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Thx, cw. it's not that I CAN'T do it. I know there are some that can't or for whom it is much more difficult than for me. But, it is harder on me (the cold for example) and more dangerous in terms of slipping on the ice and breaking something. This is true for all of us as we get older and certainly for someone my age. I just checked online and there is a customer service number to call referring to the disabled, but it might be worth it. I suspect they were avoiding the "senior" issue considering that the % of seniors in the population is growing.
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I should add that I have paid taxes longer than most people and that perhaps, with that in mind, some concessions to my age are a pretty reasonable expectation, not to speak of the costs to the health system should a bone or two be broken while collecting my mail, though I gather from gershun's experience that breaking foot bones isn't too hard on government resources. I need another coffee! 😜
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I think it was more of a problem a decade or so ago because people actually got mail, I've mostly gone paperless (and so have many others) so what shows up in my mailbox is mostly junk.
Back when my mom first lost her eyesight she was living on a farm with the mailbox across the road, we knew that was a disaster waiting to happen so I rented a box in town and I would collect her mail when I came home on weekends. Now that I'm older and wiser I've wondered whether we could have asked for an accommodation due to her disability, that PO box rent went from under $50 per year to $300 and it always ticked me off when I had to pay for what everyone else got for free.
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I guess it would tick you off! I hope your mum's needs would have been accommodated. I hope!

I have gone as paperless as I can but a few important things still arrive by the paper route, and some parcels. In the winter I don't pick up my mail daily - closer to weekly depending on the weather.

The ongoing Relocation Soap Opera. I won't regale you with all that has happened but this is worthy of mention. A month or so ago R's car was stolen and in it were many of his tools and - also - all our condo keys! Fortunately you can get in the main door with the passcode, but he had to replace our condo unit door lock. I haven't yet informed the powers that be. R thinks there is little danger of the thieves knowing what the keys are for and thus having access to the main building. He also assures me that the keys are difficult to use - you have to now how. I thought Life 101 teaches us that you don't put all your keys in one place. I told him to get a copy of our door key and give it to that friendly neighbour next door (who keeps offering to help) as required by the condo rules. I really need to get down there to look after some things!
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Our postmistress always insisted that mom did have a free mail option and it was her choice not to use it. At the time it never occurred to me to play the disability card - mind you this was a small town (population 400!) and they new d@*ned well that mom couldn't see!
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This is an example of what is occurring in some, mostly, small town post offices here. Post offices refused to deliver to in town residents. Customers had to purchase P.O. Boxes, no other choice. It has been going on for years and finally a few of the communities are winning!

https://arkvalleyvoice.com/buena-vista-post-office-listens-to-frustrated-residents-will-offer-free-po-box-services-starting-2023/

https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/elizabeth-spends-200k-on-mailboxes-but-cant-get-mail/
The problem with this second case is the Town did not get approval for the location, placement of type of cluster units. Town has a history of just forging ahead and doing what it likes.

CW, I know of a similar blindness case where the box was across the road. Eventually, the post office relented and allowed the customer to move the box across the street so blind person wouldn't have to cross the road..... This was a rural area.
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I actually prefer my community mail box because your mail is locked up, with typical rural boxes and those lucky few who have door to door delivery everything is just sitting there for thieves to access. There is a local news story today warning people to be aware of somebody who is raiding mail and possibly using the info for identity theft, advice is to consider getting a box with a lock.
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Rural mailboxes here are targets for juvenile delinquents that think bashing them with bats is a sport!
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Yes, here too Glad! My dad used to look for it in the ditch then just hammer out the dents and put the box back up, until one day it disappeared altogether.
Snowplows can do a lot of damage to rural boxes too.
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We have the same hooligans and a structural steel post, filled with concrete and a structural steel box puts an end to the vandalism.

Explain that to the ER you little rats. :-)
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MILWAUKEE, WI— Taking a bat to a mailbox, hitting it with a brick, or setting off a firecracker or pipe bomb inside may seem like fun to some rambunctious teens. However, it’s not a rite of passage - it’s a criminal act that hurts our neighbors and our community.
“Mailbox vandalism increases during the summer months, and we need to encourage everyone to be aware of any misconduct that may occur in their neighborhoods”, said Milwaukee Postmaster Kim Quayle. Mailboxes are protected by federal law, and crimes against them and the mail they contain are considered a federal offense.  Violators can be fined up to $250,000 or imprisoned for up to three years for each act of vandalism.
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Some of you know this; I go to sleep each night watching old classic tv shows on YouTube. Started this about ten years ago when caring for mom. It was a pleasant way to unwind at the end of the day.

