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

[Elizabeth Magill (pastorlizm]

We have USPS mailboxes with 9"x2"? slot mail boxes next to the
official mail boxes. Often have some sort of notice to share with
everyone, but also when we get the wrong mail we use that.

Then, across the coat room, cubes for each household--people use for
shoes, mittens, it's especially good for a potluck where you want to
stay and keep chatting, but get your dish out of the way for the
cleaners, for awhile I kept ping pong balls there since the kids like
to smash them and I wanted some that bounce.
The cubes also then are where to leave a book or a plant or a can of
pickles we are sharing with someone.

-Liz
(The Rev. Dr.) Elizabeth Mae Magill
Pastor, Ashburnham Community Church
Minister to the Affiliates, Ecclesia Ministries
www.elizabethmaemagill.com
508-450-0431

On Fri, Apr 8, 2022 at 7:01 PM Sharon Villines via Cohousing-L
<cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
>
> 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:
> >
> >> 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
> > ----
> > Sharon Villines
> > Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> > http://www.takomavillage.org
> >
> >
> >
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