Certain organisations appear to struggle with the difference between a block of flats (i.e. the building) and an individual flat within that building. I’m flat 5 of around 20 but the building number in 2. This causes no end of problems in the first place. Two cases in point.
Scottish Power (what the hell is it with me a incompetent electricity companies) was sending mail to “The Occupier, 2 Surrey Street” – yeah, which one of around 30 people could that be then. As it happens it wasn’t me but it took several phone calls to find that out and several more to start sorting out the “missing information” from my details that they didn’t feel like telling me about.
Secondly Royal Mail. Registered post. Unless you live in a house where nobody else has an address even remotely like yours don’t bother. They just delivered a parcel of Presents from Andrea’s parents and just handed it over the the person in Flat 8 – without even telling us! Andrea had to go round to the Post office, spend an hour for them to show her the signature (Their line was “but it’s been delivered, we’ve got a signature” – not either of ours though). Eventually she finds out it was flat 8 -they think. Flat 8 didn’t have it so she had to go round all the other flats trying to retrieve it. We’ve got it back but it was opened (as was one of the presents inside). Not what you’d call an effective service.
Sorry – I’m ranting again. And so close to Christmas. Have a good Christmas for everyone I haven’t said it to already.
