Thank goodness we went back home after breakfast before heading out to the beach today!
The mail carrier had balanced the corner of a large package into the top of our mailbox, so everybody going by could see it sticking out like a beacon saying, "Look at me! I'm too big for the mailbox! I'm probably something really cool, so come take me away before I fall over!" Not only that. It was heavy! The weight could have broken the mailbox. Why didn't they put it on the ground below? Why not put it behind the hide-a-hose?
ATTENTION ALL DELIVERY PEOPLE: Stop leaving our stuff out in plain sight of the street!
There is an epidemic of conscienceless people who walk up to strangers' homes and steal their packages. (My family has had at least four things stolen off our porch!) Would it be so hard to set the item behind something so it is harder to see? The resident who opens the front door has a different view and will see items facing the house.
As mail-order shopping becomes more popular there will need to be new rules in place for all deliveries. Maybe new mailboxes will need to be created for homeowners, something large enough to hold big parcels.
My mom lives in a neighborhood that has group mailboxes on every street, a collection of small boxes, with two large parcel boxes. The delivery person leaves a key in the resident's box so they can open the large box. Maybe all neighborhoods should use them.
Delivery companies of America, please train your people to be more aware. Just because stealing mail is a federal offense doesn't mean thieves care. They are going to steal it if they see it. Stop making it so easy for them.
