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Half the address can lead to twice the trouble
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Published August 4, 2006
Re: No new number, thanks, July 21. I was very interested in your article about houses being given ½ addresses. Our home is less than 10 years old, so I know that the county has allowed this type of addressing in recent years. As an actual owner of a ½ house, I can tell you first hand that we have a lot of difficulty with our address: * Not being able to order things from Internet sites (including airline tickets, theater tickets) because the box where you enter the street address will not allow a ½. * Packages shipped back to the vendor because UPS or FedEx said there was, "No such address in their system." You can't believe how upsetting it is to order something that you really need quickly (for a vacation or a gift for someone) and spend extra money for overnight or two-day delivery and have the package never delivered and sent back to the vendor because they say our address doesn't exist. I would guess that at least 50 percent to 65 percent of all orders shipped to us are delivered to the wrong address or are returned. It's become easier to ship things to our work address. * If we are expecting perishables, such as food items or flowers, we keep our eye out for them. But if someone sends flowers for a birthday, etc., and our neighbors next door are out of town, we may never receive the item because the pickup or redelivery notice is put on their door, not ours. I do worry about the day we may have a real emergency and police or rescue people go to the wrong home, finding no one there (thinking that the ½ is a garage apartment or something). Most of the time it is just a hassle, but some day it may have serious consequences. Nancy Koch 3303½ S Omar Ave. in Beach Park
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