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May 03, 2004
The Tale of the Incapacitated Mailbox
Of all things in the world that can break, the last thing i expected to see out of service was my mailbox. Now this isn't a vulnerable mailbox perched on a post on the side of the road, susceptible to baseball bats, M-80s, crazy drivers, and other such dangers. This is one of those tiny metal ones installed inside an apartment building, built in to the wall, that you open with a little key. I thought those were pretty safe, until one day last week i come home and it is sitting on the floor. Like the whole two rows of mailboxes -- all ripped out of the wall and just hanging out on the ground. !?! "Okaaay," i thought, "maybe they're replacing them." Until the next day came, and the next, and still they sat, devoid of the junk mail, etc. that i so impatiently covet.
So i called my landlord today, and they said straight-facedly, "Oh, the keys weren't working anymore, and so we're replacing the boxes. New boxes should be in by the end of the week. The post office is holding your mail for you until then." OK, thats not too bad, i thought. Until i go to the post office, and they say "No, we just can't hold your mail for no reason. It's currently on the mail truck now, and the only way to get your mail is to fill out this little form here..." Great... i love my landlords -- they have no idea what's going on. At least i wasn't in dire straits like the other guy (who was also from my apt. building for the same problem) -- he's waiting for his law school acceptance letters (or something like that). I can't wait to move to my new place, which is NOT run by Issa Properties.
Posted by MaTT at May 3, 2004 05:12 PM
Comments
Do you personally deliver your rent to their office above the deli? It's so deliciously ghetto.
Posted by: CommanderFalafel at May 6, 2004 10:02 AM
Yes, i do, and it makes me feel even better about handing over large sums of money every month to these people...
Posted by: MaTT at May 7, 2004 02:26 AM
You may be interested to know that as of Tuesday at noon the aforementioned mailboxes were seen still sitting on the ground. I noted this with a grin as I was padding about the neighborhood on a lunch-time walk.
Posted by: Rachel at May 21, 2004 05:02 PM
Are they really?! that landlord is teh suck! they said they'd have those fixed after 1 week... boy am i glad i'm not going to be with them next year. thanks for checking it out! :)
Posted by: MaTT at May 22, 2004 03:52 PM