[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

Neither did we Schaumburger. My husband even ordered something for our grandbaby and it was delivered to a larger box at the clustered mailbox area..........however, you are MUCH YOUNGER than us and most retirees to TV....plus, we ourselves, would prefer if our mail was delivered to our door, especially as we get older into our 80's and beyond. Walking in the heat to the clustered mailbox station or even riding in the golf cart, may not be comfy in the summertime. We like to think ahead for our own golden years.........

Heck.......even now, after having our mailbox down on our road for the past twenty years, having to walk up and down a slightly steep driveway to fetch said mail every day........is NOT as convenient as when we had the mailbox right on our front porch.........same neighborhood; they just figure this street is on the outskirts of the village and everyone got roadside mail boxes..........on a post. We put our own in obviously, but do miss the convenience of having it delivered right to the front door.

Rain, snow, sleet, ice, etc......are good reasons for up here.
Perhaps heat and humidity for down there. Or, just old age.
Even the "young at heart" and "spry" villagers of today will grow old in the future.

Our rental home was in fairly close proximity to the mailboxes...but still not the same. NO REASON TO MOVE THOUGH.......just talking convenience.

The lifestyle visit home was also very close to the mailboxes.

However, as we drove through various villages, not all the residents would be so fortunate........what if they were ill or not feeling well?
Their bills and such just would not be "at hand".......

I can understand the reasoning behind why they moved. Many folks today have major knee replacement surgeries and find it hard to walk distances.
To each his own..........

So, those developements (a realtor keeps sending me info on them) have mailboxes at their front doors????????????

The poor old people you describe should be in a nursing home not an active lifestyle community!
We will reach that point someday. But to infer that TV has to change the mail distribution system to accomodate us as we grow old is wishful thinking. As neighbors, many of us have picked up an ailing neighbors mail........not a big deal.