|
Maybe for the number of years I've lived here, it's not so much, but, sometimes it's not the number, but the kind of mail that mysteriously gets improperly delivered.
For example, in Florida, when someone gets a DUI, they get bombarded with solicitations from lawyers who want to represent them. Generally, you would assume this was an embarrassing moment that a neighbor wouldn't want anyone else to learn about, but the solicitation is a tell-tale sign and it is such standard procedure that many lawyers send postcards. Well, I received one of those postcards which was addressed to my neighbor. Doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out he had a DUI, especially since it didn't seem to be doing too much driving for a few weeks. I always wondered if this was a tip-off from the mailman.
Usually, it's me who gets the injury. Like sensitive letters that show signs that they've been opened. Once, it was a response from a State Agency (though I've learned a long time ago that they're not advocates for the public -- so it's not like it mattered, anyway.) And another was a mortgage payment for a rental. Certainly, it would have given someone a glimpse of our financial situation. Around here, people think that every decision you make is based on the almighty dollar. Looking at the backgrounds of some of the people that were suckered into following this city's wayward code of ethics, you generally find a financial hard luck case. Makes them more pliable to seeing things differently, than when they first moved in. Glad to say, we're not that vulnerable, yet, and I don't intend to get that vulnerable.
I would say that, especially in years where I'm most politically active, my mail gets opened at least annually. We've also been the subject of three IRS audits, even though we are Joe nothings, as far as the political spectrum goes.
Has anyone who has been a thorn at the side of City Hall, or fighting other political cronies in the area experienced similar peculiarities?
|