Head thunk

Usually, I'm all about the post office.

This is not a usually.

So, early last week I was informed that I would be getting a certified letter containing a check. This is always a plus, so, I checked, we estimated that the letter would arrive Friday or Monday, so I hung around, waiting to sign for it. The tracking information for a considerably less important package (a Christmas present) also informed me that this package was out for delivery, November 21, 2011, 8:22 am. (Yay internet. Usually.) So, all happy, I waited by the door, and watched as the post office guy drove up, stuffed some things in the mailbox, and continued on.

Oh well, no check. But, package, right?

So I headed out to the mailbox to find:

1) Rather odd offers for credit cards (my credit rating sucks; no one should be offering me a platinum card of any kind)

2) The usual bills

3) Catalogs

4) No package

5) A pink slip for the certified letter saying "Sorry We Missed You!"

Sorry we missed you? You didn't even come to the door!

But far more problematic was the back of the slip, which told me that to pick up the certified letter, I have to go to the Colonial Drive office -- AKA the State Road 50 office, AKA the only one of the three nearby post offices that I cannot reach on my own.

Sigh. So, now I'm on hold with the Post Office redelivery service...

Sigh

To clarify, U.S. Postal Service:

I have no problems with picking up packages or mail at a post office location. That's fine.

But the post office needs to be one that I can reach.

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The post office will supposedly be making another attempt to deliver the certified letter to me tomorrow. That's nice, but I don't appreciate that my options are "post office I can't physically get to without assistance" or "wait at home for a second delivery attempt since the first one went so well."

Meanwhile, the status of the package is unknown, and getting investigated.