>>>So guns , dogs etc I imagine your postman leaves things well down the drive :-).
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>>Nah, he rings twice... ;)
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>Presumably in large parts of the USA delivery men or anyone who may have cause to arrive unannounced can get a tax break on body armour.

Last month I took a power tool to the repair shop, on the edge of town, and they had a couple of dogs. Barking, agitated, but staying to the side. The guy said "Don't worry, they aren't after you, you don't look like a postman. The smaller one already bit three postmen, you know."