Thread: OT: The final nail in the mailbox coffin!

"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]..
> OT: The final nail in the mailbox coffin!
>
> Sunday, the SOBs!!! baseball batted the mailbox off the post!!!
>
> I stood it door end up next to the post with the door open.
>
> Mailman actually got out of his truck, dropped today's mail into it and
> closed the door! LOL!
>
> I'm returning the replacement mailbox I bought and going to get a
> plastic one.
>
> Filed another police report.
>
> DAMMIT!
>
> Andy
Set up a camera that takes license plate when mailbox struck. I got one like
that and it all stopped when the police showed up at the owners door.
Tom

On Oct 26, 12:15*pm, Andy <a...@b.c> wrote:
> OT: The final nail in the mailbox coffin!
>
> Sunday, the SOBs!!! baseball batted the mailbox off the post!!!
>
> I stood it door end up next to the post with the door open.
>
> Mailman actually got out of his truck, dropped today's mail into it and
> closed the door! LOL!
>
> I'm returning the replacement mailbox I bought and going to get a
> plastic one.
>
> Filed another police report.
>
> DAMMIT!
>
> Andy

I told you to buy an indestructable one but did you listen?
Nooooooooooooooooooo..........

"Tom Biasi" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:4ae5fbc0$0$31264$[email protected]:

>
> "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
>> OT: The final nail in the mailbox coffin!
>>
>> Sunday, the SOBs!!! baseball batted the mailbox off the post!!!
>>
>> I stood it door end up next to the post with the door open.
>>
>> Mailman actually got out of his truck, dropped today's mail into it
>> and closed the door! LOL!
>>
>> I'm returning the replacement mailbox I bought and going to get a
>> plastic one.
>>
>> Filed another police report.
>>
>> DAMMIT!
>>
>> Andy
> Set up a camera that takes license plate when mailbox struck. I got
> one like that and it all stopped when the police showed up at the
> owners door. Tom


I did think about that as a solution! I just can't live like something
might go wrong... go wrong... go wrong...



Best,

Andy

On Oct 26, 2:15*pm, Andy <a...@b.c> wrote:
> OT: The final nail in the mailbox coffin!
>
> Sunday, the SOBs!!! baseball batted the mailbox off the post!!!
>
> I stood it door end up next to the post with the door open.
>
> Mailman actually got out of his truck, dropped today's mail into it and
> closed the door! LOL!
>
> I'm returning the replacement mailbox I bought and going to get a
> plastic one.
>
> Filed another police report.
>
> DAMMIT!

ahhhh yes halloween time shenanigans......

"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]..
> OT: The final nail in the mailbox coffin!
>
> Sunday, the SOBs!!! baseball batted the mailbox off the post!!!
>
> I stood it door end up next to the post with the door open.
>
> Mailman actually got out of his truck, dropped today's mail into it and
> closed the door! LOL!
>
> I'm returning the replacement mailbox I bought and going to get a
> plastic one.
>
> Filed another police report.
>
> DAMMIT!
>
> Andy

This is one of those situations where you have to decide how much you want
to spend in time, money and aggravation.

I spent a couple of months building stronger and stronger mailbox/post
combos. The final was a mailbox built out of $100 worth of 1/4" plate steel
welded to a thick steel pipe set in 24" of reinforced concrete. That worked
great for a while until the M80 the kid put in there sent the door of the
mailbox through my neighbor's fender.

At that point I yielded and went back to a cheap plastic mailbox. The kid
must have either graduated or went to jail 'cause it stopped 2 months later.
I actually chased the kids through the neighborhood one time at about 70 mph
'til I came to my senses (like, who they would blame if the kid rammed a
tree and died).

It was slightly less frustrating than trying to stop the squirrels from
eating seed from the bird feeder.

Jon

Andy wrote:
> OT: The final nail in the mailbox coffin!
>
> Sunday, the SOBs!!! baseball batted the mailbox off the post!!!
>
> I stood it door end up next to the post with the door open.
>
> Mailman actually got out of his truck, dropped today's mail into it and
> closed the door! LOL!
>
> I'm returning the replacement mailbox I bought and going to get a
> plastic one.
>
> Filed another police report.
>
> DAMMIT!
>
> Andy

I bought a Lorex system from Home Depot, four cameras and a monitor.
I put the cameras on each corner of the house, all the crap; in my
neighborhood stopped. Make sure you put up warning signs. The system
was less than $200.00 I should have done it sooner.

