Almost missed it. Damn USPS employee scanned it as delivered to a neighbor instead of leaving it at my gate like my normal contract carrier would. I have informed delivery set up so I got an email with the bogus excuse as soon as it was scanned. I tracked her down a few miles up the road and questioned her about it. She said OH, I have that in the truck. When I questioned her about why it was scanned as delivered to a neighbor she claimed she did it by mistake.
I took a copy of the notice along with a image from my dash camera of her handing me the package to the supervisor. The image showed the back of the truck with it's ID number. He seemed pretty uninterested but claimed he would talk to her.
Last week I had a weekend Amazon package delivery that got scanned as undeliverable because they couldn't access my front door. The package was not labeled requiring a signature and in fact said to leave if no answer right on the label. It ended up floating around for 3 more days before it got back to me.
Our regular contract carrier is very reliable and trustworthy. The USPS employees, NOT SO MUCH!
SO at least I got my tank and I can install it tomorrow.
My gripe was United Parcel Service. I had a major project in a replacement of a generator transfer, new service, and 100 amp feeder to an outbuilding. The owner had his heart set on using a meter socket new in box, his deceased father had likely stolen from his employer 20 years ago. It came without a hub. There were none to be found locally, so it was shipped from a wholesaler in Maine. It was supposed to come directly to me.
Weeks later, I was getting desperate. Nobody seemed to know where it was. Repeated calls, being on hold hours each time, only to be told by UPS that it was delivered weeks ago. I finally pieced together that there were minor deviations from the address provided.
I live in a town too small for a post office. Computers move me to the nearest town with a post office. 693 Brooklyn Road Mount Tabor VT Became 69 Brooklyn road Danby. I asked for exact address as it appeared on the package.
There is no Brooklyn Road in Danby. The computer flips them to anything with Brook.
Danby has Baker Brook Road, Brook Road, Herrick Brook Road, Flower brook Road, Brook Road, I'm sure I've missed a few Brooks.
As my package shows in UPS tracking as "delivered" I begin my local search.
All UPS drivers deliver to me often. My wife, MORE OFTEN. My son, even more often! Drivers know that Mount Tabor is a different town, street names from Danby won't work in Mount Tabor, or vice versa. 100% of the drivers know me & where I am.
69 Brook Road Danby is a swimming hole in a brook. 69 Baker Brook is a fishing hole in a brook. 69 Herrick Brook is swamp land. 69 Flower Brook Road is steep stream, near a waterfall.
When I present all this to the "lady" at UPS, she says "I'm sorry SIR, it was delivered to you."
I ultimately found it hidden behind a porch post at 51 Brook Road Danby VT, a house vacant since 1982.
