[Elecraft] UPS Practice? was:Re: KPA1500 Caution

[Don Wilhelm]

I guess I am fortunate,  I have a 1/4 mile unpaved driveway - at the end 
of a 3/4 mile unpaved private road in our large lot subdivision (8+ 
acres for each lot.

The house cannot be seen until you get halfway up the driveway.
UPS delivers to my front door and USPS does the same for packages that 
will not fit in the mailbox.

I am signed up for UPS My Choice, so I am notified when a package will 
arrive.  I also signed the Driver Release so the driver can leave a 
package even though it is insured and I am temporarily away.
I am very careful to set a "vacation stop" for both UPS and USPS when I 
will be away for an extended period of time.  That guarantees that the 
driver will not leave a package when I am away from home for an extended 
period.

Delivery service from both carriers is excellent here, but as has been 
said, much depends on the local delivery person.  I reward mine with a 
gift during the holiday season, and it pays benefits.

USPS and UPS both work well for me.  I do not have the same flexibilty 
with FedEx, but that is not to say they are not a good carrier.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 4/19/2018 9:18 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> On 2018-04-19 9:00 AM, Dave Sublette wrote:
>  >
>  > I know it is disappointing to miss a delivery, but the other fellow is
>  > right.  I wouldn't want that beautiful amp to sit on my door step for
>  > anyone to pick up when I'm not home.
> 
> Consider yourself lucky if UPS *did not* drop the package on the porch
> and run.  I have a 200 foot long driveway, the end of which is out of
> sight of my front door.  UPS often dumps packages at the end of the
> drive, in full view of the road, and out of sight of the house even if
> I'm home!  The drivers simply don't want to pull into the narrow drive
> (and back out) and they're too lazy to carry the package to the door
> (or put it on a dolly if it's more than 25#) and wheel it up the
> (concrete) drive.