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Today someone at work asked me what the flag on American mailboxes is for.
While telling Jack about this question and having a laugh, Jack revealed that he always thought the flag was to tell the homeowner that they HAD mail.
He’s 32 years old. 😂😂
I've never had a flag type mailbox, but this means there's mail in there for picking up, right? I always just clip outgoing to the mailbox with a binder clip lol
Today someone at work asked me what the flag on American mailboxes is for.
While telling Jack about this question and having a laugh, Jack revealed that he always thought the flag was to tell the homeowner that they HAD mail.
He’s 32 years old. 😂😂
I've never had a flag type mailbox, but this means there's mail in there for picking up, right? I always just clip outgoing to the mailbox with a binder clip lol
They don’t do outgoing mail at residences here at all. You have to take it to the post office which is super annoying. Lol.
But yes. If the flag is up it means that there’s mail in the box to be picked up.
I've never had a flag type mailbox, but this means there's mail in there for picking up, right? I always just clip outgoing to the mailbox with a binder clip lol
They don’t do outgoing mail at residences here at all. You have to take it to the post office which is super annoying. Lol.
That's fucking insane.
Do they have bins near grocery stores or schools you can drop it into? Anything like that?
They don’t do outgoing mail at residences here at all. You have to take it to the post office which is super annoying. Lol.
That's fucking insane.
Do they have bins near grocery stores or schools you can drop it into? Anything like that?
They’re not everywhere like in the US, but they exist. I think. I can’t actually picture where I’ve seen a random mailbox, but I’m sure they’re out there.
Do they have bins near grocery stores or schools you can drop it into? Anything like that?
They’re not everywhere like in the US, but they exist. I think. I can’t actually picture where I’ve seen a random mailbox, but I’m sure they’re out there.
They’re all over the damn place. You’re just not very observant.
I still can’t get over the damn flag thing. 32 and a half years and everybody’s just going to assume like I’m supposed to know that shit.
They’re not everywhere like in the US, but they exist. I think. I can’t actually picture where I’ve seen a random mailbox, but I’m sure they’re out there.
They’re all over the damn place. You’re just not very observant.
I still can’t get over the damn flag thing. 32 and a half years and everybody’s just going to assume like I’m supposed to know that shit.
Maybe it's something mostly old people know - like how to actually address an envelope?
They’re not everywhere like in the US, but they exist. I think. I can’t actually picture where I’ve seen a random mailbox, but I’m sure they’re out there.
They’re all over the damn place. You’re just not very observant.
I still can’t get over the damn flag thing. 32 and a half years and everybody’s just going to assume like I’m supposed to know that shit.
They’re not everywhere like in the US, but they exist. I think. I can’t actually picture where I’ve seen a random mailbox, but I’m sure they’re out there.
They’re all over the damn place. You’re just not very observant.
I still can’t get over the damn flag thing. 32 and a half years and everybody’s just going to assume like I’m supposed to know that shit.
gotta be proactive and ask about things you don't know! i'm 32 and have known this most of my life
They’re all over the damn place. You’re just not very observant.
I still can’t get over the damn flag thing. 32 and a half years and everybody’s just going to assume like I’m supposed to know that shit.
Have you never sent a letter?
Countless. Just never through one of those flaggy mailboxes.
My parents lived in a group of townhouses in Boston that had an outgoing slot by our mailboxes, but I just figured that was because we were a subdivision. I was in Australia immediately before and after that, and I left New York when I was too young to be sending letters.
How am I the last person to know this? Was I sick the day you all learned it in school? Who taught you these things?!?!
Post by heyyitskait on Oct 11, 2019 16:40:40 GMT -5
Unless you grew up with curbside mailboxes, I get not knowing what the flag is for.
Now if someone could get my city mail carrier to TAKE the envelopes I clip to my mailbox like every other damn person in the neighborhood, that would be wonderful.
I think that y'all are being pretty judgy about Cap'n Mac's lack of knowledge about the mail system. What is this, the 1940's? Do your bills online already.
I think that y'all are being pretty judgy about Cap'n Mac's lack of knowledge about the mail system. What is this, the 1940's? Do your bills online already.
Nah brah. It’s a basic life skill everyone should know. Like reading a map. You may not do it as much anymore, but it’s a basic thing you should know.
I think that y'all are being pretty judgy about Cap'n Mac's lack of knowledge about the mail system. What is this, the 1940's? Do your bills online already.
Nah brah. It’s a basic life skill everyone should know. Like reading a map. You may not do it as much anymore, but it’s a basic thing you should know.
I think that y'all are being pretty judgy about Cap'n Mac's lack of knowledge about the mail system. What is this, the 1940's? Do your bills online already.
Nah brah. It’s a basic life skill everyone should know. Like reading a map. You may not do it as much anymore, but it’s a basic thing you should know.
Check yer damn flag privilege. Some of us had to find a real mailbox or (gasp) go to a post office.
Just FYI, don't put shit in that box with the flag that you care about. People like to drive around and steal it. Drive to the PO and mail it. Or better yet, pay your damn bills on line you heathens.
Post by SupeЯfuЯЯyanimal on Oct 13, 2019 10:03:39 GMT -5
Someone stole my new checkbooks out of my parent's mailbox when I moved off to college. I stopped at the ATM one night and my bank account was drained. That included my financial aid money that I'd just put in there a couple weeks prior. The bank reimbursed me but seeing the printouts for all the checks was pretty funny/infuriating. They apparently just drove around shopping at all these random places in the region. Even wrote an 11 dollar check at "Pizza Hute". My God.
The worst thing about it was my credit. I was flagged in those automatic credit check systems stores have(used to have?). It was such a pain in the ass to clear all of it up.