So I talked before a few yeas ago about how I was upset that Canada Post was going to(and has now) stopped door to door delivery of mail. Here is what I think of it now that it has actually happened.
- Like I said before it said that some people have lost their jobs, it's hard for older people to get their mail.
- It appears that any packages that require a signature must be picked up at the post office. You must show valid ID to get the package which is a bit safer then just having to sing for something. This is actually a positive to come out of this. Also I didn't expect them to do this but the community mailboxes have a series of 4 -8(I can't remember how many) boxes for larger delivers. This reduces the amount of people who have to drive to get the mail at another post office and is not as bad as I thought it would be. Mail for one household is never shared with another, so there is a fairly good chance of a number of people having to pick up the mail at the post office at Cristmass time.
- The boxeses are larger then I expected and acctually fit smallar packages(like adapters) very easily, this is also not as bad as I thought.
- Also the mailboxes are nicely spaced out and don't take up a tune of space like I thought they might. I think most of them are in walking distance too.
-Walking too the mail isn't bad in this weather but having too 'suit up' this winter is not something I look forward too. Although they don't take up much space I read in the paper that at least one person is sueing the town for having a mailbox installed on what she considers to be her propitiate (and not the towns).
- Lastly I found some liter(an ad) by the mailbox which woulden't be there if they delivered door-to-door.
So what do I think overall:
- It's still not the best but not as bad as I thought it would be.
