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Old 12-21-2022, 03:01 PM
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... and Community Watch finds them, they will place them in your mailbox and close the door.
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Old 12-21-2022, 03:18 PM
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... and Community Watch finds them, they will place them in your mailbox and close the door.
And how is the door locked?
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Old 12-21-2022, 03:33 PM
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Old 12-21-2022, 04:15 PM
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My parents left theirs, and they were dropped in the wrong mail slot, and postal worker put them in their box
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Old 12-21-2022, 04:18 PM
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And how is the door locked?
Close the door. Not lock it.
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Old 12-21-2022, 05:08 PM
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Close the door. Not lock it.
Can’t close mine without a key.
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Old 12-21-2022, 07:59 PM
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Can’t close mine without a key.
They push it closed as much as possible. Of course it can’t latch without a key.

It happens frequently. The resident returns once they realized the error and retrieves them.
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Old 12-21-2022, 08:10 PM
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I simply keep the mailbox key on the golf cart key ring. Cannot go home without it that way
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Old 12-22-2022, 06:29 AM
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I simply keep the mailbox key on the golf cart key ring. Cannot go home without it that way
We do the same thing and also put the other key on the ring with our car keys.
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Old 12-22-2022, 06:41 AM
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hook apiece of 2x4 to it...... 40.00 if you loose it
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Old 12-22-2022, 07:22 AM
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I simply keep the mailbox key on the golf cart key ring. Cannot go home without it that way
That's how I met the nice Watch person who find my keys less than a minute after I walked away and couldn't start my cart :-)

Never noticed anyone checking the mail station before, was not aware they did so.
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Old 12-22-2022, 07:29 AM
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Never noticed anyone checking the mail station before, was not aware they did so.[/QUOTE]

Postals are checked 2-3 times every 24 hours.
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Old 12-22-2022, 08:45 AM
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Whenever I find a key, I take the persons mail and key and hand deliver it to their home.
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Old 12-22-2022, 08:47 AM
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AirTags on keys is your friend.
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Old 12-22-2022, 09:26 AM
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We do the same thing and also put the other key on the ring with our car keys.
Quick story...

I used to keep mine on my golf cart key ring but I had to walk home too many times from the mailbox to get my other key that is on my car key ring. I was able to drive my car (2023 Tesla Model X) back to the mailbox and get the key back but now I have two vehicles at the mailbox. It was an easy enough fix though. I just Uber back home, get Randi, and we Uber back to the mailbox. If you set it up, you can save a few dollars by having the driver wait. I know some are on fixed incomes so this may help. After our personal Uber XL driver, Myrvold drops us off at the mailbox, each of us drive one vehicle back. Maybe hit the Richmond chip and putt on the way back. I play in sandals and socks as my gout is still pretty painful. Only two toes are swollen now so it's manageable. It takes a few minutes even without the golf as we made sure to buy the house furthest from the mailboxes to reduce traffic and prying eyes into our birdcage. But it's The Villages, we have time!!!
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