I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids steal everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox INSIDE the house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door). Surely kids are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's right on the street.

--
Illegal is a big sick bird.

On 2/13/2017 5:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids steal
everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox INSIDE the
house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door). Surely kids
are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's right on the street.


There are mailboxes on doors here too but single family homes on larger
lots will have their mailbox outside on the street. Mail-carriers drive
vehicles with steering wheels on the right (since we drive on the right,
normal are on the left) and drop off mail without leaving vehicle.

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 01:07:55 -0000, Frank "frank wrote:

On 2/13/2017 5:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids steal
everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox INSIDE the
house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door). Surely kids
are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's right on the street.


There are mailboxes on doors here too but single family homes on larger
lots will have their mailbox outside on the street. Mail-carriers drive
vehicles with steering wheels on the right (since we drive on the right,
normal are on the left) and drop off mail without leaving vehicle.

Yes I can see it being more efficient for the mail people, although bloody inconvenient for the home owners (people who have them here to stop dogs eating the letters never remember to check them and get letters a week late). And my original point, doesn't mail get stolen?

--
Customer explaining flooded car to insurance claim investigator:
"It didn't look that deep at first glance - it only came half way up the ducks."

On Monday, February 13, 2017 at 7:25:03 PM UTC-6, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 01:07:55 -0000, Frank "frank wrote:

There are mailboxes on doors here too but single family homes on larger
lots will have their mailbox outside on the street. Mail-carriers drive
vehicles with steering wheels on the right (since we drive on the right,
normal are on the left) and drop off mail without leaving vehicle.

Yes I can see it being more efficient for the mail people, although bloody inconvenient for the home owners (people who have them here to stop dogs eating the letters never remember to check them and get letters a week late). And my original point, doesn't mail get stolen?


No one forced the home owner to buy a house that the mail box is
at the end of their driveway. Mail does get stolen on occasion
but not that often.

Are you saying people don't check their mail boxes if it's at the
end of their driveway but perhaps once a week where you live?

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 01:35:24 -0000, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:

On Monday, February 13, 2017 at 7:25:03 PM UTC-6, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 01:07:55 -0000, Frank "frank wrote:

There are mailboxes on doors here too but single family homes on larger
lots will have their mailbox outside on the street. Mail-carriers drive
vehicles with steering wheels on the right (since we drive on the right,
normal are on the left) and drop off mail without leaving vehicle.

Yes I can see it being more efficient for the mail people, although bloody inconvenient for the home owners (people who have them here to stop dogs eating the letters never remember to check them and get letters a week late). And my original point, doesn't mail get stolen?


No one forced the home owner to buy a house that the mail box is
at the end of their driveway. Mail does get stolen on occasion
but not that often.

Are you saying people don't check their mail boxes if it's at the
end of their driveway but perhaps once a week where you live?

In the UK, people sometimes (only 1 in 100) have boxes attached to the outside of their house (not at the street), just to avoid stuff being put into the house (because the dog might eat it). They often forget to check it (as would I if I had one), because the mail doesn't appear inside your home on the carpet so you notice it, you actually have to remember to keep checking the box.

--
If our service isn't up to your standards, please lower your standards.

On Monday, February 13, 2017 at 10:53:23 PM UTC-5, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 01:35:24 -0000, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:

On Monday, February 13, 2017 at 7:25:03 PM UTC-6, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 01:07:55 -0000, Frank "frank wrote:

There are mailboxes on doors here too but single family homes on larger
lots will have their mailbox outside on the street. Mail-carriers drive
vehicles with steering wheels on the right (since we drive on the right,
normal are on the left) and drop off mail without leaving vehicle.

Yes I can see it being more efficient for the mail people, although bloody inconvenient for the home owners (people who have them here to stop dogs eating the letters never remember to check them and get letters a week late). And my original point, doesn't mail get stolen?


No one forced the home owner to buy a house that the mail box is
at the end of their driveway. Mail does get stolen on occasion
but not that often.

Are you saying people don't check their mail boxes if it's at the
end of their driveway but perhaps once a week where you live?

