Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Mail/package delivery area

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

I would add that I don’t think it is important enough for a whole second set 
up. If you do need something else, I would wait until you move in to decide if 
there is demand.

FYI, it is actually illegal for people to stick things under the door of the 
USPS mail box. Even to store your quarters there for the laundry room. So you 
might want to keep the slots in any event.

Sharon

> On Apr 8, 2022, at 6:49 PM, Sharon Villines via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] 
> cohousing.org> wrote:
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>> On Apr 8, 2022, at 5:17 PM, Katie Henry <katie-henry [at] att.net> wrote:
>> 
>> the cubbies have been shrunk down to mail slots, 10" wide x 14" deep x 
>> 1-1/4" high. 
>> 
>> Should we even bother with the mail slots? Or should we omit them and get 
>> some rolling carts with hanging Pentaflex folders or some other solution? In 
>> my experience, cohousers often need a way to leave bulkier items, such as 
>> books or small packages, for their neighbors and mail slots wouldn't be very 
>> useful. What do you have in your common house and does it work well?
> 
> We have the small slots also — a bit larger, maybe 3 inches high. And it 
> would be nicer to have more space. In some communities households have real 
> cubbies where they can leave indoor slippers, dinner plates, coffee mug, an 
> extra sweater, etc. 
> 
> When we have things to leave for each other we tend to put them on the 
> kitchen counter with a note if they don’t fit in the slot.
> 
> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
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