Stand up, Berkeley
November 2, 2009
Dear Sir,
I refer to DJLT's Top 20 column in last Saturday's paper.
I call on all Berkeley graduates which number in the hundreds, if not thousands, to stand up and let the current students know they are not pleased with what they are doing to their school; giving it a bad name.
In some way, or somehow each graduate should mentor one student to help to turn things around and return Berkeley to its former glory.
KEEN OBSERVER
Devonshire
Mail was too slow
November 17, 2009
Dear Sir,
An important piece of mail was sent to me on September 16, 2009 coming from Springfield, Mass. This mail normally would take anywhere from 7-14 days. The mail had the correct name, address, postal code on the envelope and yes it did have the correct spelling on the envelope.
I became very concerned about this envelope as it was a cheque for my September loan. It may have been a few days too late for my September loan which was still okay. I called the Hamilton Post Office, spoke to a lady, told her my story, who then transferred me to a Mr. Allen a supervisor, again I told him my story.
I was able to tell him the colour of the envelope the cheque comes in and where it comes from. Now this was in October. He told me the mail would be delivered to me on Friday October 23, which I did not get until Monday, October 26. Again the cheque was too late for September's loan and far too late for October's loan as the US cheque has to sit in my bank account for seven days before it can be cleared by the bank.
As of today, when the postman delivered my mail, his excuse was he has been in a lot of meetings. He must have been in meetings all day, everyday as it was well over five weeks, sitting maybe at the Hamilton Post Office.
Since then I have had two more envelopes mailed to me. Both different address, one left Springfield, Mass. October 6th, received it October 21, the other mailed October 23, received it, November 10. Of course I've told my son to please use my home address or job post office box as I know for sure I will get my mail in two weeks.
I truly hope this never happens again to me or anyone else that is waiting for an important piece of mail.
ANDREA LAMBERT
Sandys
