"aemeijers" wrote in message

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IOW, front door delivery is not an inalienable right, but more a matter
of local tradition and custom.

It's a hell of a convenience for those of us lucky enough to have it. My
mother broke her hip going to the community "birdhouse" mailbox in icy
weather. I once was told I had to abandon my door mail slot and use an
external mailbox because my door slot required opening the screen door. A
large tip at Christmas seems to have solved that problem. (-:

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Bobby G.