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HaydenRenegade t1_ja9cw7g wrote

Reply to comment by CityofOrphans in Sorry I’m late, I couldn’t find the number by Jellyeleven

Is it normal to have the letterbox that far back off the street? Not that it is an excuse in this day in age with technological advances such as GPS, and counting house numbers.

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CityofOrphans t1_ja9gbxz wrote

In my area, this is normal. I'm a mail carrier. So there are two different types of delivery, mounted and walking. Mounted means the boxes are all on the curb and you don't need to leave the vehicle to deliver unless the parcels are too big to fit in the box. Walking is what this house is, where the box is on the property and the carrier walks up one side of the street and down the other side back towards where they parked their mail vehicle. In my experience, location of the mailbox in that case varies wildly. Some are like this house, some boxes are right next to the sidewalk, some are inside the residents' garage, some are in their entryway and you have to open their outer door to deliver.

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IamLuann t1_ja9w7hw wrote

There for is what is called a MUD ROOM!

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Geoarbitrage t1_jaak4yq wrote

Older homes like mine (1938) have a metal covered slot by the front door and the mail is collected in the living room. It’s really nice on inclement weather days.

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