In the UK, people sometimes (only 1 in 100) have boxes attached to the outside of their house (not at the street), just to avoid stuff being put into the house (because the dog might eat it). They often forget to check it (as would I if I had one), because the mail doesn't appear inside your home on the carpet so you notice it, you actually have to remember to keep checking the box.


1 - How do you know that these 1 in 100 people "often" forget to check their mail? Do you
know them all? Do they publish their forgetfulness in the local paper?

2 - How stupid would one have to be to see a mailbox on the outside of their house and
forget to check it? And *often* forget to check it? Now that's really stupid.

We've had a mailbox on the outside of our house for over 35 years. We check it every day
except for Sunday. It's really not that hard to remember. See if you can understand this
process:

Step 1: See Mailbox
Step 2: Think: "Did you check for mail today?"
Step 3: If no, check it. If yes, don't bother.

On 2/13/17 9:53 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

In the UK, people sometimes (only 1 in 100) have boxes attached to the
outside of their house (not at the street), just to avoid stuff being
put into the house (because the dog might eat it). They often forget to
check it (as would I if I had one), because the mail doesn't appear
inside your home on the carpet so you notice it, you actually have to
remember to keep checking the box.

You've probably noticed some people here know about when the mail
carrier arrives. It's just a ritual to check for mail daily.
My parents were avid readers. Getting the daily paper(s) was a big deal.
There were also the monthly magazines. I think we got at least three farm
related magazines.
Getting the mail daily wasn't any different than feeding the cattle
and feathered
critters, picking eggs, etc.

On 2/13/2017 8:24 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 01:07:55 -0000, Frank "frank wrote:

On 2/13/2017 5:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids steal
everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox INSIDE the
house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door). Surely kids
are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's right on the
street.


There are mailboxes on doors here too but single family homes on larger
lots will have their mailbox outside on the street. Mail-carriers drive
vehicles with steering wheels on the right (since we drive on the right,
normal are on the left) and drop off mail without leaving vehicle.

Yes I can see it being more efficient for the mail people, although
bloody inconvenient for the home owners (people who have them here to
stop dogs eating the letters never remember to check them and get
letters a week late). And my original point, doesn't mail get stolen?

Mail might get stolen. It does not happen often. The mail carrier will
also take outgoing mail and boxes have a flag on them to put up if there
is outgoing mail. We don't leave outgoing mail out overnight.

Theft problem is more serious for packages too big for the box and left
on the porch. Mail carrier as others point out will drive/carry
packages to house. Packages are also delivered by other services like
Fedex. If you don't have to sign for delivery they will just drop on
porch or driveway.

More serious to our curb mailboxes is damage by vandals or getting
struck by vehicles. Neighbor across the street has box situated such
that it has probably been accidentally hit by everyone in the
neighborhood. He's got it on a hinged post so if knocked over it can be
set up-right.

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 18:59:05 -0000, Frank "frank wrote:

On 2/13/2017 8:24 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 01:07:55 -0000, Frank "frank wrote:

On 2/13/2017 5:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids steal
everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox INSIDE the
house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door). Surely kids
are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's right on the
street.


There are mailboxes on doors here too but single family homes on larger
lots will have their mailbox outside on the street. Mail-carriers drive
vehicles with steering wheels on the right (since we drive on the right,
normal are on the left) and drop off mail without leaving vehicle.

Yes I can see it being more efficient for the mail people, although
bloody inconvenient for the home owners (people who have them here to
stop dogs eating the letters never remember to check them and get
letters a week late). And my original point, doesn't mail get stolen?

Mail might get stolen. It does not happen often. The mail carrier will
also take outgoing mail and boxes have a flag on them to put up if there
is outgoing mail.

I thought the flag went up with the weight of incoming mail?

We don't leave outgoing mail out overnight.

Your postmen don't appear at the crack of dawn?

Theft problem is more serious for packages too big for the box and left
on the porch.

They don't do that here. They leave min e in a shed, but only because I've asked them to do so.

Mail carrier as others point out will drive/carry
packages to house. Packages are also delivered by other services like
Fedex. If you don't have to sign for delivery they will just drop on
porch or driveway.

