I never thought it happened, but it does! Postman rant. Gah.

[Feek]

I've read many tales of delivery drivers and postmen carding when the house is occupied and I've often thought that was just gunk. A driver or postie wouldn't deliberately leave a card without even trying to knock, I've even discussed this with God and he's thoroughly in agreement, aren't you, Leon?

This morning I was in the kitchen putting stuff away when the letterbox opened and a load of stuff dropped through, I looked around and saw it and thought to myself that I'd grab it when I'm done.

Ten minutes later I wander to the letterbox (all of 6 yards away) and along with the letters and one small package there's a card.

This card says that the postie tried to deliver a package that's too big for the letterbox and there was nobody at home to accept it.

Lies!

There was no knock, I was close enough that if he'd farted then I'd have heard it.

So I leaped in the Feekmobile and went looking.

Found the postman a couple of streets away.

*brandishes card*

"Is this one of yours?"

"Could be, what number?"

I told him my address

"Yeah"

He took out a package and gave it to me in exchange for the card. Here was my chance.

"Why didn't you knock?"

*grunt*

"Pardon?"

*grunt*

"No really, I was 5 yards from the front door, why didn't you knock?"

*grunt*

"Didn't you see the notice on the front door to try next door if no answer?"

*grunt*

The grunts were literally that, a sort of uhhh type noise accompanied by a shrug.

He turned and walked away, ignoring me.

I was stunned.

We used to have a really good Postman, Jennifer. he was great, he'd talk to the kids, we never had any problems with him and he did the rounds for years but this wasn't him, I'd never seen him before. I don't know if Jennifer retired, or quit, or what but the postie seems to change all the time now, it's never the same person.

It's just frustrating. Monkeys like that shouldn't be doing the job.

*cracks knuckles to write strongly worded letter to The Times*