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Knit_Witch

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I'm still getting cards for the last owner of my house - 2 so far this year for them. It's now over 4 years since they died - and one would think the sender would have realised by now that they aren't getting a response back and stop sending them.

The first year or two of that - there were a couple with a return address on the back of the envelope (I guess the sender had suspicions as to why they hadnt had one from PO the last year?). I duly "returned them to sender" with a quick one line explanatory note written by senders address. But then there is those others that keep coming - and so I just throw them straight in the bin by now (as I have no way of notifying the sender).

We have been in this house for 8 years and every Christmas we get a card addressed to the people three before us :eek:

Floss

For the past 9 Christmas's we have had a card addressed to DH's ex, whom he split up with in 2000, and I moved in September 2006....this year it will go in the bin, although for the last 3 years I have asked him to readdress them, and I have scrawled "not known at this address since 2000" on them

nursemaggie

My mystery card is definitely correctly addressed to me and me alone. I get cards for other people at every address I have ever lived at. If you don't know their address there is nothing you can do.

My biggest mystery mail is one I keep getting regularly and definitely not for the previous two tenants. I keep getting a letter that says this person owes £100s of in rent. You would think the housing association would know he cannot possibly be here as they seem to have relet the property at least three times since, as someone else was on the electoral list, and someone different was paying the electric and did not tell the supplier so at least three possibly more.

Churchmouse

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I'm still getting cards for the last owner of my house - 2 so far this year for them. It's now over 4 years since they died - and one would think the sender would have realised by now that they aren't getting a response back and stop sending them.

The first year or two of that - there were a couple with a return address on the back of the envelope (I guess the sender had suspicions as to why they hadnt had one from PO the last year?). I duly "returned them to sender" with a quick one line explanatory note written by senders address. But then there is those others that keep coming - and so I just throw them straight in the bin by now (as I have no way of notifying the sender).

You shouldn't throw them in the bin, you should mark them "deceased, not at this address" and put them back in the postbox. The post office will open the envelope which might contain information for return to the sender ( could include a new address for example )

Hard_Up_Hester

Woohoo, I've finished work until January 3rd, whoopee doo!

Kitchens, I read an article in the Telegraph I think, saying that an island is the thing most people regret putting in their kitchen. When we move I'm expecting to have aa teeny tiny kitchen, but I'll manage, I have before.

My L&M and two DGD's are asleep in bed, I've been awake since 4:50! I have loads to do but don't want to wake the others up until 7:30.

My L&M is working today, he was told last week by the powers that be, that they want to change his shift pattern yet again for about the 6th time this year. They now want him to work until 9 on Friday night instead of 8, it's very inconvenient as we have the DGC's to stay on a Friday and 9 is too late a night for them, it's also inconvenient for another of his team as he has a holiday home that he visits every weekend and 9 is too late for him to set off.

Monna, how is the house sale going, SS I hope the job and renovations are coming along.

My L&M receives a card every year from a family member who addresses it to him and his ex (of 15 years) but at this address, this is my house, I bought it before we married and his ex never lived here, still it makes me laugh every time a card arrives.

moneyistooshorttomention

Churchmouse wrote: »

You shouldn't throw them in the bin, you should mark them "deceased, not at this address" and put them back in the postbox. The post office will open the envelope which might contain information for return to the sender ( could include a new address for example )

I wasn't aware that is post office procedure. It doesn't make any difference, in the event, as I follow their procedure anyway. That being - that, if there is no return address on the outside of the envelope, then I open it to see if there is a return address inside. There never is - just a signature - and hence it's me following the PO procedure and binning it, rather than them doing so.:)

Right at this moment - I shall be glad when the PO sorts themselves out in this area anyway. I think I shall start to lose count soon of just how often I'm having to put quite clearly addressed mail straight back into the postbox - because it's turned up at my address, rather than the other persons...right now some poor person is waiting for a vital letter that keeps turning up at my address, rather than theirs....

camelot1001

My next door neighbours have an island in their kitchen, our kitchens are quite large but theirs looks so small with a great big island in there. I have chosen not to have one, I prefer to have a table and chairs (no dining room anyway).

Money - Perhaps asking your neighbours if you can have a look at theirs if your houses are similar, at least you will work out what you don't want.

You've broken up early HH, our schools and colleges don't finish until 23rd.

moneyistooshorttomention

My kitchen is rather "unique" (darn it....:rotfl:). So I can't think of any I could compare with anyway.

Unfortunately - quite apart from any other considerations - I don't think there are any younger people at all living in my immediate vicinity anyway (ie in their 20's and 30's) and I'm getting my house together in a very modern/up-to-the-minute style. Hence I'm ticking my way through all current checkboxes on it:

- quartz or granite worktop (tick - it will be quartz)
- worktop continuing a bit up the walls as upstands - and no tiles anywhere (tick)

and so on.

The kitchen badly needs changing anyway - it doesn't "work" and it's gone tatty but the style of it is 50 years out of date and my suspicion is that every other kitchen in the immediate vicinity will also be 50 years out of date - judging by what I can see of the houses/occupants from outside. But I've been googling "new houses Rightmove in the West Country" to see what the kitchens are like - and I'm copying that as near as I can.

mardatha

Reading but no energy to post. Still ongoing recliner with the knitting but had a horrible day yesterday, thought I'd end up in hosp but managed to avert.
RV drove me up to M&S on Wed at 9am to do some xmas shoppng, got to the till and found I'd no purse in my bag. Thought either I'd left it at home ot my bag had been dipped, so horrible drive home with me worrying and him going on and on at me - to find it on the worktop!!
Nice cold frosty morning here and bright sun.

Hard_Up_Hester

Hugs mar, I got blocked in yesterday when I parked and my beloved kept on as though it was my fault, he is also a Virgo!

Camelot, it seems early, we go back on the 3rd.