I was fed up with coming home and finding a note in my mail box saying "we have a package for you". I'd go out for ten minutes, and that's when the mailman shows up, of course. I'd request to offer it a second time, and then they'd ring the bell just as I was in the shower. I've raced to the door with just a towel wrapped around me, and I thought that only happened in the movies...
We no longer have a Post Office in my village (cutbacks), so I have to take a 15 mile busride to the nearest city to get my stuff.
So I went into "A-Team mode", and made my own mailbox, big enough to handle most of my packages. Five foot high, 30 inches wide and deep. A big hatch in front, and a thick pile of bubble wrap on the bottom to provide a soft landing. A waterproof roof on top, and I'm ready for business.
And man, that baby delivered. You can easily fit a small child in there. I tried that out, and it worked like a charm. I mean, the kid had a roof over his head, plenty to read (my VISA statement is a mile long), and toys to play with. I just tossed an occasional Snickers bar in there, and presto!
Seriously, this saves me a lot of running around.
No let's hope they don't just steal the whole thing!
We no longer have a Post Office in my village (cutbacks), so I have to take a 15 mile busride to the nearest city to get my stuff.
So I went into "A-Team mode", and made my own mailbox, big enough to handle most of my packages. Five foot high, 30 inches wide and deep. A big hatch in front, and a thick pile of bubble wrap on the bottom to provide a soft landing. A waterproof roof on top, and I'm ready for business.
And man, that baby delivered. You can easily fit a small child in there. I tried that out, and it worked like a charm. I mean, the kid had a roof over his head, plenty to read (my VISA statement is a mile long), and toys to play with. I just tossed an occasional Snickers bar in there, and presto!
Seriously, this saves me a lot of running around.
No let's hope they don't just steal the whole thing!
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