David in Normandy wrote:
Roger R wrote:
From time to time serious house fires are caused by flamable
substances being pushed through letter boxes.


At one place in Nottingham I lived at I made a suitable slotted
lockable box and fastened it to the wall outside the front door and
sealed up the letter slot in the front door. A number of people in
the area had fireworks etc put through their letter box. I read of
someone dying in the UK the other day as a result of this sort of
behaviour.
Since moving to France its the standard metal box next to the front
gate.

Thus saving the trouble of cutting a letterbox size slot in a door - and
fitting one of the **** poor designed letterboxes. Why they can't recess
the spring is beyond me, cutting out a slot to take it is a right PITA.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk