NationStates Jolt Archive

I'd first like to start off by saying that I hate express mail. It moves 365 days a year, holidays or weekends be damned. So, when I got told yesterday that I would have to deliver express mail, I knew I wouldn't have a day off this week. :mad:

So, it's a beautiful day out (it's so nice, I have the window open), and I'm out delivering express parcels, when I arrive at a house I've had trouble at before. This house is home to a Mastiff/Pitbull mix, and a bitch of an owner to match (this dog has lunged at me before, and the woman did nothing to prevent it). As I'm sitting in my truck writing up the 3849 postal slip (every piece of express mail needs one of these filled out), I see movement out of the corner of my eye. The next thing I know, this dog jumps up and latches ahold of my arm. I had to hit this dog with the parcel to get it off me. The lady comes out, and says, "Sorry about that, she gets excited easily". I call my postmaster, and when he finds out the address, he becomes furious (I'm the third carrier this dog has bitten). The police arrive about the same time as my postmaster, and he says to the cops, "This is the last time this will happen. I want that dog destroyed.". I ended up having to get 18 stitches at the hospital (in fact, I just got home), my postmaster is in a nasty mood because his day off was ruined and I'm out of work, and this lady said if her dog is destroyed, she's going to sue the USPS, the postmaster, and me. The only good thing is, the lady didn't get her parcel, because my postmaster said it's needed as evidence in the postal investigation (the parcel looks important too).

Since I needed to go to the hospital, I don't know what happened to the dog. Personally, I have no sympathy for the woman if she loses it.

18 stitches? Ouch. >.<

Rest assured of one thing: There is no way she can actually sue the USPS. Most states have laws that if a dog bites another person, ONCE, they must be put to sleep. If this is the third time, then it's obvious that the dog is a hazard to the public, and legally it has to.

Tis a shame, to, because most dogs are only like that due to dickhead owners, or dickhead idiots who mess with them(Very, VERY rarely are they agressive by "Nature").

Also, I'm wondering if she can be fined as well. More than likely so. People like this don't deserve to own animals.

She has as much grounds to file suit against anyone as I have grounds to believe I can fly through the air like Neo in the fucking Matrix. In fact, she's lucky if charges arn't filed against her, she's lucky none have been yet.

At least when I did telephone "customer service" for the post office, I only had to worry about people threatening to hunt me down and kill me, blow up a post office or rape me.

People who own dogs that bite need to be smacked. And fined. And have their dogs put down. And possibly put in jail. A pit bull mauled my grandma so bad that she spent two month in the hospital and rehab home, and believe you me, that dog is no longer among the living, and the owners ass is getting sued.

WYTYG, indeed.

Seangoli, I honestly don't know how this dog was lucky enough to survive this long, but I think it's 3 strikes are up. And you're right, the woman doesn't deserve to have pets.

The_pantless_hero, I don't know what charges can/wil/have been filed against her, but I'm considering talking to a lawyer about this (I'm not real greedy, but this woman has to have known what the dog was capable of, so she's negligent).

That sucks.

You can't be sued. Although that doesn't mean she'll just go away. She might try to rattle some cages.

Three times is excessive. She needs to be put to sleep with her dog.

The lady comes out, and says, "Sorry about that, she gets excited easily".

Excited my ass.

and this lady said if her dog is destroyed, she's going to sue the USPS, the postmaster, and me.

Yeah, have fun getting an attorney to sue the federal gov't when its she who is at fault.

You better get some money out of it.

Carry a baseball bat.

If the dog bites you, that's more than enough evidence to show that you had to defend yourself.

Then beat the dog to death in front of the owner.

Did you think maybe the package has a muzzle in it? :D

Did you think maybe the package has a muzzle in it? :D


A dog muzzle, or the muzzle of a firearm?

The owner might not have a need for a dog muzzle anymore. :D

well i meant dog muzzle :P

I wonder how postmen taste?

Anyways, I have a lot of respect for people who have to put up with things like this.

I wonder how postmen taste?

Anyways, I have a lot of respect for people who have to put up with things like this.


I'm guessing I tasted pretty good to that dog, she didn't spit me out (without persuasion). :(

WYTYG, indeed.

Seangoli, I honestly don't know how this dog was lucky enough to survive this long, but I think it's 3 strikes are up. And you're right, the woman doesn't deserve to have pets.

The_pantless_hero, I don't know what charges can/wil/have been filed against her, but I'm considering talking to a lawyer about this (I'm not real greedy, but this woman has to have known what the dog was capable of, so she's negligent).

Maybe she's purposefully trying to train it to kill. Some people do that. Ever watch "when good animals go bad"?

18 stitches? Ouch. >.<

HE got hurt and she's suing him for being attacked by HER dog?

Maybe she's purposefully trying to train it to kill. Some people do that. Ever watch "when good animals go bad"?



HE got hurt and she's suing him for being attacked by HER dog?

Well, she claimed she would if her dog got destroyed. I don't know if that's going to happen, but I'd assume after 3 times, ....

I wonder how postmen taste?

Bites Gun Manufacturers, just to test of course :)

Add to that the dog was off her property (if it was able to seize you in the truck, which I assume was on the street).

Put her down with the dog.

Well, she claimed she would if her dog got destroyed. I don't know if that's going to happen, but I'd assume after 3 times, ....
She doesn't have a case, and I suspect she knows it. That dog needs to be put down, and if there's a way to file a criminal complaint against her for failing to control it, then you ought to at least consider it.

If she has a beware of dog sign up somewhere and a no trespassing sign and it happened on her property and you were clearly a threat, then she MIGHT have at least a chance to not get her ass sued, but that's about the only circumstances I can think of for that. If her dog is loose in public and it's an area with a leash law and the dog attack unprovoked (especially if the dog was actually going for your head and your arm just got in the way) that's an aggressive dangerous dog that should be put down for its own good and the owner should be prevented from owning any animals in the future (not that that will be enforced, but...). Either way, something needs to be done with that dog before it goes after a kid.

My postmaster tells us to refuse to deliver to a house with a bad dog. We try to call but if can't get to them that way we are told to drive up--honk--and if they don't come out--scan Attempted and go on. We put a notice on the case (where we sort mail) of any house with a bad dog. We don't even bother to try to deliver regular packages, we just put a yellow card in the box.

But if we are talking of the hazards of being a carrier:

Number one with me is being forced to drive 50-70mph on narrow gravel roads with a 35mph speed limit. The formula the PO uses doesn't take into consideration the speed limit, type or road, nothing. We are required to average 20mph. That includes acceleration and deceleration. So, any math people out there? Is it possible to average 20mph on a 35mph road making a stop every 1/3 of a mile? The solution is to speed, ignore stop signs, "finger" (get ready for the next box) as you drive, skip meals, cut service, etc.

My post master tells me the people who make these decisions insulate themselves from anyone who will tell them the truth. Money is all that matters. Safety is not an issue as long as the mail gets in the box and you beat the truck back to the post office so the outgoing mail moves.

I wonder how postmen taste?


Like chicken. :)

You know, maybe it was her idea of an April Fool's joke. Some people have twisted senses of humor. :p

I managed to take a few pics of my injury, that weren't TOO graphic. This is what the dog did to me today.

Overall shot: http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/113/1000060nn9.jpg

Closeup: http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5137/1000058nb0.jpg

How clever...

How clever...


Thank you, thank you very much.

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Heh. Last year's was better. ;)

nice one. :cool:

It was a nice piece of reading, even if a lame joke.

3rd best April Fool's thread this year!