What if your mail carrier decided to spare you the trouble and simply didn't deliver your junk mail? Well that is exactly what happened in Apex, North Carolina. Mailman Steve Padgett was discovered hoarding the junk mail addressed to homes on his route. He received a probationary sentence from a judge today for failing to deliver years of junk mail. The thing is, some of the people on his route weren't angry at all. The News & Observer (Raleigh) quoted one resident, Shelly Cole, as saying "We got all the mail that we needed to get."
In Padgett's case, it wasn't a personal stand against junk mail; he apparently just got overwhelmed and was battling some health problems. But no one reported missing mail, and the only way it was discovered was when a utility worker came to his home and noticed the buildup of mail at "Mailman Steve's" house. Postal inspectors found junk mail dating back to 1999 stacked up and buried in Padgett's yard.
So here is the question: would you be upset if your mail carrier took it upon himself to decide whether you get junk mail or not?
Here is the link to the full story: http://www.newsobserver.com/front/story/1301068.html
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