I think the problem comes with the lack of integrity of postal workers anymore! It used to be people who cared about their job and now it’s people who just want to paycheck! Right on with your tag
There are so many unanswered questions regarding this. Why didn’t the deceased’s family file a change of address to one of their addresses (that is what we do in my family). You have to wonder if the person was alive when the letter was mailed and died before he/she received it. I see handwriting on the envelope, did someone write a new address on the envelope? Then that address belonged to a deceased person? Answers we will never have! That is a very poor choice of words - “unable to forward” - would best be removed!
@louannwarren So- a little background on this. Gale was a member of our church and was alive but homebound when I started working there. As part of my job I send out notes to each of our homebound every month. I also have a team of folks that visit several of the folks on the list who like having someone stop by. About 2 years ago our visitor noticed the door was open, but when she called inside there was no answer so she closed the door. We tried several times after that to track her down, but with no family members in the area we never knew what happened to her. So I kept sending the cards. One card came back before these did but it only said "return to sender- no forwarding address", The next thing to do was to see if an obituary was listed or see if she'd been moved to an assisted living facility. But to no avail. I ended up taking her name off our list about 8 months ago- and now, these show up! Well, at least we know she's in a better place now. What a saga!
Thank you Katy, Gloria, Diane, Babs, Issi, Diana, Kathy, Barb, Joan, Lou Ann, Marilyn, Rick and Carole!
Yes, the postal system is totally lacking! But I must admit, it is nice to receive a hand-written letter every once in a while in this day and age of texting. And my "homebound" list absolutely loves getting. In fact, one of them actually wrote me a very sweet thank you note for sending them.
@olivetreeann Your picture has stirred a lot of feedback! It's great that the church remembers homebound members. I remember how much my parents and aunts appreciated getting letters and cards. They liked to have something they could look at and reread. SO I decided to start sending cards and photo prints to a couple of homebound friends.
September 16th, 2024
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Thank you Katy, Gloria, Diane, Babs, Issi, Diana, Kathy, Barb, Joan, Lou Ann, Marilyn, Rick and Carole!
Yes, the postal system is totally lacking! But I must admit, it is nice to receive a hand-written letter every once in a while in this day and age of texting. And my "homebound" list absolutely loves getting. In fact, one of them actually wrote me a very sweet thank you note for sending them.