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Posted by Matt of CT on June 11, 2004 at 11:31:06 from (66.181.93.142):
In Reply to: OT RFD TV posted by txblu on June 11, 2004 at 06:08:21:
RFD started experimentally in 1896. Helped spur local investments in roads, since they wouldn't go where the roads were cruddy. Big time saver for the farmers, since they could send & receive mail once/twice/more often a week without having to make a trip into town. It was preceded by City Free Delivery which had rolled out in the middle of the 19th century... Prior to which you paid an extra penney or two to have your mail delivered to your city residence instead of picking it up at the post office! ======== For the one who posted you can pickup from a PO Box after hours, I wish that was the way here. I dropped my PO Box got to $36/year and with my work/commute schedule I could only pickup on Saturdays usually. Post office would lock the doors at 5:30, noon on Saturdays. Always seemed to me floor-to-ceiling windows for good visibility, maybe an key-card like they use for ATMs too for more security, it could've easily been 24x7. Now I average about $36/year in mailboxes & stickers to label it. Live on a main highway, between baseball bats and snowplows I don't get the best lifetime out of the them!
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