>>>> of mail to
>>>> be delivered that day. It does not show magazines. Some days
>>>> I don't
>>>> bother walking across the street for junk mail.
>>>>
>>> It's no biggie since my mailbox is on my front porch. Rain,
>>> sleet, or
>>> snow I don't get wet when collecting it.
>>>
>>
>> I remember the mail slot in the door. No reason to open it.Â
>> Those days are gone with new houses, all have community group
>> boxes serving 10 to 50 houses.
>
> All the newer areas in Calgary have them. There was a national
> program of installing community boxes in older areas but it was
> stopped due to protests. I still have mail delivered to the box by
> my front door. However, with so many bills etc. now being delivered
> online, the box is empty most days.
If you had a mail slot in the door, you could just put a
wastebasket under it for the junk mail :)