AUSTIN — Imagine not having your mail delivered for days and missing out on important bills, packages and more. It’s happening in one Central Austin neighborhood.
It’s Liz Opalka’s birthday, but she hasn’t gotten any cards in the mail. In fact, for the past three days, she hasn’t gotten mail at all.
“It’s extremely frustrating,” Opalka said. “We’re not getting any bills. We’re not getting any credit card statements, and I’m not getting any birthday cards.”
Others living in the Bryker Woods neighborhood said the same thing. They told KVUE as many as four days can go by without a mail or package delivery.
A representative of the U.S. Postal Service told KVUE it’s because Bryker Woods is an auxiliary route, which is a short four-hour shift.
KVUE did spot a postman making his rounds today, but Opalka and her neighbors are still left wondering where the rest of their mail was.
Bryker Woods residents upset with mail issues
It’s a short four-hour shift so we hold your mail for 3 days and make the carrier do the 12 hrs job in 8, win-win for the Post Office.