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kjkjadksj on Dec 16, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Wishing for a more orderly disruption may misunder...

I’m still pissed they ripped out my local usps blue box during the Trump administration and never put one back on the spot after Biden got in. Now its probably never happening. Taking trips all the way to the post office sucks compared to walking it to the bin. Apartment so no way to do outgoing mail with the flag on a mailbox like a home.

brokenmachine on Dec 18, 2024 [–]

>Apartment so no way to do outgoing mail with the flag on a mailbox like a home.

Australian here. I literally never realized that's what the flag was for until your comment.

I thought it was so the mailman would lift the flag to notify people that the mail has been delivered.

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