Pole Imposition
“You don’t write to a pole,” says Maria Sprizzo, “if you’re normal.” But the mail kept coming to her mailbox. The address on it was her address in the New York City borough of Staten Island — her address, that is, with “pole” added to the end. “I’m reading this thing, and it says that I owe them $2,000,” said Sprizzo. “I called ... to no avail. Then I read it carefully and I noticed that the letter was addressed to the pole.” The bills and termination notices were intended to be received by a communications company which uses the pole. A Con Ed spokesman said that while Sprizzo was not actually expected to come up with the money, billing the pole was standard procedure. (AC/Staten Island Advance) ...Is it anyone’s standard procedure to check a pole’s mail?Original Publication Date: 07 April 2019
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 25.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 25.
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