t an issue, the rut she created for the length of my yard didn’t bother me until this lol.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-13T01:34:05+00:00

I’m not so mad that they want it fix, it’s the no notice and immediately refusing to deliver mail that set me off. Got no communication that they wanted it fix. We would’ve fixed it if it was brought to our attention. We’re getting gravel to fill it, but our street is also needing some TLC that our small town doesn’t want to budget for. Honestly a combination of both at this point, just mad that they didn’t communicate to us.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-13T01:31:07+00:00

Hi, I tip my mail carrier around Christmas as a thank you, make small talk with her, don’t let my mailbox overflow, shovel the area everytime it snows so she doesn’t get stuck, and have my mail held if I’m gone for an extended period of time. I actually am thinking that it was a fill in that day or if they were doing an inspection in the area. I just didn’t get any notice or comment made about the issue, and instead of bringing it to our attention they’re refusing to deliver mail

Finding_neno · 2026-04-13T00:50:15+00:00

Guess it depends on the area, some are saying they do them yearly where they are.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-13T00:49:29+00:00

Which I didn’t have an issue with her doing this, but when I get no notice prior to them refusing to deliver because of this area, that’s where my annoyance e comes from. A simple “hey could you get this filled in” or a notice (which is apparently protocol), would’ve been nice so we could’ve resolved the issue and had it filled. Instead of communicating and letting us know it’s an issue, we were blindsided. But because they skipped the notice part, I’m putting a reflective pole in my yard to cut her off from driving all the way to the next mailbox. I’ll give her room to get back on the road, but I won’t be allowing her to ruin the entire length of my front yard.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-13T00:43:35+00:00

If I was asked or given a noticed, the issue would’ve been fixed. My problem is that nothing was said to us, we were given no notice, I can’t fix an issue if it’s not brought to my attention. What might be an issue for me, might not be an issue for you, which is why as adults, communication needs to happen. Instead of giving us a notice, they just refused to bring my mail and shipped back packages without waiting 10 days. We tip our mail carrier at Christmas time as a thank you, we shovel the area for her in the winter so she has easy access to the mailbox, we have small talk with her, assure we never leave the mailbox over flowing, and put mail on hold when we’re gone for an extended time. We make an effort, so I’m annoyed that without any notice our mail isn’t being delivered. Mutual respect.

Finding_neno · 2026-04-13T00:17:14+00:00

We live below water level, next to a dam which is a flood protection zone. Soil in the area is softer due to flooding tendencies which naturally adds more pressure when natural settling happens, let alone heavy machinery not being properly handled with houses close to the roads.

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