During Pigs today an interesting discussion about how we receive and send mail in our different countries prompted this photo. I live in the "city" and our mail is delivered and picked up from this box in front of my house. I put the flag up to tell the mailman to stop and pick up what I want sent out. After he picks it up he puts the flag down. In rural areas where the mailbox is often a great distance from the house, the mailman will put the flag up to let the homeowner know there is mail in the box. We can also rent a box at the post office which is miles away and far less convenient
Interesting discussion. This is what we had before. Now we have large cluster of mail boxes in the middle of the block. Everyone has a key to their mailbox.
I love this wonderful way of receiving and sending mail! You are so blessed to have this Katy. For over 6 months now I am waiting and hoping to receive my new credit card from Germany! Even the main post in CT is dysfunctional, such a sorry state of affairs here.
Americans don’t realize how fortunate we are to have our mail service. I have tested the mail system in every foreign country I’ve visited. I mail myself a postcard every day that I’m away. As it turned out the Russian postcard took the longest to arrive to my home.
I have seen mail boxes with the flag attached on movies but never known what the flag was for. We have to go to a communal post box to send off our mail
We get our mail in a box as well, but it's at the community center/clubhouse in our community. Not too inconvenient but I liked getting the mail at the end of our driveway when we lived in NJ. A fun documentary on different ways we get our mail!
@joansmor thanks @Dawn thank you @wakelys yes although we no longer do airmail but priority and/or express mail. @eudora thank you @phil_howcroft we have those also but probably not in as many places as you do since we have the convenience of getting it picked up at home @randystreat There is a regualr box inside of this but we needed something to withstand the occasional baseball bat wielding teenager! @shutterbug49 I think it depends a little on the neighborhood because I have seen that as well @ludwigsdiana I can't begin to imagine what it is like to have such unreliable servce and to have to worry if you will ever receive what you expect @30pics4jackiesdiamond thanks They are often placed on the doorstep or a card is put in the box directing us to pick up at the post office @briaan It is fascinating how many differences there are isn't it? @louannwarren I agree with you and that is a great idea @kjarn I am glad I could explain that for you. Probably partly why you are more fit than we are! @olivetreeann There really are many different ways even in the US I am finding. We had a great time discussing it
Nice to see what yours looks like. No mistaking the house number! I think I can clip outgoing mail onto my box, but I never do. I always either put it in the central postal dropbox outside the post office, or go inside and stand in line if I need to, depending on what I’m mailing.
Nice pov
@Dawn thank you
@wakelys yes although we no longer do airmail but priority and/or express mail.
@eudora thank you
@phil_howcroft we have those also but probably not in as many places as you do since we have the convenience of getting it picked up at home
@randystreat There is a regualr box inside of this but we needed something to withstand the occasional baseball bat wielding teenager!
@shutterbug49 I think it depends a little on the neighborhood because I have seen that as well
@ludwigsdiana I can't begin to imagine what it is like to have such unreliable servce and to have to worry if you will ever receive what you expect
@30pics4jackiesdiamond thanks They are often placed on the doorstep or a card is put in the box directing us to pick up at the post office
@briaan It is fascinating how many differences there are isn't it?
@louannwarren I agree with you and that is a great idea
@kjarn I am glad I could explain that for you. Probably partly why you are more fit than we are!
@olivetreeann There really are many different ways even in the US I am finding. We had a great time discussing it