How can an address have....

[jellybirddesigns]

I've had a few sales including one today where the persons mailing details contains both a street address and a PO Box.

I don't understand that setup - can anyone explain please where the package is actually going to be delivered to.

Thx

[chameleon54]

I have both a PO box and street address in my buying details. I live in a reasonably large rural city, but the PO staff still know to send stuff to the PO box although occasionally an AP contractor will deliver parcels to the door. It has never caused any problems. 

Must say I miss the serenity of country life though Padi. I live on a large block with only one direct neighbour and a river out the front, but it is still bedlam at times. Doof Doof when anyone within half a km. has a party, dogs barking at night and emergency sirens a number of times each day. 

Its nice to go to my remote farm and unwind once a week. No neighbours within a km. and just a gravel bush road out the front. It only gets half a dozen cars a day travelling along it. AHHH THE SERENITY

[davewil1964]

It's not real serenity unless you have 330kv powerlines humming.

[countessalmirena]

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@padi*0409 wrote:

All part of the joys of living in a small country town jb, along with no traffic lights, one roundabout the size of a cake-tin lid and no more sirens wailing 24/7 etc etc.    

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Now I can't get the idea of baking a cake in the middle of a roundabout out of my mind...

[countessalmirena]

We live in an area that I think combines the best of everything.

It's green, with trees lining the streets and forming a fresh vista as I gaze out from the glass front of the house, the Dandenongs misty in the distance.

There's an excellent walking track accessible via a narrow laneway leading directly to a charming area watched over by a sentinel tree inhabited by a shy possum, scarcely to be seen. To the right, the land is open, flat; to the left, verdure surrounds a lake where water fowl observe the few occasional walkers and runners. There may be a squawk of warning and a concerted flurry of wings as birds rise in indignation at their habitat being visited, but still there are enough swimming on the still surface of the water to form a beautiful picture.

The walking track runs around both sides of the lake, and a protected area a little further along hosts some endangered vegetation. There's a wooden bridge over the lake, and a square observation platform where one can sit and dream and breathe in the air. (The only drawkback - pesky mosquitoes and such - can be thwarted by having made sure to coat oneself with the appropriate odourless repellent.)

If one's feeling energetic, that's enough dreaming! Up on one's feet, and down the converged pathway! It proceeds east, passing areas where the greenery is intoxicating with sweetness, but one area whose smell is of the foul kind. It's some sort of vegetation - I keep meaning to photograph it so that I can discover its species. Ah well - it's only a few seconds, especially if one's jogging or walking briskly!

A rectangular depression on the left is usually filled with a riot of flowers, while ferns on the left and courteous trees on the right give the illusion of being in a wild hidden area where anything could happen.

One comes to a road, but the greenery and the path continues across it. Water trickles by on the left... A sudden steepness looms before one, with handrails to help those who may find it difficult going. I usually take a bit of a running start and make it to the top with my breath coming fast and hard. Onwards still further, and within a few more minutes one comes to the end of the track, onto a residential street where Victorian-style lamp-posts stand with a reassuring glow if one's essayed the path in the late afternoon/early twilight.

Turning around to head back, I usually can't help wishing that I had a dog. Even though our cat is cheeky and sleek and adorable, a dog is an ideal running companion...

Nearest post office is no more than 5 to 6 minutes away. A choice of four shopping centres are within 10 minutes' drive. Excellent whole grains and flours and nuts shop - 6-7 minutes away. Nearest park - 2 minutes away. Nearest cinema - 10-11 minutes away. Several schools within 10 minutes' drive. The neighbours are friendly. No dogs in the neighbourhood barking for no reason - only if one is walking right past OR attempting to trespass! The air is peaceful, enlivened by the songs and tweets of the occasional bird.

And... the postmen and couriers in this area are by and large excellent.

[padi*0409]

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@countessalmirena wrote:

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Now I can't get the idea of baking a cake in the middle of a roundabout out of my mind...

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Hmmm, good job I didn't mention our local leaning tower of pizza then.

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[brerrabbit585]

We don't even have a roundabout, so no baking cakes (and no pizza). I never set foot inside most of the local shops because they're run by the rudest people you'd ever expect to come across in business and there's no way I'd reward them for their nastiness and/or bullying.

[countessalmirena]

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@padi*0409 wrote:

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@countessalmirena wrote:

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Now I can't get the idea of baking a cake in the middle of a roundabout out of my mind...

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Hmmm, good job I didn't mention our local leaning tower of pizza then.

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[countessalmirena]

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@brerrabbit585 wrote:
We don't even have a roundabout, so no baking cakes (and no pizza). I never set foot inside most of the local shops because they're run by the rudest people you'd ever expect to come across in business and there's no way I'd reward them for their nastiness and/or bullying.

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That would put me off as well. Rude service is one of the easiest things to fix in a shop or business; there isn't much excuse for making the customer feel uncomfortable and insulted.