Mine leave with a neighbour (or they would if I didn't ask them to use the shed).

More serious to our curb mailboxes is damage by vandals or getting
struck by vehicles.

Or baseball bats.

Neighbor across the street has box situated such
that it has probably been accidentally hit by everyone in the
neighborhood. He's got it on a hinged post so if knocked over it can be
set up-right.

If I was him I'd have embedded some dynamite.

--
Landing: A controlled mid-air collision with a planet.

On 2/14/2017 5:16 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 18:59:05 -0000, Frank "frank wrote:

On 2/13/2017 8:24 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 01:07:55 -0000, Frank "frank wrote:

On 2/13/2017 5:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids
steal
everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox INSIDE the
house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door). Surely kids
are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's right on the
street.


There are mailboxes on doors here too but single family homes on larger
lots will have their mailbox outside on the street. Mail-carriers drive
vehicles with steering wheels on the right (since we drive on the
right,
normal are on the left) and drop off mail without leaving vehicle.

Yes I can see it being more efficient for the mail people, although
bloody inconvenient for the home owners (people who have them here to
stop dogs eating the letters never remember to check them and get
letters a week late). And my original point, doesn't mail get stolen?

Mail might get stolen. It does not happen often. The mail carrier will
also take outgoing mail and boxes have a flag on them to put up if there
is outgoing mail.

I thought the flag went up with the weight of incoming mail?

We don't leave outgoing mail out overnight.

Your postmen don't appear at the crack of dawn?

Theft problem is more serious for packages too big for the box and left
on the porch.

They don't do that here. They leave min e in a shed, but only because
I've asked them to do so.

Mail carrier as others point out will drive/carry
packages to house. Packages are also delivered by other services like
Fedex. If you don't have to sign for delivery they will just drop on
porch or driveway.

Mine leave with a neighbour (or they would if I didn't ask them to use
the shed).

More serious to our curb mailboxes is damage by vandals or getting
struck by vehicles.

Or baseball bats.

Neighbor across the street has box situated such
that it has probably been accidentally hit by everyone in the
neighborhood. He's got it on a hinged post so if knocked over it can be
set up-right.

If I was him I'd have embedded some dynamite.


Mail carriers are not out at rush hour and generally spend that time
collecting and loading their mail. More than half our mail is junk
mail, circulars and the like and has to be sorted into each box.

Vandals probably use baseball bats. Boxes along main roads are most at
threat.

I've nearly tripped over packages left right in front of my front door
and almost ran over one near the garage.

Thread reminds me that a few months ago I needed a new mail box as metal
post had rusted out and new box was needed anyway. Could not find what
I liked at local store and clerk advised looking on line which I did and
got free shipping. Comical because besides new mail box and post, Home
Depot also sent me a toilet seat and barbecue grill mat. I should have
kept them but got them to come back for them.

On Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 5:16:27 PM UTC-5, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

I thought the flag went up with the weight of incoming mail?

Mine has a flag that's connected to the mailbox door. When the door
goes down, the flag goes up.

https://www.amazon.com/Rubbermaid-Mb515b01-Durable-Plastic-Post-mount/dp/B00OOCBCWK

We don't leave outgoing mail out overnight.

Your postmen don't appear at the crack of dawn?

Of course not. They have a route that takes them most of the day
to traverse, so somebody's going to be first, and somebody else
is going to be last. My mail arrives around noon, more or less.

Cindy Hamilton

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 22:16:14 -0000
"James Wilkinson Sword" wrote:

I thought the flag went up with the weight of incoming mail?

always running mouth about things you are clueless on.
Typical of a male that wears a dress.

On 02/14/2017 11:59 AM, Frank wrote:
Theft problem is more serious for packages too big for the box and left
on the porch. Mail carrier as others point out will drive/carry
packages to house. Packages are also delivered by other services like
Fedex. If you don't have to sign for delivery they will just drop on
porch or driveway.

Knock on wood but one of the few problems I've had over the years was
when an Airborne Express driver left a box on the neighbor's woodpile.
His kid found it a couple of days later an brought it over. It was
laptop RAM back when it was going for about $350. I think Airborne is
out of business. If so, good riddance.