Started with Golden Girls, then to Andy Griffith, most recently Dick Van Dyke. One by one they were taken off of YouTube. It took awhile though. I found Lassie on YT, then Car 54. Neither cut it very well. A dog barking in my room as I am falling asleep was not a good.plan.😕😕 And Gunther Toody is just plain irritating as falling asleep!😁😁😄😄

I just started to try to find Dick VD and found him on an Amazon Channel called The Best TV Ever. It is a subscription for $.99 a month. There are many old classics there. Cheap fun entertainment and sleep aid! Thought others may want to check it out. There is a free trial period. I will sign up for the trial in the morning.😊😊
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Lately I've been hooked big time on "Perry Mason", the acting is superb. Nothing like the ho-hum and mumbling acting on current TV series.
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LOL, FF! There It s a Dick Van Dyke episode where Rob is a juror in a criminal case, with a beautiful jewelry smuggler where the defense attorney is Mr. Berger and the prosecutor is Mr. Mason! Or was that the other way around? The episode is titled One Angry Man.

FF, where do you watch Perry Mason. That was a good one!
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Love Perry Mason. Used to watch it all the time.
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Huge anti-whine here and bless God!!!

I have been looking out my front windows and not liking seeing the snow that is piling up in the driveway. Today I got a wonderful surprise. Three 1/2 ton trucks, 3 dads, and 6 young sons arrived all with shovels and cleared it nicely and quickly. They brought a drink container and all the lads were given drinks when it was done. I saw some very nice father-son interactions too. I opened the door and thanked them. The nearest father smiled said "All done in 5 minutes and we will be here all winter! Wow!!! God is good and provides in abundance. What a great example and training for the young ones. I'm blown over.

The company that did it about a week ago still hasn't billed me. Maybe I got a freebie from them!
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gladimhere, Perry Mason is on FeTV [Family Entertainment Television] and he is also on MeTV. Both stations have him on at 8pm Sunday, so I need to flip a coin :)

I'll have to look for that Dick Van Dyke show with Perry and Hamilton.

Also a big fan of Andy Griffith Show, always a good lesson learned. I use to watch Adam-12 but have seen the reruns so many times I know them by heart.
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FF, the Hamilton and Perry were not the same actors as in Perry Mason, just the names were the same.
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Glad,

I remember all of those shows!

I watch some classic shows. I am enjoying BritBox. I adore British humor.

It’s funny, my husband has a very dry sense of humor and he’s Italian and French.

I am predominantly English. I can’t tell you how many episodes I have watched over and over of Faulty Towers. Love it!

There is a show on BritBox about the elderly living in an assisted facility. It’s called, Waiting for God.’ It’s so funny 😆!

A lot of the shows are really funny.
British comedy shows are great.
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Oh I LOVE Farty Towels, ha ha. (Faulty Towers for those not in the know).

If you can get it where you live, try the Australian series 'Mother and Son'. It's old (1980s-90s) & a little slow to start but hang wait til you meet Mother. The actress playing her is just supurb.

I'll try to find a YouTube clip.. may not work but here's a couple.

https://youtu.be/W3IoZ9jMcKg
https://youtu.be/hsrZ_iEMBQg
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@Glad, Need, & Beatty

Those shows were classic British comedy. I watch the reruns of 'Good Neighbhors' with Felicity Kendall and 'Are You Being Served?'. Classic.
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All those Britcoms mentioned and As Time Goes by, Dad's Army, Last of the Summer Wine, Keeping Up Appearances, All Creatures Great and Small, Doc Martin, The Old Guys, Open All Hours,

I have seen Mother and Son - it was good too.

I don't watch much TV any more but I will watch Britcoms. Love the British sense of humour.
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Love "Keeping Up Appearances", especially the one about the gooseberry wine auction, and Hyacinth having too many samples of the wine :)
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@freqflyer

I forgot about 'Keeping Up Appearances'. That was a good one.

It's not Bucket. It's Bouquet. LOL
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[Good *Lord.*]

If anyone can explain what on earth Christopher Walken's agent was thinking when he agreed to The Outlaws I would be agog to hear it. But I'm glad he did, because the series was great fun and I can recommend it.
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I love Keeping Up Appearances! That’s another series that I have watched more than once.

Are You Being Served is so Cute!
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Golden,

I adore As Time Goes By! Judi Dench is a wonderful actress. I have always loved her.
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Another British comedy that I enjoyed watching was The Vicar of Dibley. Really cute!
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I actually bought some Vicar DVDs,, I loved that show!
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Pam,

I love it too. I binged it on BritBox.
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