{"id":26524,"date":"2019-06-04T08:33:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T13:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=26524"},"modified":"2019-06-04T08:33:07","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T13:33:07","slug":"retired-couple-grateful-usps-reversed-decision-in-mailbox-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/06\/04\/retired-couple-grateful-usps-reversed-decision-in-mailbox-dispute\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired couple grateful USPS reversed decision in mailbox dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%3D%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A retired East Tennessee couple is grateful to the U.S. Postal Service, now, after it agreed to deliver letters and parcels to the couple&#8217;s new mailbox just in front of their home instead of 900 feet away on the rural road.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, a local post office refused to deliver mail to their box, as the couple was first told it&#8217;s too &#8220;inconvenient&#8221; for the mail truck to go up their driveway.<\/p>\n<p>For homes in older neighborhoods, only 28% still receive mail delivered to their door, according to the U.S. Postal Service. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wate.com\/news\/investigations\/retired-couple-grateful-usps-reversed-decision-in-mailbox-dispute\/2049824605\">WATE Knoxville<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26525\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WATE-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WATE-Photo.jpg 448w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/WATE-Photo-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A retired East Tennessee couple is grateful to the U.S. Postal Service, now, after it agreed to deliver letters and parcels to the couple&#8217;s new mailbox just in front of their home instead of 900 feet away on the rural road. 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