Originally Posted by Chi-Town (Post 2133557)

My parents house had a mail slot in the wall. No mailboxes anywhere to be seen in the neighborhood. Wonder if that is common anywhere now.

Originally Posted by MSchad (Post 2133502)

Back home all new developments had free standing neighborhood mail stations at the end of each street. A single carrier can service more homes. A sign of the times.

Originally Posted by Speedie (Post 2133554)

That is why stamps to deliver to TV are less expensive than places with home delivery

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2133579)

Our daughter lives in DC and very common to have a slot for mail in the front door.

Originally Posted by Whitley (Post 2133636)

A mail slot in the wall? One day someone is going to be doing renovation and find hundreds of old letters behind the drywall.

I had a condo in Miami, where there were fancy art deco style maildrops on each floor, but I can not see it working in a house. I am curious as to how this worked.

Originally Posted by LG999 (Post 2133642)

What do people in TV do if they are unable to physically go to the mail station perhaps bcs of a medical issue, inability to drive, etc? How do house bound Villagers get their mail?

Growing up on Long Island NY all homes in the area had a slot in the front door for mail.
When I moved into an apartment bldg we had a bank of locked mailboxes in a wall in the lobby near the elevator -- similar to what we have in TV except right inside the bldg. For the past 15 years I have been living in a 2-family townhouse with a mail slot in the door. Mail slots are convenient, safe/secure and are excellent if you can't get out for some reason. They do require hand delivery so work best in higher density areas.

I have never had to leave my abode to receive mail. This was a huge help during hard rain, heavy snow, the flu, broken leg/foot, etc. Now that we are older with potential physical issues in our future, we will have to somehow get to the mail station and I am wondering how.

Originally Posted by blueash (Post 2133673)

What they do is that they research the problem and find using Google that the USPS has anticipated such a problem and has a free easy solution for you.

USPS.com FAQs

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2133579)

Our daughter lives in DC and very common to have a slot for mail in the front door.

Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 2133865)

That is a joke, right?

Originally Posted by Laker14 (Post 2133696)

The idea of a neighborhood letter carrier is a quaint reminder of another era. I eventually ran the dental practice started by my grandfather in 1925 in what was then a charming little Upstate NY town. My dad told me that when he was a kid, the office mail was delivered TWICE every day.
And who can forget the mailman in the comic strip "Blondie". He was practically family, and knew everyone's business.

He and the 3 cent postage stamp are as long-gone as a daytime World Series baseball game.

Originally Posted by mbene (Post 2133898)

I remember in the 60s in Detroit our mail was delivered twice a day during the Christmas holiday season because of all the cards that used to go out then. May have happened even earlier, but I don't go back that far.

Originally Posted by RicNic (Post 2133434)

Why does the Villages use postal stations instead of letter carriers?

Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 2133868)

Aren't mail slots usually in the front door?

Originally Posted by MrFlorida (Post 2133936)

Mail slot ? No thanks, no telling what some creeps would shove in there when your away....