On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 01:07:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

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>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 22 Jun 2014 18:22:29 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 21 Jun 2014 20:45:40 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Jeßus wrote:
>>>>>Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>sf wrote:
>>>>>>>Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am not the only one who uses my keys.
>>>>>>> I need to keep them where we all can use them.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That's ridiculous. Have copies made.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>They can't make a copy of the mail box key.
>>>>>
>>>>>ROTFL.
>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm not paying a locksmith to redo that lock.
>>>>
>>>>It's a Federal crime to copy a mailbox key... mine is stamped "Do Not
>>>>Duplicate". If you lose your mailbox key a locksmith has to re-key
>>>>the lock and issue new keys... costs $15... not very expensive. PO
>>>>Boxes are re-keyed each time they are reissued.
>>>>http://www.poboxcost.com/
>>>
>>>Same in Aus for PO boxes. I thought Julie was discussing a private
>>>mail box at home?
>>
>> She meant one of those communal mailboxes, several individual boxes
>> that serve a group of homes. Those are owned and operated by the USPS
>> so the individual locked box is the same as a PO Box. Many apartment
>> buildings have a group of boxes in the lobby, those mail boxes are
>> also the same as a PO Box. I've not seen many private keyed
>> mailboxes, those where the box has a lock but the mail is delivered
>> through a slot, same as a slot in a residence door. But where the
>> postman uses a key to deliver mail than the locks on the individual
>> boxes are under the auspices of the USPS. My last PO Box where I
>> lived previously had a combination lock, no key. I never minded
>> having to go to the post office to pick up my mail... I've no reason
>> to pick up my mail every day, once or twice a week is enough. I think
>> the only reason why the USPS delivers mail every day is because
>> otherwise they'd need to have a much larger facility for storage. I
>> don't receive a lot of mail so the smallest PO Box is sufficient, for
>> those who receive a lot of mail they pay more for a larger box.
>> Nowadays a lot of malls and strip malls have a communal box... the
>> communal box keeps the cost of delivery down.
>> Some people collect antique PO Boxes:
>> http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_kw...+for+a+project
>
>I am glad someone understands! And now that I have posted pics of them,

Where are the links to the pictures?


>they are bashing their looks. I can't really do anything about that.
>Perhaps with a roll of paper towel or two and some cleaner, I could get off
>the mold and dirt but it would only come right back and... That wouldn't
>help with the dents and rust and all the other crap.
>
>I don't know where the thing came from, how it got there or how to get a
>replacement but I'm thinking since it is still standing, they won't do
>anything about it.
>
>I guess I should be happy that it works and it isn't near my house.