Carmel-by-the-Sea is so…quaint. Everyone in town goes to the post office to get their mail. There is no postal delivery, no street addresses. But now the post office says they’ll deliver mail and, of course, some residents are up in arms. Others who find it hard to get into town are looking forward to the convenience. Going to the post office is a ritual, part of the social fabric of many resident’s lives. But others say going into town isn’t what it used to be; it’s too crowded and touristy. We had a similar, but backwards issue in college when a proposal was made to centralize all mailboxes into a student union instead of having dorm delivery. Advocates argued that it would increase community spirit to have everyone coming through the student union. Others said it would just be a pain, especially in bad weather. As far as I know, it hasn’t changed, but I haven’t checked back on the issue.