The End of the Post
So today I have confirmed what I suspected happened all along with my mail. I am partly to blame for not looking into it myself earlier, but it’s still a bit disturbing. Turns out Canada Post “transcribed” my forward address incorrectly at some point at the forwarding depot in Winnipeg. That means, they typed it into a computer correctly, printed it off and then typed it back in… but the second time around they typed it wrong. I had actually assumed my handwriting was to blame, but as the representative told me over the phone, the billing record reflects my correct address.
So, that mystery solved, I set out to contact this person in 424. First I tried the old fashion method of going over and knocking (actually buzzing in this case). No answer on that day after trying on three separate occasions. So I moved to plan be, put a letter addressed to that address on their door. Basically asking them to contact me if they had mail or had returned it to sender. No call after two days left me worried. Had this person recently died? Was the mail just building up inside that box just waiting for someone to liberate it? Before taking any drastic measures, I decided to try the old fashioned method one last time.
This time it paid off. After a brief and confusing “buzzer” conversation I’m let in and meet the receiver of my mail. After a brief clarification of why I’m there “again” she tells me she gets mail for 3 different people who don’t live there. She marks them all for return. So, she has gotten my mail, and she has returned it. I thank her for her time and the confusion and head home.
The real mystery to me now is this. Why hasn’t my previously employer received that mail. Maybe they have and they don’t know what to do. Maybe it hasn’t reached the right people yet. Who knows. I do know that so far they have been far from communicative as they once “claimed” to be. I sent them an email tonight explaining my discoveries and hopefully they will reply with some sort of message. Even a, “We don’t have it” would be helpful.
