I have a mail box on the street edge and last winter it got knocked down by a dumb ass grand son. The ground was frozen so hard that I couldn’t dig a new hole and couldn’t get the old stump out.
My post man told me not to worry, that he would bring my mail to my door until I could get that new hole dug. For about 6 weeks he delivered my mail to the door every single day.
He has gotten a Christmas gift from me every Christmas for the past 12 years, we are on a first name basis, I consider him a friend. It pays to be nice to your post man.
A dog tipped over my garbage can? No problem, the collectors will clean it up, they get Christmas gifts too.
We went on an extended vacation a few months ago. We were surprised to learn that the Post Office will only hold mail for 30 days. What are people supposed to do when they go away for a couple of months? Anyway, we discussed this with our postman and he said, “no problem.” He said he would personally take care of it while we were gone. He did. Thanks.