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Old 02-23-2023, 07:35 PM
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Is it just me or is this the dumbest location ever for a memorial bench? Would it creep you out if someone was on the bench when you picked up your mail?

Two pictures of the same bench at the Tamarind Grove postal station.
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We have a bench at the station on Chula Vista Dr. I often see neighbors sitting and talking, or a couple of dog lovers watching their dogs interact, or just someone sorting or reading their mail.
I haven't noticed creepy activity around the bench area which seems to me to be a nice neighborhood social gathering spot. I would more concerned if I spotted someone hiding in their car constantly watching the mail station.
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Great spot. In our small town in VA we always are stopping to talk at the PO.
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Postal Stations are a great social / meeting place.
(they're like clothes lines from 50 years ago)
People are always visiting at our station.

Probably a story behind the placement of this bench.
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I see so many benches out in the sun. It’s nice to see one in the shade where people are likely to want to sit for a while.
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Is it just me or is this the dumbest location ever for a memorial bench? Would it creep you out if someone was on the bench when you picked up your mail?

Two pictures of the same bench at the Tamarind Grove postal station.
Yes.
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It's just you. St.James postal station has a bench, not a problem at all.
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Thumbs up This is a great idea to have a bench at postal center where people

[QUOTE=champion6;2190866]Is it just me or is this the dumbest location ever for a memorial bench? Would it creep you out if someone was on the bench when you picked up your mail?

Two pictures of the same bench at the Tamarind Grove postal station.[
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Great spot. In our small town in VA we always are stopping to talk at the PO.
I see people socializing at the postal station often and a bench makes good sense
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Holy cow get a hobby.
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Old 02-25-2023, 07:58 AM
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Is it just me or is this the dumbest location ever for a memorial bench? Would it creep you out if someone was on the bench when you picked up your mail?

Two pictures of the same bench at the Tamarind Grove postal station.
That’s my postal station. It doesn’t “creep me out” at all. My previous postal station was Tierra del Sol. It had a bench, too. Much appreciated after a long, hot walk to pick up the mail. Benches like that are great.
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One advantage of a bench at the postal station is that all residents will see who donated the bench and who it is in memory of, because every resident evidentially walks by the bench and reads the plaque.
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It's probably the most logical location you could pick. People will use it and enjoy having it.
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Why would it "creep you out" to see someone sitting on a bench? Now...if that someone was dressed in a clown outfit...
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It would creep me out if that someone on the bench was dead. Personally, I just look at it as a nice place to sit and go through my junk mail just before I throw it in the trash.
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