Postmark change could impact getting ballots, bills in on time

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2. Another one for the 2nd edition of the "Enshittification - Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse" book. Why do we

keep evolving backwards?

Our home owners association got so tired of payments being delivered late (even though most were mailed in what used to be considered a timely way) that they explored electronic alternatives (would have been a considerable expense) and finally decided to install a mailbox just for dues payments and correspondence with the HOA.

And mailboxes are disappearing.

I know some SPITR types* will be along shortly telling us that it doesn't matter, everyone is paying bills electronically, most with automatic withdrawals, except for some pathetic stupid old dinosaurs.

Well, I've been paying most bills for at least 2 decades with automatic withdrawals, but there are a couple that have to be paid the old-fashioned way. And sometimes we're asked to snail mail in tax returns to the IRS - has happened to me in the past few years -- as a result of audit requests, and even for some really stupid reason per TurboTax that they can't submit it electronically.

*Smartest Person In The Room types