Logistics
USPS, utilities, and the small mechanics that everyone forgets.
5 stories
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Moving with pets: health certificates and the airline clock
Three dated documents run an interstate pet move — the rabies certificate, the CVI health certificate, and the airline's paperwork window, often just 10 days. Book things in the wrong order and you're paying for a second vet exam. Here's the sequence.
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Who Is My Electric Company? How Utility Territories Work
You don't pick your electric company — your address does. How service territories work, which states let you choose the supplier anyway, and why Texas won't turn the lights on until you do.
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How Long Does Mail Forwarding Last? USPS Rules by Mail Class
USPS forwarding is 12 months for First-Class Mail, 60 days for magazines, zero for most marketing mail — then six months of bounce-backs and a hard stop. What each class does, and the accounts forwarding never touches.
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USPS mail forwarding: what really happens after the 12 months end
Standard USPS forwarding lasts 12 months. After that, mail bounces — silently, in some cases. Here's exactly what stops, what continues, and what to do six months in to avoid the cliff.
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The 60-day mail forwarding gap nobody warns you about
Standard USPS forwarding gives First-Class mail twelve months. Magazines and newspapers get sixty days. By month three at the new address, your subscriptions stop arriving, and the publisher never tells you why.