Ed_Greenberg@3mail.3com.com (03/06/91)
John Higdon wrote recently about some no-armed bandits at the Meridian Avenue Post Office in San Jose. There's a similar bandito at the Parkmoor P. O. that I frequent (95126). It's the closest one physically to John's P. O. I wonder how these COCOTs got there. Who leased 'em and who gets the royalties. I first thought it would be the landlord, since Parkmoor Station is located in a multi-use building, but the Meridian P.O. is a free standing Postal facility, and I believe that the government owns the building. Nonetheless, the public is being raped at these beasties, and, while the landlord of a building might be within his rights to put one out, the concept of the US Government profiteering at our expense IN THIS MANNER (yes, I know about all the other manners) seems inappropriate. So who do I complain to (to whom do I complain?) Getting answers out of the P.O. is usually fruitless, and we know that most people have no idea where the phone came from anyway. Suggestions, anyone? edg [Moderator's Note: In the case of federal government-owned buildings, the landlord is technically the General Services Administration. They'd be the people you should speak with. To save a lot of time and red tape, ask at the local post office to speak with the Postmaster or Station Manager. In turn, ask that person for the name and phone number of the building manager, or their contact at GSA. Don't even get into a discussion of the phones themselves until you are speaking with the right party, who would probably be a GSA supervisor with authority over the property (where the post office is housed). When you speak with the building manager at GSA for the specific location, then in all likelyhood s/he got instructions regards the phones from whoever is responsible for telecom services locally. As I implied, don't bother asking the lady who sells postage stamps. PAT]