Comments on: Moral Dilemma http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1170 ... things that make you go PoP! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:56:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Jan http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1170#comment-5698 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 20:57:07 +0000 http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1170#comment-5698 I once had a similar dilemma - our old house in Redhill had been rented by some people with debts before we bought it, and debt collectors used to turn up at the door looking for them, but we had no forwarding address. Again it was quite an unusual name, and I was working as a GP locum in all but one of the practices around Redhill, and I came across the name, on a medical letter or something, with the new address. iirc it was actually after the debt collectors had given up, but I did start forwarding the mail after that, and he must have wondered how I found his address. I once had a similar dilemma - our old house in Redhill had been rented by some people with debts before we bought it, and debt collectors used to turn up at the door looking for them, but we had no forwarding address. Again it was quite an unusual name, and I was working as a GP locum in all but one of the practices around Redhill, and I came across the name, on a medical letter or something, with the new address. iirc it was actually after the debt collectors had given up, but I did start forwarding the mail after that, and he must have wondered how I found his address.

]]> by: Steph http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1170#comment-5697 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 20:48:51 +0000 http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1170#comment-5697 I'm not sure what to do with the £30, but I would continue to open the mail. We have lived her for 4 1/2 years and are still getting mail from agencies owed money by the previous owners, although it has become less so I think most of them have given up by now and realised that they have moved. The worst ones are the agencies who ring and try to 'trick' me into revealing that I'm really the previous owners - they don't half get an earful from me! I’m not sure what to do with the £30, but I would continue to open the mail. We have lived her for 4 1/2 years and are still getting mail from agencies owed money by the previous owners, although it has become less so I think most of them have given up by now and realised that they have moved. The worst ones are the agencies who ring and try to ‘trick’ me into revealing that I’m really the previous owners - they don’t half get an earful from me!

]]> by: Dimitra http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1170#comment-5685 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 08:18:34 +0000 http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1170#comment-5685 Try to find the auntie... I don't know if it is the best thing to do morally but playing detective is fun and surely it can prove to be educational too ;) Try to find the auntie… I don’t know if it is the best thing to do morally but playing detective is fun and surely it can prove to be educational too ;)

]]> by: chris F http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1170#comment-5684 Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:57:31 +0000 http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1170#comment-5684 I'm not even sure that there is any law that says specificaly that you can't open someone elses letter that you happen to find. anyway, i'm with The other Chris on this one on what i'd do with the money. I'd try and keep the card/photos etc. safe 'just in case' I wouldn't bother with the police, I can't see them being at all intersted in knowing about it or tracing the sender. They would probably just tell you to send it back to the PO I’m not even sure that there is any law that says specificaly that you can’t open someone elses letter that you happen to find.

anyway, i’m with The other Chris on this one on what i’d do with the money. I’d try and keep the card/photos etc. safe ‘just in case’

I wouldn’t bother with the police, I can’t see them being at all intersted in knowing about it or tracing the sender. They would probably just tell you to send it back to the PO

]]> by: Chris (the portico) http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1170#comment-5683 Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:42:30 +0000 http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1170#comment-5683 It's not illegal to open post addressed to someone else delivered to your house unless you open it with the intention of doing them some harm by reading the contents. It’s not illegal to open post addressed to someone else delivered to your house unless you open it with the intention of doing them some harm by reading the contents.

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