Mark you driveway and road

[Dusty]

Mail should not be delivered to addresses that aren't properly marked.

OK..... if you say so, it must be true and gospel. But why? The mail carriers on the route know who lives where better than anyone else, because they deliver the mail every day. That is their job, to deliver the mail. Our mail is delivered into the rural mailbox by name, not address. If he were to follow your way of thinking, no one in town would ever get any mail, because the mail boxes are all grouped together at the side of the road, and each one has only a name on it. No street name or number. Just a name. That is all that they require, and that doesn't have to be on the outside of the box. Most everyone has it marked on the inside of the door in black magic marker. That is all that the Post Office requires. No street name, no house number, no town or zip code. Just a name.... You know what I mean?? Just put your name on the inside of the mail box door.

 

[AndyM]

The mail carriers on the route know who lives where better than anyone else, because they deliver the mail every day. That is their job, to deliver the mail. Our mail is delivered into the rural mailbox by name, not address. If he were to follow your way of thinking, no one in town would ever get any mail, because the mail boxes are all grouped together at the side of the road, and each one has only a name on it. No street name or number. Just a name. That is all that they require, and that doesn't have to be on the outside of the box. Most everyone has it marked on the inside of the door in black magic marker. That is all that the Post Office requires. No street name, no house number, no town or zip code. Just a name.... You know what I mean?? Just put your name on the inside of the mail box door.

I don't have a mailbox in front of my house, only a post office box. I still receive mail in my P.O. box that is addressed to my street address rather than my post office box. The mail person knows where to deliver the mail by my name, not the address that's on it.

I know of places in West Virginia still where you can put only the person's name, city and state on the envelope and the mail will arrive.
Like this...
AndyM
Anytown, WV 26XXX
The mail carrier knows which mailbox to take it to.

 

[wushaw]

If you are a true redneck, then you have numbers cut out from a old license plate nailed to the tree. Depending on the state and how old the plate was that you cut the numbers out of, depends on if it is reflective.
Dusty

I like it!!

 

[AndyM]

If you are a true redneck, then you have numbers cut out from a old license plate nailed to the tree. Depending on the state and how old the plate was that you cut the numbers out of, depends on if it is reflective.
Dusty

For a long time, I used an old real estate sign (Century 21 type) that I painted white, and painted the address over it in 12 inch tall numbers with brown paint and a two inch brush.
My wife said it looked tacky and made me replace it.

 

[JRobyn]

This is a timely thread for me. In our county, it is now a "regulation" that and address MUST be assigned in order to obtain septic/electric/water permits and hookups. Addresses are assigned by the E911 and ambulance service. We have been trying for several weeks to get them to assign us one, but the guy in charge has been too busy running for a local office.

Yesterday, the "new guy" met me out at the property with his laptop and GPS transponder. He mapped out the main road and each of our interior road "branches" where we plan to build, and the exact GPS coordinates of the homesites. We had to name each of the roads. The satellite images that he mapped everything onto were incredible resolution and very recent! He said that the whole system was enabled by Homeland Security plans and funds. So when/if we call 911, our exact GPS coordinates and the exact map of even our interior, private roads are on the screen in the emergency vehicle.

All very high tech! Not too surprising in a metro area, but this is Jackson Co TN; VERY rural!! I was impressed.

 

[jeffinsgf]

While my first concern is the safety of my wife, myself, and our 3 cats, if the house ever caught fire, I would just as soon the fire department stay away. I have never seen a house that was "saved" that I would want to live in. I would prefer if it happens (God forbid) it burn to the ground, then we'll rebuild. That said, my property is properly marked on the road. For some reason, even though the house is 6 years old, it doesn't show up on any of the computerized maps. Even the utilities locator has trouble finding us -- and they've been here about 8 times for all my different projects.

 

[tommu56]

We (local volinteer fire co) tried getting the twp code to require emergency lght switches like this link below on a light that can be seen from street but politics got involved and nothing evolved !!!!

eBay: GE Emergency 911 Flashing Light Switch GET HELP FAST! (item 6065197943 end time Dec-07-06 19:03:24 PST)

tommu56

 

[scott_vt]

While my first concern is the safety of my wife, myself, and our 3 cats, if the house ever caught fire, I would just as soon the fire department stay away. I have never seen a house that was "saved" that I would want to live in. I would prefer if it happens (God forbid) it burn to the ground, then we'll rebuild. That said, my property is properly marked on the road. For some reason, even though the house is 6 years old, it doesn't show up on any of the computerized maps. Even the utilities locator has trouble finding us -- and they've been here about 8 times for all my different projects.

Mornin Jeff,
There is an element of truth in what you say, because quite often the walls are left standing with holes through the roof and the inside of the house is gutted!!! BUT...... many times we have contained kitchen fires to the KITCHEN !!!!! With that said, do I want the FD to come with that possible outcome and still maintain 99% of my worldly possessions ???

YES !!! IMHO of course !

Have a nice Thanksgiving BTW, to you and your family!

 

[Dusty]

We (local volinteer fire co) tried getting the twp code to require emergency lght switches like this link below on a light that can be seen from street but politics got involved and nothing evolved !!!!

eBay: GE Emergency 911 Flashing Light Switch GET HELP FAST! (item 6065197943 end time Dec-07-06 19:03:24 PST)

tommu56

We have one on our front lights to alert friends that the dogs are outside, so they don't get run over in the driveway. Won't help the fire department, because by the time they see the flashing lights, they have found the house.
Dusty

 

[jeffinsgf]

...( BUT...... many times we have contained kitchen fires to the KITCHEN !!!!! With that said, do I want the FD to come with that possible outcome and still maintain 99% of my worldly possessions ???

YES !!! IMHO of course !

Have a nice Thanksgiving BTW, to you and your family!

Point taken. If they could get here fast enough to contain a kitchen fire to the kitchen, that would be fantastic. Hopefully, I will never have to deal with the dilemma. Thanks for the holiday wishes, and the same to everyone here:

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!