[paulandjean]

For many its good to bend and reach. Think of it as nice exercise. Have no problem with it. If I did do not think I would complain.

[Dayzee]

Our carrier puts oversized packages in a special box on the side of the postal station and then puts the key for that box in our mail box to let us know we have a package. Works great!

[Parker]

In regards to the original post referring to her "knight in shining armor", I just want to say how much I appreciate all the great guys out there always willing to lend a hand. For all the man-bashing going on anymore, plenty of us gals still celebrate that wonderful other half of the human race!

[coffeebean]

With some of the comments on this thread, I'm beginning to think some folks don't understand what I was complaining about in my original post. The complaint was that the postal worker placed a package that was too large to remove from the oversized package compartment which had a key. My package was more oversized than the compartment could handle. My complaint is certainly justified. What if the package I was attempting to retrieve had Styrofoam molds in it? That package could not have been crushed on the edge as it had to be to get it out.

Also, if my knight in shining armor had not helped me get this package out, I would have had to leave my package with the door left open. Anyone could have come along and crushed the box to remove it from the open compartment. If that doesn't warrant a trip to the post office to complain, then I don't know what would.

[coffeebean]

I spoke to the mail carriers at the Duval mail station today. I brought the box with me to see how it fits from the mail carrier's side. The box was very difficult to get into the compartment and the carrier said, "I don't know how this box was put in there". Then the mail carrier said that there is a lip on our side so it is even a smaller opening to retrieve the package. As I was discussing this problem with the mail carrier, a resident was looking for someone to get a package out of the compartment because it was too large for him to retrieve it. I just had to laugh!!! This must happen all the time.

I then went to the Lady Lake post office and informed the post master that my package which was too large to fit in the over sized package compartment was forced into the compartment by the mail carrier. I also let her know that when I was speaking to the Duval mail carriers about this, another person came to them with the same problem. The post master thanked me for informing her of this problem and she said she would have a meeting with her staff; not only the Duval mail carriers but all mail carriers that work in The Villages. We shall see.

[Bogie Shooter]

Oh no! Now they will hire more people to haul those big packages around and we will then lose Friday mail delivery as well as Saturday.