One fill-in UPS driver got creative. When I stopped by the warehouse the
super called him up and asked what the hell he did with it. When he
explained what the UPS rulebook said about deliveries she explained that
he better brush up his resume.

On Wed, 15 Feb 2017 03:44:22 -0000, rbowman wrote:

On 02/14/2017 11:59 AM, Frank wrote:
Theft problem is more serious for packages too big for the box and left
on the porch. Mail carrier as others point out will drive/carry
packages to house. Packages are also delivered by other services like
Fedex. If you don't have to sign for delivery they will just drop on
porch or driveway.

Knock on wood but one of the few problems I've had over the years was
when an Airborne Express driver left a box on the neighbor's woodpile.
His kid found it a couple of days later an brought it over. It was
laptop RAM back when it was going for about $350. I think Airborne is
out of business. If so, good riddance.

One fill-in UPS driver got creative. When I stopped by the warehouse the
super called him up and asked what the hell he did with it. When he
explained what the UPS rulebook said about deliveries she explained that
he better brush up his resume.

Some postmen here have been stupid enough to put things in the recycling wheelybin. If the bin is collected before the owner spots the package....

--
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. -- Seneca the Younger 4 b.c.- 65 a.d.

On Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:07:55 -0500, Frank "frank wrote:

On 2/13/2017 5:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids steal
everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox INSIDE the
house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door). Surely kids
are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's right on the street.


There are mailboxes on doors here too but single family homes on larger
lots will have their mailbox outside on the street. Mail-carriers drive
vehicles with steering wheels on the right (since we drive on the right,
normal are on the left) and drop off mail without leaving vehicle.

Brits don't know how Americans get Air Mail in the Everglades.

https://tinyurl.com/z9jjkgz

Or Alaska https://tinyurl.com/hbshtrm

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 03:01:40 -0000, Oren wrote:

On Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:07:55 -0500, Frank "frank wrote:

On 2/13/2017 5:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids steal
everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox INSIDE the
house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door). Surely kids
are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's right on the street.


There are mailboxes on doors here too but single family homes on larger
lots will have their mailbox outside on the street. Mail-carriers drive
vehicles with steering wheels on the right (since we drive on the right,
normal are on the left) and drop off mail without leaving vehicle.

Brits don't know how Americans get Air Mail in the Everglades.

https://tinyurl.com/z9jjkgz

Or Alaska https://tinyurl.com/hbshtrm

I assume that's a joke.


--
"His idea of safe sex is an `X' spray-painted on the rump of animals that are known to kick."

On 2/13/2017 5:07 PM, Frank wrote:

There are mailboxes on doors here too but single family homes on larger
lots will have their mailbox outside on the street. Mail-carriers drive
vehicles with steering wheels on the right (since we drive on the right,
normal are on the left) and drop off mail without leaving vehicle.


Frank gets magazines wrapped in "no see 'um" brown paper. The neighbors
suspect these are gay publications.
Hmmmmm.

On Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:49:06 -0000, Colonel Edmund J. Burke wrote:

On 2/13/2017 5:07 PM, Frank wrote:

There are mailboxes on doors here too but single family homes on larger
lots will have their mailbox outside on the street. Mail-carriers drive
vehicles with steering wheels on the right (since we drive on the right,
normal are on the left) and drop off mail without leaving vehicle.


Frank gets magazines wrapped in "no see 'um" brown paper. The neighbors
suspect these are gay publications.
Hmmmmm.

Then go look at one. If they are, use bribery.

--
Time that you enjoy wasting, is not wasted time -- Marthe Troly-Curtin

On 2/17/2017 3:27 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:49:06 -0000, Colonel Edmund J. Burke
wrote:

On 2/13/2017 5:07 PM, Frank wrote:

There are mailboxes on doors here too but single family homes on larger
lots will have their mailbox outside on the street. Mail-carriers drive
vehicles with steering wheels on the right (since we drive on the right,
normal are on the left) and drop off mail without leaving vehicle.


Frank gets magazines wrapped in "no see 'um" brown paper. The neighbors
suspect these are gay publications.
Hmmmmm.

Then go look at one. If they are, use bribery.

