Dear John: Why can’t a city ordinance be passed requiring all buildings to clearly display their addresses to relieve drivers and pedestrians of the great frustrations we all suffer trying to locate a particular site in the city? Over the years I’ve sent a number of letters about this problem to the mayors, City Council and local congressman, but received no replies.

I am relying upon the influence of your column to guarantee that this will be the last time I write about this. M.I.

Dear M.I.: I agree with you 100 percent.

Why should someone have to walk half a block before they catch an address so they can figure out whether they should have been walking east rather than west on a street?

I’ve lived here all my life, and this still happens to me. It happened just the other day.

In fact, advocates for the disabled should make this an issue. I can walk the extra steps. But for someone who has trouble walking, not having an address on a building is an unnecessary burden.

There, I’ve used all my “influence” to get this nuisance changed. I bet it still doesn’t matter.