Mike CHS
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Bruce
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Then check with the finance committee regarding some QA pallet forks 
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Bruce
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Wood moved.
View from the door (at the south end of the enclosed porch) to the dining room to the "wood access" door in the middle (sort of) of the porch. As you can see, there is a fair bit (and you are seeing only about 1/2 of it) stored on the porch. That was the method in the past. Stuff something over a cord on the porch in the fall when the wood is delivered and refill as needed and when the weather is decent.
Wood on the "deck" outside the porch as seen from inside.
View from the outside, the door we usually use to get into the porch and the house is on the right. The yellow sign to the right of the door says "Please put packages inside".
Closeup from the outside. MAYBE that wood sitting there will dissuade delivery people from deciding that is the proper place to put packages.
View from the door (at the south end of the enclosed porch) to the dining room to the "wood access" door in the middle (sort of) of the porch. As you can see, there is a fair bit (and you are seeing only about 1/2 of it) stored on the porch. That was the method in the past. Stuff something over a cord on the porch in the fall when the wood is delivered and refill as needed and when the weather is decent.
Wood on the "deck" outside the porch as seen from inside.
View from the outside, the door we usually use to get into the porch and the house is on the right. The yellow sign to the right of the door says "Please put packages inside".
Closeup from the outside. MAYBE that wood sitting there will dissuade delivery people from deciding that is the proper place to put packages.
It wont. Once I came home and found a package ontop of my truck. Guess the guy couldnt take two steps to the right and put it on the side porch right beside the truck. Poor thing might of hurt himself.
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Bruce
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I know they are harried trying to get more done in a day than is reasonable. The UPS guy was generally good about putting the packages inside. The Fed Ex guy ... not so much. Leave them on the ground in the rain or snow, right in front of the door or just beside it. I had the sign made for him/them. Yet we must get "relief" drivers sometimes and indeed just last week found 2 packages where I just put the wood. I wouldn't have known they had delivered but I got an email saying they were. On the porch? No. Just outside the porch, no. On the landing for the stairs? Yep. I'm not even sure why they think that is the main entrance given the other one is closer.
B&B Happy goats
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Well bruce, our drivers sit them on the front gate post, no what the weather and they know anyone going by can grab it....so for us we have to track our pkgs. And keep a vigil on the day it should arrive..pain in the neck for sure. The pictures of your wood and your house look great...almost made me miss the wood stove smell,....then i got the grey sky, cold wind chill...ops, back to my abby normal self...
Mike CHS
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Most of ours are pretty good but some need to find a new job. Often, the mail carrier will put a package on the front seat of a car in the driveway if it looks like rain. They won't try to put one in our porch because of the dogs and I don't blame them.
Baymule
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We have a gate across the driveway, so UPS, Fed-Ex and USPS never even try to come to the house. I have a pallet on the inside of the gate, in the corner of the fence and that is usually where they leave packages. They can just drop it over the fence. If it is rainy, they bag it up in plastic. I have met the drivers and they are as good as they can be. Once the Fed-Ex driver brought us a package with the wrong address, but he recognized our name and knew where we lived. If I am outside when I see them drive up, i'll walk to the gate and they will hand me the package.
RollingAcres
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Nice job Bruce and ready to take on those cold winter nights!
Our FedEx guy is pretty good. If we know it's going to be a rainy day and we're expecting the delivery, we'd put a sign on the door to have them leave the package in the carport (a few steps away from the door).
Our FedEx guy is pretty good. If we know it's going to be a rainy day and we're expecting the delivery, we'd put a sign on the door to have them leave the package in the carport (a few steps away from the door).
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Bruce
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I wish their online options for where to leave packages had an "other" box. Front door, back door, etc doesn't include INSIDE the enclosed porch.
