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In reply to the discussion: Postal boxes are now being locked in California. [View all]Blue_true
(31,261 posts)24. Mail pickup stops around noon on Saturday. With no OT, many offices are likely closed on Saturday.
So, boxes likely get locked because no one is around to empty them.
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never have I ever seen a locked postal box. lived in big city, suburbs, boondocks not once nt
msongs
Aug 2020
#7
Just STOP it. This is real! Residents all over the country are documenting this
hlthe2b
Aug 2020
#13
Like the 7,000 blue mailboxes that have been decommissioned PER YEAR since 1985, sorting machines
Hoyt
Aug 2020
#20
There are Union representatives and USPS employees documenting this all over the country,.
hlthe2b
Aug 2020
#21
Once again telling us this is all hyped. I SO don't get you This PO in Burbank is ALSO locked down.
hlthe2b
Aug 2020
#12
No. it is going on including removal all over the country. Are you intentionally trying to diminish
hlthe2b
Aug 2020
#18
No. First, I'm tired of people diminishing confidence in the voting system, which causes
Hoyt
Aug 2020
#25
The Post Office is not going away. It's in the Constitution, for one thing. Second, last Stimulus
Hoyt
Aug 2020
#29
Apparently so. The inside of the PO are supposed to be open to allow access to interior boxes
hlthe2b
Aug 2020
#41
It is going on for the first time in at least a decade at my local PO in Colorado so don't dare tell
hlthe2b
Aug 2020
#17
Yes, two might have been removed, but others were left. Why? People aren't using the darn things
Hoyt
Aug 2020
#27
They were full and always have been full one hour before collection. This was five hours prior.
hlthe2b
Aug 2020
#28
I'm assuming your state has Ballot Drop Boxes. Let me recommend the obvious -- use them.
Hoyt
Aug 2020
#30
Mail pickup stops around noon on Saturday. With no OT, many offices are likely closed on Saturday.
Blue_true
Aug 2020
#24
Why do people use these things, anyway? Doesn't every home/apartment have a dedicated mailbox?
Flaleftist
Aug 2020
#19
It is not limited to the ballot issue. These boxes provide a means for elderly, disabled, office
hlthe2b
Aug 2020
#23
Those red blockades on the drop boxes could use some "Make America Great Again" stickers
Blue Owl
Aug 2020
#35