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> Ms. Archuletta said that over the years she had seen her share of impossible letters, like the one addressed to the house “down the street from the drugstore
by anonymouz 13y ago
> Ms. Archuletta said that over the years she had seen her share of impossible letters, like the one addressed to the house “down the street from the drugstore on the corner” or one intended for “the place next to the red barn.”
Interestingly enough, while this centralized system is completely useless for such "addresses", the local postman would probably have little trouble figuring them out (especially if there is also a name on them).
- bockris 13y agoMy father is a rural mail carrier and can/has delivered letters addressed to Grandma SmallTown, State, Zip based on the return address. He has also seen his share of the 'white house south of the bank' addresses. They now have real street addresses (I think for the county wide 911 system) but when I was younger our neighbor would use a multitude of vanity address. e.g. Jane Smith 1 Dusty Lane Smalltown, State, Zip or 123 Tumbleweed Rd or 555 Cow Pasture etc etc UPS trucks usually knew where to deliver it based on the name or they would ask someone at the gas station where the person lived.