In a few months there will be local elections in the UK. To mark the occasion Iain Coleman has presented his Rules of Letterboxes:
1) A letterbox should be horizontal, and at waist height.
2) The letterbox should be no less than 20 cm in width.
3) A heavy duty spring is _not_ required.
4) Neither is an arrangement of furry brushes on the inside of the letterbox.
5) Under no circumstances should the letterbox be accessible to any dog that might happen to be in the house.
6) I really mean it about (5).
As an ex-postie, I can only agree, especially about (5). I used to dread one particular house on my route, as they had a dog the size of a small mammoth, judging from the way the ground shook when it came running to the door and the way the door bulged when it lunged at the mail and my hand… Was always afraid one of those days the door would not stop it…