I delivered mail one summer in the early 1970s in Queens, and I never did that, the guy who trained me didn’t tell me to do that, and I’ve never heard of anyone doing that. I’d have to check, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a rule that mail had to go into the official mailbox - not the floor.
Originally Posted by elbows
"You are missing the object lesson! Anyone could do just what the postman did. Shouting at them ain’t going to work. Why wasn’t the door locked?
Lock your damn door! Problem solved. You owe the postman a thank you."
It must be sad to be that paranoid. The overwhelming majority of people will never experience a home invasion. You’re vastly more likely to be hurt or killed in a traffic accident than by somebody bursting into your home.
I assure you I am neither sad nor paranoid, where I live I rarely have to worry. But if you’re going to freak if someone opens your door, then lock it. That’s what the lock is for, to give you piece of mind!
Many time they put a package between screen door & regular door. But open the main door? no.
I do lock my door - the fact that it was unlocked was a complete accident. Maybe my arms were full or I was running to answer the phone, obviously something distracted me. I’m sure there is a good reason why I forgot to lock the door. Why so hostile? It’s an honest mistake that anyone could make.
Sorry, not hostile at all. It just seemed the blatantly obvious solution vs miff over how dare they!
Of, course it makes more sense that you were so taken aback if you thought the door was locked, as seems your habit. But you didn’t mention any of that in your OP.
It was normal for me at a couple of places where I lived for the mailman (and UPS and FedEx) to open the screen door to the porch to drop stuff off.
We always try to leave the doors locked but sometimes we might miss it. That’s a good way to set off someone’s security alarm and cause emergency responders to make a wasted trip. I’ve never heard of this and would complain if it happened to us.
Atually Zago did mention it: “every once in a while I slip up and forget to lock it”. I don’t know if I’d characterize your response as hostile, but certainly not helpful or conducive to conversation.
Out in the country, the Schwan’s man used to come in the house when we weren’t home (we left doors unlocked) and put the stuff we ordered IN THE FREEZER. He also left dog biscuits for the dog.