Tell me your story...

Did you know that if you have dogs on your block that the U.S. Postal Service may refuse to deliver your mail, even if the dog is not yours, is locked in a house, is on a chain or is otherwise not a verifiable threat? According to the USPS website, the local postmaster is required to notify you prior to suspension of service, apparently unless you are in KCMO, where an entire block of Ewing Ave has been suspended WITHOUT NOTICE TO ANYBODY. I discovered this when I tracked a package that had been falsely documented as "delivered". Of course, the carrier isn't afraid to deliver junk mail...I always know what's on sale at Price Chopper. What I don't get is certified packages or mail with money in it. Yet after repeated complaints, all the way up to the OIG and the PRC, the situation continues. My concern is this: I'm not afraid to stand on my hind legs and bark at the system, so I physically tracked down MY child support, unemployment check, tax refund check and 4 of 6 missing, certified packages (each falsely documented as delivered or delivery attempted with only the post office address used) via documented USPS complaints. What about those people who, for whatever reason, don't feel free to protest or can't physically chase down the carrier? Who keeps their unclaimed mail? This is a federally regulated business in which documentation is required for regulation, and yet falsification of documents by federal employees doesn't raise any eyebrow but mine. Please send me any and all complaints, concerns or issues you personally have encountered with the Post Office. Thanks