[AT] Off topic mouse problem

[Grant Brians]

There is a difference between the situation in Canada and the USA as far as
both the history of post offices and the home delivery. Rural Free Delivery
was a US innovation and the US is the only country where a legal address,
accessibilty and a lack of physical impediments to delivery coupled with a
legal form of mailbox guarantees rural delivery. The parameters are
important for several reasons. For instance there is a community (small
unincorporated town) in our county where historically there was resistance
to having home delivery and so they have all post office boxes for the
residents within the historic boundaries of the town. As a result they do
have a full time open non-contract post office.
     On the other hand, at my remote farming location (45 miles from town)
there is daily postal service and this is normal even though it is over a
mountain pass! Those ranches that are not on the public road and are behind
locked gates and accessed through other ranches do not receive delivery
services. Also, if a delivery location is flagged as having a dangerous dog
or pet alligator or other hazards, then they will not receive service until
the hazard is documented as abated and the abatement is confirmed by a
postal employee or contractor.
     In Canada, rural free delivery as regulated in the US is not performed
and many of the rural services were dropped when the post office was
privatized. In the UK nearly all rural services have also been dropped since
the post office was privatized. In Germany the same applies. I do not know
about other countries that had adopted rural deliveries as to how many still
maintain them. I do know that privatization of postal services and
telecommunications has led to service curtailments in every country that has
fully privatized and that has affected in particular rural areas.
     Sorry for the length of this dissertation, but I have learned much
about postal history and rural economics over the years.....
            Grant Brians

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Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 11:24 AM
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	That was only put into affect where it suited the post office.

Rupert

On 11/23/2010 11:51 AM, Herbert Metz wrote:
> Ralph
> Part of your post brings to mind the  RFD  implemented long ago (Rural
Free
> Delivery 1896 +/-).
> Herb
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Ralph Goff<alfg at sasktel.net>
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>> Date: 11/23/2010 11:05:50 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Off topic mouse problem
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>> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 8:14 AM
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>>> That IS a consideration, Charlie. However, there's always online and it
>>> gets shipped right to his door. :o)
>>>
>>> Phil
>>>
>> Not in Sask. Phil, the best they will do is to the post office in town 12
>> miles away. Still a long ways off in a blizzard. And you'd be surprised
> at
>> the times I"ve been refused delivery to a post office. They need to have
> a
>> street address or its no delivery. Maybe one of the drawbacks of living
> out
>> in the sticks but so far the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
>>
>> Ralph in Sask.
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Rupert Wenig
Camrose, Alberta, Canada.

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