View Full Version : QUick question. IF the mailman broke my door could i make them pay....
slidecage
11-01-2004, 01:37 PM
okay it was real windy here saturday and the mailman put a Box of ebgame games between my front door and my screen door. Lucky the wind didnt catch the door, but if it did could i make them pay for the damage... What is werid is usually i would just get a note to pick up the games if the box was too big to fit in the mailbox.... I called the main office and told them please dont do it again but they acted like it was no big deal
zewone
11-01-2004, 01:39 PM
Dude. WTF? Does your mailman hate you? First he "ran over your game" and now "he broke your door." Either tell this guy to fuck off and try to get his ass fired or come up with better lies to post on CAG.
jbroush99
11-01-2004, 01:40 PM
They will make you pay...with your life!
okay it was real windy here saturday and the mailman put a Box of ebgame games between my front door and my screen door. Lucky the wind didnt catch the door, but if it did could i make them pay for the damage... What is werid is usually i would just get a note to pick up the games if the box was too big to fit in the mailbox.... I called the main office and told them please dont do it again but they acted like it was no big deal
I'd think they'd have to pay if you made a stink about it. They didn't deliver it to a mailbox or to the recipient themselves, so it's basically like tossing the parcel into a sewer. It doesn't matter that said sewer happens to be your front porch.
slidecage
11-01-2004, 01:42 PM
Dude. WTF? Does your mailman hate you? First he "ran over your game" and now "he broke your door." Either tell this guy to shaq-fu off and try to get his ass fired or come up with better lies to post on CAG.
like i said before about the game that was a pure and simple accident . it could of happened to anyone, i myself have dropped some o f my mail when i was getting it out of the box to my car and it was only a 1.99 game and at least they said they were sorry it happened. This on the other hand is a few 100 buck door i just didnt know how common it is for them to jam stuff between your doors
delahappy
11-01-2004, 01:43 PM
Why did Karl Malone give you a box of games?
PsyClerk
11-01-2004, 02:07 PM
Why did Karl Malone give you a box of games? :applause:
sblymnlcrymnl
11-01-2004, 02:09 PM
Why did Karl Malone give you a box of games?
:lol:
Indiana
11-01-2004, 02:17 PM
I doubt you could make the mail man pay. Seriously if I was your mail man I would not want to deliever mail to you. You have way to many problems / complaints.
Don Chubo
11-01-2004, 02:53 PM
I wouldn't push the issue. My mailman is a total badass. I saw him kill and field-strip a doberman that attacked him. He looks through the mail and eats food samples. If he doesn't like you, he'll piss in your mailbox. He eats envelopes and shits stamps. If your mailman is anything like mine, I'd suggest to let the issue lie.
bignick
11-01-2004, 02:56 PM
Ya, they would probably pay. If it happens, take pictures.
Trakan
11-01-2004, 02:57 PM
Did anyone else know slidecage made this thread before clicking on it?
sblymnlcrymnl
11-01-2004, 04:46 PM
Did anyone else know slidecage made this thread before clicking on it?
Well, the OP's name is always right there, so yeah.
If you mean by the topic, and I'm sure you did, then no.
Cornfedwb
11-01-2004, 04:53 PM
I'm relatively positive there is a federal law to the extent of absolving the postal service of liability in damage caused by the normal attempt to deliver mail.
However, if he put the box behind your screen door, and the wind later caught said screen door and broke said screen door.. you'd have trouble holding them responsible. Its a normal, accepted method of delivery, and they can consider the damage to be an "act of God".
Scorch
11-01-2004, 04:53 PM
Did anyone else know slidecage made this thread before clicking on it?
From the main page, I saw it and knew he made it. I can't stand the guy. Only he would post something this stupid.. that, and he can't type worth shit.
Cornfedwb
11-01-2004, 04:55 PM
Did anyone else know slidecage made this thread before clicking on it?
From the main page, I saw it and knew he made it. I can't stand the guy. Only he would post something this stupid.. that, and he can't type worth shit.
Ahh yes Scorch, you've never posted dumbass replies and made obnoxious threads before right? Lay off, there's no need for a comment like that.
Did anyone else know slidecage made this thread before clicking on it?
From the main page, I saw it and knew he made it. I can't stand the guy. Only he would post something this stupid.. that, and he can't type worth shit.
Ahh yes Scorch, you've never posted dumbass replies and made obnoxious threads before right? Lay off, there's no need for a comment like that.
:rofl: I agree with Cornfedwb. That wasn't needed.
pimp tyranny
11-01-2004, 05:04 PM
whatever dude. my mailman gets the shit to me. i still haven't picked up my saturn i won off ebay. it's been at the post office for like a month.