Would not know the "colon" dropped in if you had not replied to him.

On Sat, 18 Feb 2017 00:16:51 -0000, Frank "frank wrote:

On 2/17/2017 3:27 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:49:06 -0000, Colonel Edmund J. Burke
wrote:

On 2/13/2017 5:07 PM, Frank wrote:

There are mailboxes on doors here too but single family homes on larger
lots will have their mailbox outside on the street. Mail-carriers drive
vehicles with steering wheels on the right (since we drive on the right,
normal are on the left) and drop off mail without leaving vehicle.


Frank gets magazines wrapped in "no see 'um" brown paper. The neighbors
suspect these are gay publications.
Hmmmmm.

Then go look at one. If they are, use bribery.

Would not know the "colon" dropped in if you had not replied to him.

Then killfile him completely. Put his name into "entire message" instead of "from header".

--
There are 2 kinds of people in this world. Those that want to get ahead, and those that just want to get head.

On 2/17/2017 4:16 PM, Frank wrote:
On 2/17/2017 3:27 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:49:06 -0000, Colonel Edmund J. Burke
wrote:

On 2/13/2017 5:07 PM, Frank wrote:

There are mailboxes on doors here too but single family homes on larger
lots will have their mailbox outside on the street. Mail-carriers drive
vehicles with steering wheels on the right (since we drive on the
right,
normal are on the left) and drop off mail without leaving vehicle.


Frank gets magazines wrapped in "no see 'um" brown paper. The neighbors
suspect these are gay publications.
Hmmmmm.

Then go look at one. If they are, use bribery.

Would not know the "colon" dropped in if you had not replied to him.

You sound a little butt hurt, Frank. Care to talk about it?
LOL

On 2/13/17 4:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids steal
everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox INSIDE the
house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door). Surely kids
are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's right on the street.

Probably just because they see what's in their mailboxes and
social pressure.
It is common in parts of rural Nebraska to have several mailboxes
grouped on
their own posts. It will be up to the ranchers to get their mail from
there.
There isn't delivery to individual houses.
There might also be a post there with signs pointing to the
individual ranches.
Each sign would be a single board cut to make an arrow. It might say
something
like Too Poor Ranch 12 miles.

On Monday, February 13, 2017 at 8:31:03 PM UTC-6, Dean Hoffman wrote:

It is common in parts of rural Nebraska to have several mailboxes
grouped on
their own posts. It will be up to the ranchers to get their mail from
there.
There isn't delivery to individual houses.
There might also be a post there with signs pointing to the
individual ranches.
Each sign would be a single board cut to make an arrow. It might say
something
like Too Poor Ranch 12 miles.


Last time I was in Nevada and Utah driving we'd see signs that just
said Ranch Road 30, etc. They didn't have addresses
like 123 Main Street or RR 10, Box 1.

On Mon, 13 Feb 2017 19:38:25 -0800 (PST), ItsJoanNotJoann
wrote:

On Monday, February 13, 2017 at 8:31:03 PM UTC-6, Dean Hoffman wrote:

It is common in parts of rural Nebraska to have several mailboxes
grouped on
their own posts. It will be up to the ranchers to get their mail from
there.
There isn't delivery to individual houses.
There might also be a post there with signs pointing to the
individual ranches.
Each sign would be a single board cut to make an arrow. It might say
something
like Too Poor Ranch 12 miles.


Last time I was in Nevada and Utah driving we'd see signs that just
said Ranch Road 30, etc. They didn't have addresses
like 123 Main Street or RR 10, Box 1.

For years here my postal address was RR2 box 109. They finally
standardized it to the normal grid address.

In article ,
says...


For years here my postal address was RR2 box 109. They finally
standardized it to the normal grid address.

Same here in North Carolina. For years mine was Rt. 3 box 242EE. This
was on a country road. The road had a name and when the county went to
the 911 phone system every one had to have a street address. Most
started at the start of the road and the numbers went up about every
tenth of a mile. The address was then changed to 2345 Saw Road . Being
about 2.3 miles from where the road started.

On 02/15/2017 03:51 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article ,
says...


