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Old 04-24-2012, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo View Post
Fill out a mail forwarding request with the TV post office to have all your mail sent to your permanent address. We also left a note in our TV mailbox informing the postal worker of the same thing. They'll throw all your junk mail away. I peered into our TV mailbox after a few weeks - the postal worker had taped across the end of the box so no mail would get put in there.

The forwarding request is good for a year - should be more than adequate to get any 'real' mail squared away.

Bill
Good advice Bill. I make it a point to introduce myself to the people at the mail station. An occasional card with a $20 bill works wonders to keep the mail working correctly. I do that at both ends making friends with the mailman up north and the mail station personnel in TV.
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