I have been living & owning my home in Village of Stamford for 25+ years, with NO complaints or problem with the P.O. nor has my tenant of 20+ years in the in-law apartment until recently. The carrier is refusing to pick up mail from my box, RECENTLY, claiming he could get hurt in doing so since he ALMOST got hurt doing so at the last village he worked in. I have as does my tenant a in perfect condition horizontal black mailbox that has no history of harming anyone. Before I installed the metal red flag. P.O. approved red flag on my mailbox the outgoing mail was very often not picked up. I would have the mail partially sticking out from under the cover to the box. I thought it was because I wasn't getting any incoming mail. So I installed the FLAG so he could see it from the road. I've since been told by Carl Morgenstern the Postmaster to clip my outgoing on the outside of the box for the mailman, so he doesn't have to be in fear of hurting himself. This of course would expose my mail to the weather! I called this mornind and got one of the clerks who was very rud and impatient with me and insisted I agreed to clip my mail on the outside of the box. I', talking now to the main office because I'm in affect being denied service! read more