For years here my postal address was RR2 box 109. They finally
standardized it to the normal grid address.

Same here in North Carolina. For years mine was Rt. 3 box 242EE. This
was on a country road. The road had a name and when the county went to
the 911 phone system every one had to have a street address. Most
started at the start of the road and the numbers went up about every
tenth of a mile. The address was then changed to 2345 Saw Road . Being
about 2.3 miles from where the road started.

I grew up on "Emory Lloyd Road" (named after my great grandfather). Now
it's CR231.

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"We didn't send you to Washington to make intelligent decisions. We sent
you to represent us." [Kent York, Baptist minister to US Rep. Bill
Sarpalius]

Per Ralph Mowery:
In article ,
says...


For years here my postal address was RR2 box 109. They finally
standardized it to the normal grid address.

Same here in North Carolina. For years mine was Rt. 3 box 242EE. This
was on a country road. The road had a name and when the county went to
the 911 phone system every one had to have a street address. Most
started at the start of the road and the numbers went up about every
tenth of a mile. The address was then changed to 2345 Saw Road . Being
about 2.3 miles from where the road started.

Last year I stumbled on a global coordinates system called "What3Words".

Basically, somebody has figured out how to identify every 3-meter square
on earth by assigning it 3 English-Language(?) words.

My front door seems to be roughly at purple.snippets.whispering.

My side/rec-room door looks to be close to tulips.countries.amused.

The entrance to my driveway seems to be greyhound.stems.spectacular.

https://map.what3words.com/enhances.lecturers.pinpoints

Seems like, logically, there has to be some way to integrate it with
Google Earth, but I have not been able to find it yet.

Maybe somebody else has ?


--
Pete Cresswell

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:30:58 -0000, Dean Hoffman wrote:

On 2/13/17 4:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids steal
everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox INSIDE the
house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door). Surely kids
are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's right on the street.

Probably just because they see what's in their mailboxes and
social pressure.
It is common in parts of rural Nebraska to have several mailboxes
grouped on
their own posts. It will be up to the ranchers to get their mail from
there.
There isn't delivery to individual houses.
There might also be a post there with signs pointing to the
individual ranches.
Each sign would be a single board cut to make an arrow. It might say
something
like Too Poor Ranch 12 miles.

If I lived in one of those ranches, I'd have a lock on the box!

--
The modest young lass had just purchased some lingerie and asked if she might have the sentence "If you can read this, you're too damned close" embroidered on her panties and bra.
"Yes madam," said the clerk. "I'm quite certain that could be done. Would you prefer block or script letters ?"
"Braille," she replied.

On 2/13/17 9:51 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:30:58 -0000, Dean Hoffman
wrote:


It is common in parts of rural Nebraska to have several mailboxes
grouped on
their own posts. It will be up to the ranchers to get their mail from
there.
There isn't delivery to individual houses.
There might also be a post there with signs pointing to the
individual ranches.
Each sign would be a single board cut to make an arrow. It might say
something
like Too Poor Ranch 12 miles.

If I lived in one of those ranches, I'd have a lock on the box!

My parents farmed in the south central part of the state.
People owned a lot
less ground in the farming areas than in ranch country. Houses would
typically be only a few hundred feet from the road, if that. People
also knew about when the mail carriers stopped by. They and the mail
carriers would recognize each other if they met in town or some social
event. Single mailboxes were at the entrances to the individual
driveways. Nobody had locked mailboxes in this area either.
The carriers would take the packages to the house. Sometimes
they'd leave a card in the box saying the patron needed go to the post
office in town. A person could leave money with a card to order stamps
from the carrier.
There was one time that I remember the mailboxes posed a problem.
Some fool was planting bombs in them. Postal carriers asked everyone
to leave the boxes open.
A bit here about the bombs:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/15/mailbox-bomb-suspect/2164129/

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 23:26:59 -0000, Dean Hoffman wrote:

On 2/13/17 9:51 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:30:58 -0000, Dean Hoffman
wrote:


It is common in parts of rural Nebraska to have several mailboxes
grouped on
their own posts. It will be up to the ranchers to get their mail from
there.
There isn't delivery to individual houses.
There might also be a post there with signs pointing to the
individual ranches.
Each sign would be a single board cut to make an arrow. It might say
something
like Too Poor Ranch 12 miles.

