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davisfamily77

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23. MY HUSBAND WAS ATTACKED ALSO BY A DOG ...AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 01:26 PM
Jul 2012

Last year my husband was attacked by a rottwieler, very very close to his private area...left two huge bite marks by his groin,
This is what they did for my husband when I speak of they I speak of the post office:

Husband: I have been bitten by a dog
Postal office: Is it bad?
Husband: I am bleeding and blood is going down my pants, I cannot see the severity in it just yet, but I am hurting very bad
Postal office: Can you finish your route then get to the hospital?
Husband: called me both of us stunned by their comment
Husband response: Look I will see what I can do but I am hurting
Postal Office: ok get back with us then when you get done
Me (One hour later he calls back and says look there is blood going all down my pants please send someone out here)
Postal office: upset not at that one of their carriers were bitten but one they had to find someone to cover his route
Me: Unfortunately only having one vehicle, he comes home I being a nurse look at his leg and know he has to be taken to the hospital
Hospital: why didn't you come sooner:
Husband ostal office wanted me to finish up the route
Me:Now for some compensation and action against the person who open there door to let the dog out
Postal office: Ok we will take care of everything on the legal end
Me(4 months later)
Postal office: Ok we did not find any need for you to get any compensation..so we will not award any thank you
Me and my husband: laughing in astonishment
Hospital:put my husband on pain and antibiotics for the infection and pain..then was given a shot
Police officer: was stunned by the severity of the bite and took photos of it as well
Me: so trying to make a long story as short as I can, my husband did not get any compensation he was given a day off of work and told to report back the next following day, And as of today he lives with a bite mark on his leg just a reminder not so much of the dog bite but of how the Postal office really treat their carriers.
Back in the day, they would of been all over that person and made sure my husband was fine, now its all about the dollar..

I thank you all for your wonderful comments I will try to read them all today.
God Bless each and everyone of you
Please note when you see a mail Person walking please take the time and ask them if they need a drink..or turn on your sprinklers for them..I know first hand they would appreciate it.

Mrs. Davis

Though the story did not say, RebelOne Jul 2012 #1
ac in the trucks davisfamily77 Jul 2012 #3
Post office "Modernization" of the 1970s has come back to hurt more people. happyslug Jul 2012 #9
Older models had better air flow jdadd Jul 2012 #18
Postal trucks davisfamily77 Jul 2012 #31
0. MO Postal Worker's Death on Route Blamed on Heat Exhaustion davisfamily77 Jul 2012 #2
It's always been a tough job. They used to deliver twice a day,6 days a week. My uncle did it. virgogal Jul 2012 #5
Urban Areas only, starting With WWII, Urban areas were slowly reduced to one mail drop a day happyslug Jul 2012 #10
Interesting USPS link. Thanks. I'm old enough to virgogal Jul 2012 #12
IT was NOT that abrupt, my father was still doing it in the 1980s happyslug Jul 2012 #15
I was in one of the Boston neighborhoods,but not in the virgogal Jul 2012 #21
15. IT was NOT that abrupt, my father was still doing it in the 1980s davisfamily77 Jul 2012 #22
2x a day delivery davisfamily77 Jul 2012 #32
My son is a postal worker also Welcome to DU gopiscrap Jul 2012 #7
The postmaster general was appointed by bush. Dont call me Shirley Jul 2012 #8
MY HUSBAND WAS ATTACKED ALSO BY A DOG ...AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED davisfamily77 Jul 2012 #23
My Father had a policy on dogs, he kept his old Leather mail bag for years just due to dogs. happyslug Aug 2012 #37
HI davisfamily77..WELCOME to DU Tikki Jul 2012 #14
THANK YOU davisfamily77 Jul 2012 #33
welcome to DU grantcart Jul 2012 #19
lol davisfamily77 Jul 2012 #34
This is heartbreaking. EmeraldCityGrl Jul 2012 #4
Emerald city davisfamily77 Jul 2012 #24
It's unbearable out their for the delivery folks of all sorts Sherman A1 Jul 2012 #6
ITS NOT WORTH A LIFE davisfamily77 Jul 2012 #25
The only thought I can offer is Sherman A1 Jul 2012 #36
Some of the most dedicated workers around. Trillo Jul 2012 #11
SUPERMEN AND WOMEN davisfamily77 Jul 2012 #26
AC is useless in any delivery truck ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2012 #13
vans/ac davisfamily77 Jul 2012 #27
Great thread. Postal workers keep America running. (On my list of heroes.) kickysnana Jul 2012 #16
Heroes davisfamily77 Jul 2012 #28
We are on a truck business mail van route. He goes to the bank next door and then here. kickysnana Jul 2012 #35
One of Mr. Brickbat's colleagues on the railroad came down with heat exhaustion a couple weeks ago Brickbat Jul 2012 #17
investigating the person davisfamily77 Jul 2012 #29
There are cooling vests that might be useful in the open trucks KurtNYC Jul 2012 #20
cooling vest davisfamily77 Jul 2012 #30
Maybe those cooling things that go around your neck adigal Aug 2012 #38
Please everyone Shankapotomus Aug 2012 #39
When I was growing up in Long Beach, CA, during the 1960s... KansDem Aug 2012 #40
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