UPS and its Downs!

     We had been waiting for an important package from
our bank for nearly two weeks.  
      A call to the local financial institution, after layer
upon layer of automated prompts finally got us to a
human whose supervisor promised a "next day delivery"
of the paper work we needed.
     When two days of checking our mailbox failed to
produce the promised package we called again.
      Again the telephone machines tried to shield
actual bank personnel. But, eventually, we got through
to a person who assured us the material had been sent.
But "the carrier", we were told, was UPS!
      These are the guys in the brown uniforms and trucks
that have taken over many of the packages that used to
be hauled by the US Postal Service.
      After getting through the UPS automated telephone
options a spokesman assured us the material in question
had been delivered the previous day In view of our
presence the 'previous day" and our lack of visitors, we
felt we had reason to question his assurance. So we did!
      My wife patiently manned the telephone with UPS
"Central" while I began a slow drive around the neighborhood
to see if, by any chance, an UPS package might be sitting
on some neighbor's doorstep,
     In mid search my wife informed me that UPS "Central
had located the driver who said he had left the package
right on the porch of the home next to the one marked "50."
His logic was that our address, "49" was right next door.
    It isn't!
    Our home is at the far end of the same block. It is the
one with the numbers "49" clearly marked on the front
porch. I must conclude that, given this driver's logic, he
is not Mr.Spock!
    After a long succession of knocks on another neighbor's
house, which by the way has no address number but a
4 digit code (non of which are a 4 or a 9) a gentleman
answered and acknowledged that he had found the package
on his door step. He said he didn't know where house "49"
was. I wonder if he works for UPS?
     I was thankful our "lost" package had been found and that
it did not contain some prescription needed to keep us alive!
     I am sorry the UPS driver couldn't find our house.
     I am also sorry the Pony Express was disbanded! Maybe
the riders couldn't find their delivery addresses?
     Hope you mail is on time and all your NEWS is good!

   Package left here!