If I lived in one of those ranches, I'd have a lock on the box!

My parents farmed in the south central part of the state.
People owned a lot
less ground in the farming areas than in ranch country. Houses would
typically be only a few hundred feet from the road, if that. People
also knew about when the mail carriers stopped by. They and the mail
carriers would recognize each other if they met in town or some social
event. Single mailboxes were at the entrances to the individual
driveways. Nobody had locked mailboxes in this area either.
The carriers would take the packages to the house. Sometimes
they'd leave a card in the box saying the patron needed go to the post
office in town. A person could leave money with a card to order stamps
from the carrier.
There was one time that I remember the mailboxes posed a problem.
Some fool was planting bombs in them. Postal carriers asked everyone
to leave the boxes open.
A bit here about the bombs:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/15/mailbox-bomb-suspect/2164129/

That happens every so often in the UK with public post boxes (where you place letters outgoing).

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On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:30:58 -0000, Dean Hoffman wrote:

On 2/13/17 4:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids steal
everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox INSIDE the
house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door). Surely kids
are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's right on the street.

Probably just because they see what's in their mailboxes and
social pressure.
It is common in parts of rural Nebraska to have several mailboxes
grouped on
their own posts. It will be up to the ranchers to get their mail from
there.
There isn't delivery to individual houses.
There might also be a post there with signs pointing to the
individual ranches.
Each sign would be a single board cut to make an arrow. It might say
something
like Too Poor Ranch 12 miles.

What happens if you get a parcel delivered that's quite large?

--
The modest young lass had just purchased some lingerie and asked if she might have the sentence "If you can read this, you're too damned close" embroidered on her panties and bra.
"Yes madam," said the clerk. "I'm quite certain that could be done. Would you prefer block or script letters ?"
"Braille," she replied.

On Monday, February 13, 2017 at 9:51:29 PM UTC-6, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:30:58 -0000, Dean Hoffman wrote:

There isn't delivery to individual houses.
There might also be a post there with signs pointing to the
individual ranches.
Each sign would be a single board cut to make an arrow. It might say
something
like Too Poor Ranch 12 miles.

What happens if you get a parcel delivered that's quite large?


I guess they come to your door to deliver or you make arrangements
to pick up your package at the nearest town.

ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:
On Monday, February 13, 2017 at 9:51:29 PM UTC-6, James Wilkinson
Sword wrote:

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:30:58 -0000, Dean Hoffman
wrote:

There isn't delivery to individual houses.
There might also be a post there with signs pointing to the
individual ranches.
Each sign would be a single board cut to make an arrow. It might
say something
like Too Poor Ranch 12 miles.

What happens if you get a parcel delivered that's quite large?


I guess they come to your door to deliver or you make arrangements
to pick up your package at the nearest town.

My mail carrier comes down the driveway and hand delivers it , or leaves
it in a designated place at the front of the shop . A jar of (our bees')
honey , a half-pint of jam , a couple of minutes of conversation , Aaron has
become a good friend too .
--
Snag

the post office wants to move to a big neighborhood box. each home gets its own locked box, as part of a large group of boxes.

this saves tons of time for the carrier,'

i suppose residents could pay to get their mail at their door.

my dad in phoenix gets his mail this way. he is near 90 and enjoys taking his handicap scooter to the central mailbox....

there are some big boxes for oversized stuff, the carrier puts a key to the over sized box in the recipents usual box.

dad seems satisfied

On Monday, February 13, 2017 at 10:51:29 PM UTC-5, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:30:58 -0000, Dean Hoffman wrote:

On 2/13/17 4:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids steal
everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox INSIDE the
house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door). Surely kids
are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's right on the street.

Probably just because they see what's in their mailboxes and
social pressure.
It is common in parts of rural Nebraska to have several mailboxes
grouped on
their own posts. It will be up to the ranchers to get their mail from
there.
There isn't delivery to individual houses.
There might also be a post there with signs pointing to the
individual ranches.
Each sign would be a single board cut to make an arrow. It might say
something
like Too Poor Ranch 12 miles.

