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Beartracks

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12. We had the paperboy on a bike hurling the paper up to the porch...
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 09:39 PM
23 hrs ago

... or close enough.

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Nice adaptation. We had some that were cylindrical. For the paper I eventually went to work for us an adult. Walleye Yesterday #1
Great Beringia Yesterday #2
Now *that's* how you recycle! Deuxcents Yesterday #3
How cool is that??? I remember back in the day, the mailbox and newspaper box under it. niyad Yesterday #4
I still have that combo..but the local newspaper is no more,alas. BattleRow Yesterday #6
Alas, the daily fishwrap here is still extant. niyad Yesterday #10
Yep! Those boxes used to be everywhere. Diamond_Dog Yesterday #5
what a great use for that paper tube! RainCaster Yesterday #7
I hadn't thought of those in years Auggie Yesterday #8
Our paperboy would drop it inside the screen/storm door. BidenRocks Yesterday #9
I hope that your parents gave him a tip Squaredeal 22 hrs ago #16
Have one next to my mailbox. Still gets used occasionally for larger envelopes orders Cheezoholic Yesterday #11
We had the paperboy on a bike hurling the paper up to the porch... Beartracks 23 hrs ago #12
I hope your paperboy's aim was good enough for close enough! I had a route growing up. George McGovern 22 hrs ago #17
I recall it was almost always on the sidewalk. Not bad at all. Beartracks 47 min ago #20
Ha Ha! Well, if it was I didn't know at the time. But I suppose I learned responsibility. Thank You! George McGovern 30 min ago #21
cool! Kali 23 hrs ago #13
Love the remodeling into a bird condo! debsy 23 hrs ago #14
The HOA where my now wife once lived was told newspaper boxes weren't allowed. Squaredeal 23 hrs ago #15
OMG, a woman after my heart HAB911 14 hrs ago #19
Excellent job HAB911. Nowadays your project would be called "repurposing and rehoming". But you fixed it up nicely. George McGovern 22 hrs ago #18
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