I like living in Southern Delaware County. From my home, I am only 6 minutes from Powell, 15 minutes from Dublin or Westerville, and 20 minutes from Worthington. It takes longer to go to Worthington because of all the traffic lights on Rt 23. For the rest of the suburbs, I take the “back roads”.
By driving the “back roads” I get to enjoy the scenery which includes luxury homes, wooded land, farm fields, farm animals, rivers, and yes, these guys.
Because of all the wooded areas along the roads, deer are quite plentiful. Some say they are too plentiful. A couple years ago, I read that Southern Delaware County has more car/deer encounters than any other area around the Columbus metro region. I know I see A LOT of carcasses along the roads, especially along Rt 23 where traffic is heavy and going much faster.
I’ve had several close calls this fall. I had another last night driving home from Powell on Liberty Rd. Africa Rd and Olentangy River Rd are other roads where deer are numerous. One evening I rounded a curve on Big Walnut Rd to suddenly come upon 8-10 deer standing in the middle of the road.
A friend, and fellow agent, who also lives in southern Delaware County, recently had a deer run into her new Prius. The deer won … the Prius not so much. Guess the deer didn’t know or care that the car is designed to help their environment.
Deer can be a problem anytime, but the fall rut is especially troublesome, as the deer bound across the roads chasing a mate. Could be they’re not thinking with their heads. 
If you’re driving after dark or early in the morning, be careful out there.
Mailbox litter – how do we stop it?
I personally don’t care for these flyers as they make the neighborhood look messy, especially when they blow away into our yards and streets. Similar to these flyers are the “free” newspapers that are thrown in our drives.
As a Realtor®, this “litter” creates real problems when the home being sold is vacant. To keep the home looking presentable – and NOT look vacant – I do frequent drive-bys to remove the papers and flyers. I know the days the newspapers are delivered, so I time my schedule to do the pick-ups then. The other business flyers are random, so they are harder to monitor.
In my previous career, I traveled frequently. I would make arrangements with the P.O. to hold my mail while I was gone. There was nothing I could do to stop the incessant flyers other than ask my poor neighbors to toss the junk around my mailbox when they saw it. There was one real estate agent who habitually left flyers, so I called her to explain my situation and asked her to please not leave the flyers at my address. Apparently my multiple requests to her fell on deaf ears, as it didn’t stop. When it came time for me to sell that home, guess which Realtor® I DID NOT call.
With the issues we have today of thieves entering vacant homes to steal copper, these flyers have become even more of a concern because they are a bold advertisement of an empty, unoccupied home.
I would like to make a plea to to the businesses using this form of advertising and to the newspaper delivery folks. If you see a “For Sale” sign in the yard, please don’t tack your flyer to the mailbox or throw your paper in the drive. You might just be contributing to a burglary.
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