[bootlegga]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

bootlegga bootlegga:

Personally, no. But I bet a fair number will by really unhappy in about 6 months or so when the sidewalks are slippery as hell.

They must be really unhappy when they leave the house now, you know, for food.

It's interesting that in the 21st century, you can now get almost anything delivered right to your door - except your mail.

Getting food is far different than getting you mail - you take a cab or drive from your home right to the grocery store, all of which probably have clean sidewalks.

But crossing the street, which here in Edmonton is plowed once (twice if we're "lucky" and get a shitload of snow) and then walking a few hundred metres to the super box is an altogether different challenge. I'm sure Toronto has mild winters that only cause the Army to come out to shovel the walks every decade or so, but believe it or not, there are large swaths of this country that experience real winters.

Try taking a walker over four foot high snowbanks, across a slippery road and then up to the superbox and you might get an idea of the challenge some seniors face. Is it all of them - no, but a fair number do have mobility issues.

Further, given that broken bones (which take far longer to heal in seniors) and hip replacements cost a small fortune for our medical system, we are probably just robbing Peter to pay Paul with this 'innovation'.

[DrCaleb]

raydan raydan:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Percolator doesn't have an office in town, and doesn't do home delivery.

Admit it, you were thinking about coffee, weren't you?

No, I've always called them that, because they usually make me steaming mad.

Regina Regina:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

CP won't even try to deliver to my door, even if the sender pays for delivery. They just leave it at the wonderful "convenience" store, and put a card in my mailbox that they 'tried'. Which is BS, because I've even been at home when they 'tried'. And they didn't. Calling CP to complain only gets you a "but they said they tried!" excuse. But they can't even get my address right in their database, so I've come to not expect much from them. And still, I get disappointed.

Purolator doesn't even try. You have to go to a depot in Edmonton to pick up. But the UPS guy knows me, and will not deliver till after 3 when he knows I'm home, and will try at least 3 times. Or leaves it in the box, if it fits.

I have the exact same contempt for CP and parcel delivery. Pricks don't even try although someone has paid to have that service............and I've been home!

I think with Purolator it has to do with the area you live. I have the same relationship with Purolator as you do with UPS. Although I can't think of a bad experience that I've had with them. FedEx has been really good for me too. Does UPS have overnight? If not that's why I wouldn't use them and neither would my company.

Don't even get me started on CP 'Express Post'.

I did send some stuff one time through FedEx, because a guy I was dealing with insisted on it. I dropped a box off at their depot in West Edmonton, and it was on his desk in Atlanta GA by 9am the next morning. That was good service!

UPS does overnight, but I'm usually shipping computer bits or car parts, so I don't take advantage of it. Makes it cost prohibitive.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

I doubt there is anyone wheelchair bound living out near me, because it's just not conducive to the rural lifestyle. But if there were, it's just another reason they'd have to move.

Rural, road-side mailboxes aren't wheelchair accessible anyways.

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

Really? It must be nice to be so young and perfectly healthy. I know for me with my limited mobility I'm personally looking forward to hiking to a fucking superbox everyday just to find out if I have mail or not, especially come winter.

But hey, it's just pro-union rhetoric, right?

Sure is.

How do you get groceries?

Well you see, they have this really cool thing called "The Internet". I can order my groceries on-line and get them delivered...to my door Secondly, even if I had to go get my groceries at the store I still don't have to go every damn day to check and see if there are any groceries waiting for me to pick up.

You see, when people go to the grocery store they KNOW there will be groceries there when they arrive, unlike mail in a superbox.

[OnTheIce]

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

Well you see, they have this really cool thing called "The Internet". I can order my groceries on-line and get them delivered...to my door

Yes, because seniors all over Canada order their groceries online.

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

Secondly, even if I had to go get my groceries at the store I still don't have to go every damn day to check and see if there are any groceries waiting for me to pick up.

Nor do you have to check your mail daily.

[OnTheIce]

bootlegga bootlegga:

It's interesting that in the 21st century, you can now get almost anything delivered right to your door - except your mail.

That's right, but you also pay for those things to be delivered. For seniors on a fixed income, spending the extra for online food delivery isn't always an option. It's expensive!

For the majority of Canadians, this will be a very short walk along the street to get your mail. I walk a total of 3 houses to get mine and it's been that way on my street for 30 years.

bootlegga bootlegga:

Try taking a walker over four foot high snowbanks, across a slippery road and then up to the superbox and you might get an idea of the challenge some seniors face. Is it all of them - no, but a fair number do have mobility issues.

For those that have severe mobility issues, they likely have in-home care or a family member that visits. I'm sure they'd be happy to get the mail just as they get the groceries.

bootlegga bootlegga:

Further, given that broken bones (which take far longer to heal in seniors) and hip replacements cost a small fortune for our medical system, we are probably just robbing Peter to pay Paul with this 'innovation'.

Not really, we're doing what makes financial and common sense. There are communities in Canada, like mine, that have been using these boxes for 30+ years. We don't have a epidemic of seniors falling on the way to the box. In fact, it's a great opportunity for people to get out, walk up/down the street and talk to people.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

Well you see, they have this really cool thing called "The Internet". I can order my groceries on-line and get them delivered...to my door

Yes, because seniors all over Canada order their groceries online.

You didn't ask that. You asked how I get my groceries. I told you.

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

Secondly, even if I had to go get my groceries at the store I still don't have to go every damn day to check and see if there are any groceries waiting for me to pick up.

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

Nor do you have to check your mail daily.

I don't? And you know what kind of time-sensitive documents I regularly receive in the mail do you?
So how often should I head out to check my mail then, 3 times a week? Twice a week? Once a week? If you're such an expert on this, maybe you can give me some idea as the to the best mail checking schedule for superboxes.

[OnTheIce]

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

I don't? And you know what kind of time-sensitive documents I regularly receive in the mail do you?
So how often should I head out to check my mail then, 3 times a week? Twice a week? Once a week? If you're such an expert on this, maybe you can give me some idea as the to the best mail checking schedule for superboxes.

First off, you're in the minority. Mail volumes are way down as many have switched to paperless billing and so much is done online these days. I can't tell you when I last expected a piece of mail that I just had to have.

Most people on our street check the mail a couple times during the week during the winter and maybe every-other day during the spring/summer/fall.

What types of documents do you receive that are time-sensitive?