Weekend Metro: “Dead Letter Office”, Cat Named Subway and Self-Defense

Decatur Metro | October 15, 2011

  • Documenting troubles at the Decatur Post Office [dateline: Decatur]
  • A kitty named “Subway” living on the tracks at GWCC MARTA Station [Atlanta Magazine]
  • Decatur to offer popular self-defense class again [Be Active Decatur]
  • Radial Cafe now open for dinner [Omnivore]
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10 Responses to “Weekend Metro: “Dead Letter Office”, Cat Named Subway and Self-Defense”

  1. Mary says:
    October 15, 2011 at 1:11 pm

    The Decatur, GA post office is just a horrible joke. I always try to g to any other post office on earth, but the few occasions I have to go, they never fail to deliver horrible service.

  2. Disgruntled says:
    October 15, 2011 at 2:29 pm

    I go out of my way to go to either Avondale PO or Kirkwood PO. They are always super nice and smiling. The overwhelming feeling of apathy that exudes from the Decatur PO employees is both disheartening and exasperating. Dare I say it leaves me feeling a bit…….disgruntled.

    • r says:
      October 15, 2011 at 3:31 pm

      +1 for the Avondale post office. The staff is friendly and even when there is a line, the wait is not intolerable.

    • anniefannie says:
      October 15, 2011 at 6:43 pm

      +1 billion for the avondale post office…proud to say it has been almost 8 years since i’ve stepped foot in the decatur post office…it was entirely too painful each and every time.

  3. willow says:
    October 15, 2011 at 2:52 pm

    I never get my New Yorkers on time . . . they are often two weeks late. (It’s a weekly.) Drives me crazy.

    • Cuba Libre says:
      October 15, 2011 at 7:19 pm

      That’s probably because the employees there pass around your mags until they’ve all had a chance to read them!

    • J_T says:
      October 16, 2011 at 9:52 am

      Since I moved back to Decatur in August, I’ve had the same problem with the New Yorker. Fortunately, I’m about 6 weeks behind on reading them, so no biggie. But if I ever get caught up, I’d imagine this will piss me off!

    • smalltowngal says:
      October 17, 2011 at 10:43 am

      My gift subscription just started a couple of weeks ago and it’s a huge weekly treat. They’d better not start messing around with the delivery time frame! In fairness, my mail carriers are really great. But any trip to the Decatur PO that can’t be accomplished via the self-serve kiosk by the front door is guaranteed to be a huge time suck and generate enough aggravation and disgust for the next two days.

  4. Steve says:
    October 16, 2011 at 6:36 pm

    I have avoided 90% of visits to the PO with stamps.com. If I must go, I go to Avondale.

  5. LDMBnot says:
    October 17, 2011 at 9:08 am

    This is the one thing I miss about OTP living – the small friendly post offices and friendly mail carriers. I go out of my way to the PO at N Dekalb Mall when I need stamps. Lived in 30030 8+ years and used the Decatur PO only a few times and have always been disappointed in its service.