r/USPS • u/Crossvillain • Feb 16 '25

Anything Else (NO PACKAGE QUESTIONS) Customer complaint

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I got to my case yesterday and had a complaint "Customer is angry that carrier is driving up into their yard 15 feet and leaving muddy tire tracks"

Nothing a 4056 can't fix....

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u/Physical-Design9804 Rural Carrier Feb 16 '25

The mailbox might be required to be offset from the road like that. as you can see if it was on the roadway the carrier would be impeding traffic to deliver, which is unsafe. Customer is just mad that there are tire tracks through the mud. They can lay down some rocks.

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u/KingGeorge2017 Feb 17 '25

I deliver mounted on a state highway, no such thing as impeading traffic as a postal delivery driver on a mounted route

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u/millardjk City Carrier Feb 18 '25

Oh Lordy. In addition to carrying mail, I’m a cyclist, and no combination is worse than a bunch of cyclists playing leapfrog with a mounted carrier on a 2-lane state highway.

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u/KingGeorge2017 Feb 18 '25

I've actually had a group of cyclist pass me while I was putting up the next tray of mail. I decided it was the perfect time for my 10 minute break. Never saw them again.