On 22 Jan 2016 13:51:35 GMT, KenK wrote:

KenK wrote in
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It would be nice to have something to use with my rural mailbox to
tell if the mail has come when I don't have any outgoing. I oten
forget to check by that late in the afternoon - busy with other things
like making my supper. My delivery time varies, I suspect because
different deliverers. Currently it's late in the afternoon, sometimes
after 4 PM.

I'e not tried Googling yet.

TIA



I seem to recall that back when I was a kid living or visiting rural
places that the mailbox flag system was just the opposite of that
nowadays. Mailperson put the flag up when you received mail, instead of
putting it down when outgoing mail was picked ip. Makes more sense to me.
Probably amother false memory. Comments?

TIA
He did both. He put the flag down if he picked up mail and did not
deliver any. He put the flag up if he delivered mail but did not pick
any up. He left the flag up if he picked up and delivered mail. The
flag just meant "I need attention"

From what I remember anyway - but it's been over 45 years.