Q: A few months ago a relative in another state passed away. Since I am the executor, I forwarded the mail to my address. This was OK because the forwarding process ends after a short time. The problem I am having is the U.S. Postal Service put the relative’s name with my address. I am receiving an unbelievable amount of mail addressed to her. Is there any way to get her name removed from my address? Was there a better way to get her mail?
-- Jim Crowe, Atlanta
A: If the forwarding order does not include individual names, the U.S. Postal Service will forward all mail that arrives at the address, a USPS spokesman told Q&A on the News in an email. "If you only want to forward mail addressed to you, submit a change of address in your name only and cancel the original forwarding order," he said. "With no forwarding address on file for her, most of that mail will be returned to sender or disposed of, depending on the type of mail." Only first class and some standard mail is forwarded. Bulk business mail and other similar types are discarded, the spokesman said.
Q: In Illinois, double yellow lines on roads mean do not cross. What do they mean in Georgia?
-- Roger Wagner, Decatur
A: Passing is prohibited on two-lane roads in areas that are marked by a solid yellow line on the right of the center line, a "Do not pass" sign or double yellow lines, according to the Georgia Department of Driver Services 2011 Driver's Manual.
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