PublicWifi
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This thread is great.
Yeah. I have a bunch of houses on my route which are on adjacent roads, well over a mile away. So instead if it being 123 Peach LN, it's on a different road with no visible house number, on Apple LN. "I've been receiving deliveries here for 10 years without a problem!" -- Funny, the UPS guy has never delivered there.
I'm very sarcastic on my route. Sometimes I shake the package and try coming up with the dumbest response possible "Uh, sounds like 3 used matches, a cotton ball, 1...no 2 diapers, and a bic lighter.... Bah, I'm not good at this game. You try."
Luckily a good portion of the folks on my route have a sense of humor. I give the same reply, depending. "What is it?" "Looks like a box to me." I've had a few sour looks and choice phrases come about, but really?
Holy
do I hate this. I deliver in white suburbia. A lot of rich folk -- and I mean a LOT of rich folk. Most 'modest' homes have a Porsche, Ferrari, Bentley, Corvettes, Maserati, etc... For the most part the wives stay at home and seem to become ultra paranoid when a man with a box rings / knocks. You can sense that someone's there. You heard footsteps. You saw a shadow. You know it's not a dog. It's certainly not Big Foot. You stand there for 2 minutes, knocking and ringing once more. "Yes, I'm standing at your door for a friend*ing reason..." I end up filling out the tag and the moment I turn away, *poof* the door opens. "Oh, I didn't know I had to sign for it!" -- Yeah, like I'm gonna stand there and waste my time if all I had to do was leave the package, ffs.
I like it when I deliver a heavy package and I SEE the person all of a sudden pick up their phone or their baby. They'll open the door and shrug their shoulders, pointing at the obstacle which prevents them from moving their 150lb dresser. I now tell people "I'm not allowed to enter your home. There's too much liability involved of which I am not insured for. If I set the package against your wall, it will get scratched, and in most cases I'll receive a complaint." People feign ignorance, I swear. As if they didn't know the 300lb, 3 box trampoline set wasn't -- 300 effin' pounds! Give me a break.
Yeah. I have a bunch of houses on my route which are on adjacent roads, well over a mile away. So instead if it being 123 Peach LN, it's on a different road with no visible house number, on Apple LN. "I've been receiving deliveries here for 10 years without a problem!" -- Funny, the UPS guy has never delivered there.
I'm very sarcastic on my route. Sometimes I shake the package and try coming up with the dumbest response possible "Uh, sounds like 3 used matches, a cotton ball, 1...no 2 diapers, and a bic lighter.... Bah, I'm not good at this game. You try."
Luckily a good portion of the folks on my route have a sense of humor. I give the same reply, depending. "What is it?" "Looks like a box to me." I've had a few sour looks and choice phrases come about, but really?
Holy
do I hate this. I deliver in white suburbia. A lot of rich folk -- and I mean a LOT of rich folk. Most 'modest' homes have a Porsche, Ferrari, Bentley, Corvettes, Maserati, etc... For the most part the wives stay at home and seem to become ultra paranoid when a man with a box rings / knocks. You can sense that someone's there. You heard footsteps. You saw a shadow. You know it's not a dog. It's certainly not Big Foot. You stand there for 2 minutes, knocking and ringing once more. "Yes, I'm standing at your door for a friend*ing reason..." I end up filling out the tag and the moment I turn away, *poof* the door opens. "Oh, I didn't know I had to sign for it!" -- Yeah, like I'm gonna stand there and waste my time if all I had to do was leave the package, ffs.I like it when I deliver a heavy package and I SEE the person all of a sudden pick up their phone or their baby. They'll open the door and shrug their shoulders, pointing at the obstacle which prevents them from moving their 150lb dresser. I now tell people "I'm not allowed to enter your home. There's too much liability involved of which I am not insured for. If I set the package against your wall, it will get scratched, and in most cases I'll receive a complaint." People feign ignorance, I swear. As if they didn't know the 300lb, 3 box trampoline set wasn't -- 300 effin' pounds! Give me a break.