I'm relatively positive there is a federal law to the extent of absolving the postal service of liability in damage caused by the normal attempt to deliver mail.
However, if he put the box behind your screen door, and the wind later caught said screen door and broke said screen door.. you'd have trouble holding them responsible. Its a normal, accepted method of delivery, and they can consider the damage to be an "act of God".
What? Since when is throwing mail anywhere on the person's property an accepted method of delivery? If that's true I'd better start tipping for more holidays. I don't want my trees full of my mail.
Cornfedwb
11-01-2004, 05:13 PM
I'm relatively positive there is a federal law to the extent of absolving the postal service of liability in damage caused by the normal attempt to deliver mail.
However, if he put the box behind your screen door, and the wind later caught said screen door and broke said screen door.. you'd have trouble holding them responsible. Its a normal, accepted method of delivery, and they can consider the damage to be an "act of God".
What? Since when is throwing mail anywhere on the person's property an accepted method of delivery? If that's true I'd better start tipping for more holidays. I don't want my trees full of my mail.
Putting a package in between the screen door and the storm door is not quite throwing them into trees now is it? And yes, that is a widely accepted method of postal delivery on packages too large for the mail receptacle when no resident of the address is home.
I'm relatively positive there is a federal law to the extent of absolving the postal service of liability in damage caused by the normal attempt to deliver mail.
However, if he put the box behind your screen door, and the wind later caught said screen door and broke said screen door.. you'd have trouble holding them responsible. Its a normal, accepted method of delivery, and they can consider the damage to be an "act of God".
What? Since when is throwing mail anywhere on the person's property an accepted method of delivery? If that's true I'd better start tipping for more holidays. I don't want my trees full of my mail.
Putting a package in between the screen door and the storm door is not quite throwing them into trees now is it? And yes, that is a widely accepted method of postal delivery on packages too large for the mail receptacle when no resident of the address is home.
Is it just widely accepted or standard procedure?
Mr. Anderson
11-01-2004, 05:18 PM
I'm relatively positive there is a federal law to the extent of absolving the postal service of liability in damage caused by the normal attempt to deliver mail.
However, if he put the box behind your screen door, and the wind later caught said screen door and broke said screen door.. you'd have trouble holding them responsible. Its a normal, accepted method of delivery, and they can consider the damage to be an "act of God".
What? Since when is throwing mail anywhere on the person's property an accepted method of delivery? If that's true I'd better start tipping for more holidays. I don't want my trees full of my mail.
Putting a package in between the screen door and the storm door is not quite throwing them into trees now is it? And yes, that is a widely accepted method of postal delivery on packages too large for the mail receptacle when no resident of the address is home.
Is it just widely accepted or standard procedure?
I'm not sure, but I can say it's happened a couple times to me too.
sblymnlcrymnl
11-01-2004, 05:19 PM
I'm relatively positive there is a federal law to the extent of absolving the postal service of liability in damage caused by the normal attempt to deliver mail.
However, if he put the box behind your screen door, and the wind later caught said screen door and broke said screen door.. you'd have trouble holding them responsible. Its a normal, accepted method of delivery, and they can consider the damage to be an "act of God".
What? Since when is throwing mail anywhere on the person's property an accepted method of delivery? If that's true I'd better start tipping for more holidays. I don't want my trees full of my mail.
Putting a package in between the screen door and the storm door is not quite throwing them into trees now is it? And yes, that is a widely accepted method of postal delivery on packages too large for the mail receptacle when no resident of the address is home.
Is it just widely accepted or standard procedure?
I'm not sure, but I can say it's happened a couple times to me too.
It's happened to me once or twice. Usually they just leave it in front of the door instead of between.
sgs89
11-01-2004, 05:27 PM
Folks, it is called the discretionary function exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"). And, yes, in general it means that the Federal government, including the post office, is not liable for acts involved in delivering the mail. This includes things like negligently delivering a package bomb.
el bobo
11-01-2004, 06:46 PM
Lol any mailman that would do anything on my property would get pwned by my dad. This actually happened before, it was a snowy day, and our mailman was going about 20 MPH over the speed limit in a neighborhood. He skidded on some slush from the melting snow, and smashed into our mailbox. Now, this wouldn't have been so horrible if my Dad wasn't the finance manager of PA. The worst thing was is that the guy tried to bribe my Dad not to tell his boss, which is my father's employee. Ahahahahaha this happened to two other people, but they didn't report it. The thing that really pissed me off was that he stole some of our mail which consisted of Bills, OXM demos, and other stuff...
The End!
Mookyjooky
11-01-2004, 06:52 PM
Did anyone else know slidecage made this thread before clicking on it?
Well, the OP's name is always right there, so yeah.
If you mean by the topic, and I'm sure you did, then no.
I did....grrrr