Omaha delivery stores not backed up yet with undeliverable packages

Omaha delivery stores not backed up yet with undeliverable packages

OVER THEWEEKEND 3 NEWSNOW RECEIVED ATIP THATCOMPANIES SUCHAS FEDEX AND U-P-S WERE GETTINGBACKED UP WITHUNDELIVERABLEPACKAGES MEANTFOR BUSINESSESWHO HAVE CLOSEDTHEIR DOORS DUETO CORONAVIRUS.WE SENTREPORTER PHILBERGMAN OUT TOFIND OUT IF THIS ISTHE CASE IN OMAHAAND WHAT ISHAPPENING TO ALLOF THOSEPACKAGES.AT THE MAILROOMON 108 STREET INOMAHA, SANKETPATEL IS BEHINDTHE COUNTERINSTEAD OF HISDAD.I SAID YOU STAYHOME AND I'LL HELPOUT EVERYONEHERE.FOR PEOPLELOOKING TO SHIPBOXES OR PICK UPMAIL ANDPACKAGES YOUHEAD TO A STORELIKE THIS ONE.THERE ARE ACOUPLE OF BOXESTHAT I WOULD SAYARE OVERFLOWEDRIGHT NOW.12.21.30 PATEL SAIDTHE MAJORITY OFTHESE BOXES ARERETURNS THATWERE INTENDEDFOR STORES THATAREN'T OPEN BUTSOME BOXES HAVEBEEN BEHIND THECOUNTER FOR ALITTLE WHILE.IT'S BEEN A WEEK.IT'S NOT ALL, SOMECAME IN TODAY BUTA LOT ARE FROMLAST WEEK THATHAVE NOT BEENPICKED UP BYPEOPLE AS WELL.12.23.32 ACROSSOMAHA STORESTOLD ME THEY'RENOT CURRENTLYOVERFLOWINGWITH BOXES YET.IN A STATEMENT TO3 NEWS NOW U-P-STOLD US THEY'REWORKING WITHCUSTOMERS TOESTABLISHALTERNATEDELIVERYLOCATIONS TOAVOID CONTACT IFTHEIR BUSINESS ISCLOSED.JOSEPH LORD SAYSHE RELIES ONDELIVERY ANDPOSTAL PLACES TOSTAY OPEN FOR HISJOB.I DO THINK THAT ITIS SOMETHING THATTHE COUNTRYNEEDS TO DEALWITH RATHERQUICKLY.IF THE POSTALOFFICE SHUTSDOWN OR THE UPSSHUTS DOWN THENESSENTIALLY THECOUNTRY QUITS.12.49.54 NOT ALLMAIL GOESDIRECTLY TO A UPSOR FEDEX STORESOME OF IT GOESTO AN ACCESSPOINT SUCH AS THISSTORE BEHIND MEWHERE THEYCOLLECT BOXESFOR THE COMPANY.HOWEVER THISSTORE TOLD METHAT ONCE THECORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC STARTEDTHEY STOPPEDGETTING BOXESSENTTO THEIRLOCATION WHICHMEANS MOREBOXES ARE BEINGSENT TO UPS ANDFEDEX STORESACROSS OMAHA.AS AN ESSENTIALBUSINESS THEMAILROOM ISSTAYING OPENBUTPATEL'S NOTICED ACHANGE IN HOWITEMS ARE BEINGPICKED UP.PEOPLE AREPICKING UP THEIRMAIL OR MAYBE ITWILL BE THERE FORA WEEK.RIGHT NOW PEOPLEARE ALSO SCAREDABOUT TOUCHINGTHE MAIL.12.21.16 REPORTINGIN OMAHA, PHILBERGMAN, 3 NEWSNOW.ANOTHER ISSUEPEPOLE AREWORRYING ABOUTIS THE SAFETY OFINTERACTING WITHA DELIVERYPERSON.THE U-P-SSPOKESMAN TOLDUS THE MAJORITYOF DELIVERIESDON'T REQUIRE ASIGNATURE AND IFTHEY DO, THEDRIVERS CANLEAVE THEDELIVERY AT A SAFESOCIAL DISTANCEAND VERIFY THERECIPIENT WITH AVALIDGOVERNMENTAL I-D.