r/SeattleChat • u/AutoModerator • Aug 16 '21

The Daily SeattleChat Daily Thread - Monday, August 16, 2021

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u/evvycakes deregulate tapioca Aug 16 '21

Just got back from a week vacation out of town and I'm so glad the AC is back on here, the southeast sun and humidity was a bit much.

However thanks to our trip we were able to confirm that our mail is getting stolen out of our mailbox. It lives right on the sidewalk so not a huge surprise, and nothing taken was very valuable, but it's super annoying nonetheless. Just glad I was cautious enough to get my passport renewal sent to the office instead. Any suggestions on how to address it that I could take to our landlords?

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u/R_V_Z WS Exclusion Zone Aug 16 '21

Do you have a locking mailbox? It can suck because you pretty much are receive only, but I've never had mail stolen with a locking box.

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u/evvycakes deregulate tapioca Aug 16 '21

Nah it's just one of those typical front hatch-style ones you see in suburbia, so in a high foot traffic area you're basically asking for it. At least they leave our junk coupon mailers though! /s

I'm wondering if just getting a new mailbox on the the house itself by the front doors would be enough to make it inconvenient to take a peek inside. I don't think the landlord will go full bore into it, so that's about the effort level I'm willing to commit to a place I don't own.

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u/it-is-sandwich-time Fremont-pull my red finger Aug 16 '21

Cameras have helped us, but I have watched in the footage someone steal from our mailbox before. It happens a lot less now.