Would your mail person notice you missing?
By Sandy KS
@rusty2rusty (6771)
Defiance, Ohio
September 7, 2015 4:33pm CST
I read a post about a mail person noticing one of his customers not picking her mail up. As she would greet him each day. By the third day he contacted the building manager. the customer had fallen and couldn't get up. If it wasn't for the concern of the mailman. She would have died.
Would your mail person notice you if you go missing?
Mine wouldn't miss me. As I never check mail. My teens do it when they get home from school.
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@jstory07 (148731)
• Roseburg, Oregon
8 Sep 15
We have different mailmen all the time so I do not think he /she would notice.
@rusty2rusty (6771)
• Defiance, Ohio
8 Sep 15
@sacmom That depends if a person normally gets alot of mail each day or not.
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@rusty2rusty (6771)
• Defiance, Ohio
8 Sep 15
Mine different from time to time. When my main one is on vacation.
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@rusty2rusty (6771)
• Defiance, Ohio
8 Sep 15
I am glad someone would notice. My mom or a neighbor would notice. As those two people visit often. it might be a few days.
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@rusty2rusty (6771)
• Defiance, Ohio
8 Sep 15
I wondered about that. If it was a mail person being nice or if it was something required now.
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@sacmom (14192)
• United States
13 Sep 15
@choccolatte True. However, people the go on holiday can and should get their mail put on hold. Not only will this keep their mailbox from getting built up, but it'll keep from worrying the mail carrier unnecessarily.
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 Sep 15
We have a very good mail woman and I think she would notice and come and check on us. So glad that the mailman said something to the building manager.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
7 Sep 15
He might if the mail was not picked up out of the box here.
We have to get ours from the multi box here for all the apts.
But I guess if it had not been picked up he would notice and go tell the office here.
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@rusty2rusty (6771)
• Defiance, Ohio
8 Sep 15
I always wonder what the protocall is for mail persons when they see mail stacking up.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
8 Sep 15
@rusty2rusty Well I would imagine here he would have to go to the office. The mail will not fit in the box, but as far as what they are supposed to do, I would wonder too rustly.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
8 Sep 15
Yes, our mail lady would notice. We live in a very small rural area.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
8 Sep 15
I really doubt it even with my mail piling up..i'd probably get a warning to come and get my mail..hahah and i wouldn't get the warning cause i'd be probably still trying to get off the floor
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@vandana7 (102698)
• India
10 Sep 15
I would be noticed because ..my neighbor's little kids are welcome guests at any hour. :) But more than that, we get drinking water right up to doorstep, milk, newspaper, and part time maid. So yes, I would be noticed. I remember a watchman checked on an old aunt of mine, and found that she'd broken her leg bone. So he'd informed us, since that was the phone number the lady had mentioned. In India, the problem is not as acute as in the US I suppose.
@kevin1877uk (36987)
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9 Sep 15
Good question, I know in the US we have mail left outside so maybe here if it wasn't picked up in a few days. In the UK that would be different, we have letter box, a whole in the door were the postman posts the post through, so I wouldn't think so.
@rusty2rusty (6771)
• Defiance, Ohio
8 Sep 15
Same as with me. I am never outside when mail person has came through.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
8 Sep 15
I live in a strata property so the mailboxes are downstairs, which means we don't even see the mailman. 
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
9 Sep 15
i've new mail carriers out here in the sticks 'n fear they'd not miss me one iota. neighbors didn't neither when i fell so ill 'n couldn't be outdoors. that lady was blessed by an angel 'n hopefully she's on the mend now. no doubt she's most grateful, 's well 's 'er family 'n friends.
