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From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl@KeithLynch.net>
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Subject: Re: Things I never thought would disappear
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:52:00 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: United Individualist
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Paul Dormer <prd@pauldormer.cix.co.uk> wrote:
> Also, in the UK we have letter delivery slots in the front door and
> the idea is that the delivery person puts the paper through the
> slot.  The flap on my slot is a bit stiff and occasionally, the
> paper is left on the doorstep.  One morning a few months ago, there
> was a torrential thunderstorm between the paper being delivered and
> me getting up.  The paper was reduced to a mass of papier-m\342ch\351.

My brother's is left in the driveway.  It's enclosed in a plastic bag.
If rain is expected, it's double-bagged.  Some rain has leaked into
it, but that's rare.
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