What happens if you get a parcel delivered that's quite large?

I have a mailbox at the street. I've never (as far as I know) had
mail stolen from it.

If I get a package that's too big for the mailbox, the carrier leaves
it on the porch. I don't live in a crime-ridden hive, as apparently
you do. The houses on my street are generally about 40 meters apart,
although some are more like 80 meters. It would be a lot of legwork
for kids to come around messing with mailboxes (which is a federal
offense worth up to a $5000 fine and/or 5 years in prison--although I
doubt they'd sentence dumb kids to more than a token penalty).

Cindy Hamilton

On 2/14/2017 3:48 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On Monday, February 13, 2017 at 10:51:29 PM UTC-5, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:30:58 -0000, Dean Hoffman wrote:

On 2/13/17 4:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids steal
everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox INSIDE the
house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door). Surely kids
are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's right on the street.

Probably just because they see what's in their mailboxes and
social pressure.
It is common in parts of rural Nebraska to have several mailboxes
grouped on
their own posts. It will be up to the ranchers to get their mail from
there.
There isn't delivery to individual houses.
There might also be a post there with signs pointing to the
individual ranches.
Each sign would be a single board cut to make an arrow. It might say
something
like Too Poor Ranch 12 miles.

What happens if you get a parcel delivered that's quite large?

I have a mailbox at the street. I've never (as far as I know) had
mail stolen from it.

If I get a package that's too big for the mailbox, the carrier leaves
it on the porch. I don't live in a crime-ridden hive, as apparently
you do. The houses on my street are generally about 40 meters apart,
although some are more like 80 meters. It would be a lot of legwork
for kids to come around messing with mailboxes (which is a federal
offense worth up to a $5000 fine and/or 5 years in prison--although I
doubt they'd sentence dumb kids to more than a token penalty).

Cindy Hamilton


I had mail stolen a few times over the years. I finally got a heavy duty
locking box. Mail theft seems to be an increasing problem in cities.

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:48:51 -0000, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On Monday, February 13, 2017 at 10:51:29 PM UTC-5, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:30:58 -0000, Dean Hoffman wrote:

On 2/13/17 4:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids steal
everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox INSIDE the
house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door). Surely kids
are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's right on the street.

Probably just because they see what's in their mailboxes and
social pressure.
It is common in parts of rural Nebraska to have several mailboxes
grouped on
their own posts. It will be up to the ranchers to get their mail from
there.
There isn't delivery to individual houses.
There might also be a post there with signs pointing to the
individual ranches.
Each sign would be a single board cut to make an arrow. It might say
something
like Too Poor Ranch 12 miles.

What happens if you get a parcel delivered that's quite large?

I have a mailbox at the street. I've never (as far as I know) had
mail stolen from it.

If I get a package that's too big for the mailbox, the carrier leaves
it on the porch. I don't live in a crime-ridden hive, as apparently
you do. The houses on my street are generally about 40 meters apart,
although some are more like 80 meters. It would be a lot of legwork
for kids to come around messing with mailboxes (which is a federal
offense worth up to a $5000 fine and/or 5 years in prison--although I
doubt they'd sentence dumb kids to more than a token penalty).

Not much crime here, but kids are kids.

--
Q: What's the difference between an Irish funeral and an Irish wedding?
A: One less drunk.

James Wilkinson Sword posted for all of us...



What happens if you get a parcel delivered that's quite large?


The carrier delivers it to the door. Also the delivery services have a deal
with the USPS to deliver non urgent stuff.

--
Tekkie

On 02/13/2017 05:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids
steal everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox
INSIDE the house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door).
Surely kids are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's
right on the street.


As far as I know, I've never had my mail stolen...but it's just junkmail
anyway.

On Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:19:39 -0000
"James Wilkinson Sword" wrote:

I was just watching an American film and thought, "Why don't kids
steal everyone's mail?" In the UK, most people have the mailbox
INSIDE the house (or simply a letterbox opening in the front door).
Surely kids are tempted to nick American mail, especially as it's
right on the street.


They only steal once unless they like hot lead in their belly.