"M. J. Powell" wrote in message

In message ,
Laurence Payne
writes

There was a time when you could say "I'm not ruining my
front door by cutting out a letter-box!".

Several years ago I leafletted this village for the
Parish Council.
I was very surprised to find how many modern houses had
front doors without a letter-box.

I did a stint as a temporary postman a while back, while between jobs. It
was amazing how many doors had either no letterbox at all or one you could
hardly get a postcard through.

Ivor