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Old 02-25-2023, 09:12 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.
Not at all. It's nice to have these spread around where people can use them.
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Old 02-25-2023, 09:14 AM
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That's a good location. At least it will get some use. People are not allowed to sit on the ones on the golf courses during play, for safety reasons.
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Old 02-25-2023, 09:18 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.
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Old 02-25-2023, 02:40 PM
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Of all the legitimate complaints one can level about what occurs here in TV...this certainly isn't one of them. lol
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Old 02-25-2023, 03:45 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.
That NEVER "creeped me out". The idea of any memorial is to have future people remember a person or HISTORICAL incident. Since a lot of people pass through getting their mail it would appear to be a GREAT place to remember someone's name and life.
.....If anyone was stupid enough to want to remember me, they could put a memorial sign at the Post Office, or in front of a bar, or near a tennis court or, up a tree for the squirrels to see. Just don't put my name ANYWHERE near a Golf (ugg) course!
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I see people socializing at the postal station often and a bench makes good sense
Plus they provide a GREAT target for male dogs.
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Old 02-25-2023, 05:55 PM
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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.
Might be better for the appearance of the Post Office if people would take their junk mail home and put it into their own trash - because the P.O. trash overflows.
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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.
Memorial = Dead
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Old 02-25-2023, 06:31 PM
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I think it is great. Everyone dies, at least physically. There's nothing creepy about it. It's a useful way to remember those who were here and contributed to our community before us.
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Old 02-25-2023, 11:17 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.
Maybe if it was a ghost.
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Old 02-26-2023, 07:31 AM
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Might be better for the appearance of the Post Office if people would take their junk mail home and put it into their own trash - because the P.O. trash overflows.
Here we go, once again, on the topic of trash cans at the postal station.

Since you’re the trash police, kindly share with the rest of us exactly what type of trash is allowed to be placed in those containers.
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