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Beyond aggravated with Amazon home delivery

Does anyone else have this problem?

We have dogs and an inside cat. We often leave the sliding door to the screen porch open. There is a screen door that goes from the porch to the back yard, which has a hook-and-eye latch, but if we are coming and going a lot we often don't latch it. There is a wooden privacy fence around the back yard and a chain link gate leading to it. We live in a very rural area surrounded by a few houses and lots of coyote- and bear-filled woods.

I cannot seem to stop Amazon people from opening the gate, leaving it open, and, if the latch is off, entering our screen porch to leave a package. This leaves an open path for our pets from inside the house to the screen porch to the back yard, and out the gate and into the woods. I have specified delivery instructions in our Amazon account to leave packages "in the garage" (we have a carport) and additional instructions in caps DO NOT ENTER THE SCREEN PORCH. I have these posted outside the back yard:



Since I took that picture, I have added a BEWARE OF DOG - KEEP GATE CLOSED metal sign to the gate. They continue to enter our yard, leaving the gate wide open.

I have called Amazon and was told my concern would be "passed on to the correct department."

I am considering ordering a custom sign that says "THIS GATE IS RIGGED WITH C-4. IF YOU OPEN IT, YOU WILL BE BLOWN TO SMITHEREENS."

We had the same problem with a USPS delivery yesterday. I caught the guy before he got to the screen porch. I said "Did you see the giant yellow sign?" and he nodded. I made a sweeping gesture and yelled ON. THE. TABLE. (Dogs were all at my feet on the porch barking their heads off.) And he left to put it on the table. I came inside and said "Idiot" to my husband. I imagine the guy heard it so we might not be getting our USPS packages any more.

Any thoughts? This is also the gate that leads to the driveway and is how we come and go, so a padlock would be too inconvenient.

Trump ad for attendees today

trump and his AI--cartoon

Not sure if there is a place for this question

But this has antiques in the name. I would like to purchase an item, preferably somewhat small (not a stove), that was verifiably carried over the Oregon Trail. Where would I go to find such a thing??? TIA

The defendant, Popeye

Tiedrich says it's not photoshopped, FWIW. How creepy does that look?

Anyone watch "Unfrosted" on Netflix?

The Jerry Seinfeld movie. I watched it this afternoon and enjoyed it--so many familiar faces in there! My absolute favorite part, though, was when Jon Hamm was channeling Don Draper to present an advertising plan, and John Slattery was sitting in the room as well. Perfect!

Great. Trump's lawyers will have jurors' names

How long will those take to be delivered to the cult? Obviously they are under orders to not copy or share those, but...these are folks who are choosing to defend Donald. How much integrity could they possibly have?

What book are you reading now?

And do you recommend it?

Secret Service oath

Doesn't Donnie have secret service agents protecting him? The secret service agents' oath, as I found it, is

“I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”

So...how are they defending our constitution against all enemies while defending Donnie from harm? He has threatened our constitution numerous times. Maybe it's just me, but that is puzzling. Do they take some secret MAGA oath that overrides it?