Zeppo wrote:
>
>
> "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
>> OT: The final nail in the mailbox coffin!
>>
>> Sunday, the SOBs!!! baseball batted the mailbox off the post!!!
>>
>> I stood it door end up next to the post with the door open.
>>
>> Mailman actually got out of his truck, dropped today's mail into it and
>> closed the door! LOL!
>>
>> I'm returning the replacement mailbox I bought and going to get a
>> plastic one.
>>
>> Filed another police report.
>>
>> DAMMIT!
>>
>> Andy
>
> This is one of those situations where you have to decide how much you
> want to spend in time, money and aggravation.
>
> I spent a couple of months building stronger and stronger mailbox/post
> combos. The final was a mailbox built out of $100 worth of 1/4" plate
> steel welded to a thick steel pipe set in 24" of reinforced concrete.
> That worked great for a while until the M80 the kid put in there sent
> the door of the mailbox through my neighbor's fender.
>
> At that point I yielded and went back to a cheap plastic mailbox. The
> kid must have either graduated or went to jail 'cause it stopped 2
> months later. I actually chased the kids through the neighborhood one
> time at about 70 mph 'til I came to my senses (like, who they would
> blame if the kid rammed a tree and died).
>
> It was slightly less frustrating than trying to stop the squirrels from
> eating seed from the bird feeder.
>
> Jon

Ah yes. My mailbox has been hit a number of times. I did lots of
research on indestructible mailboxes, but the police told me to
get the rubber one. We put that on a steel pipe in concrete, as
you described. That would have worked fine, but the man across
the street backed one of the big town trucks into it, kind-of
uprooting the cement, and turning the whole thing around a bit.
BUT the mailbox itself has withstood several attacks.

I'd love to have a really nice mailbox, but it seems like a bad idea.

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote in news:7kmga7F385kovU5
@mid.individual.net:

> Zeppo wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]..
>>> OT: The final nail in the mailbox coffin!
>>>
>>> Sunday, the SOBs!!! baseball batted the mailbox off the post!!!
>>>
>>> I stood it door end up next to the post with the door open.
>>>
>>> Mailman actually got out of his truck, dropped today's mail into it
and
>>> closed the door! LOL!
>>>
>>> I'm returning the replacement mailbox I bought and going to get a
>>> plastic one.
>>>
>>> Filed another police report.
>>>
>>> DAMMIT!
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> This is one of those situations where you have to decide how much you
>> want to spend in time, money and aggravation.
>>
>> I spent a couple of months building stronger and stronger
mailbox/post
>> combos. The final was a mailbox built out of $100 worth of 1/4" plate
>> steel welded to a thick steel pipe set in 24" of reinforced concrete.
>> That worked great for a while until the M80 the kid put in there sent
>> the door of the mailbox through my neighbor's fender.
>>
>> At that point I yielded and went back to a cheap plastic mailbox. The
>> kid must have either graduated or went to jail 'cause it stopped 2
>> months later. I actually chased the kids through the neighborhood one
>> time at about 70 mph 'til I came to my senses (like, who they would
>> blame if the kid rammed a tree and died).
>>
>> It was slightly less frustrating than trying to stop the squirrels
from
>> eating seed from the bird feeder.
>>
>> Jon
>
> Ah yes. My mailbox has been hit a number of times. I did lots of
> research on indestructible mailboxes, but the police told me to
> get the rubber one. We put that on a steel pipe in concrete, as
> you described. That would have worked fine, but the man across
> the street backed one of the big town trucks into it, kind-of
> uprooting the cement, and turning the whole thing around a bit.
> BUT the mailbox itself has withstood several attacks.
>
> I'd love to have a really nice mailbox, but it seems like a bad idea.
>


I want one of those inflatable Popeye punch and rebound mailboxes. Like
when I was knee high to a grasshopper and could put up a fair fight!
<VBG>

Andy

On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:15:38 -0500, Andy wrote:

> I'm returning the replacement mailbox I bought and going to get a
> plastic one.

And I'll beat the **** out of that one, too!

-sw

"Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1fqdewlatxmu1$.[email protected]..
> On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:15:38 -0500, Andy wrote:
>
>> I'm returning the replacement mailbox I bought and going to get a
>> plastic one.
>
> And I'll beat the **** out of that one, too!
>
> -sw

Chortle.

Felice

Andy wrote:
> OT: The final nail in the mailbox coffin!
>
> Sunday, the SOBs!!! baseball batted the mailbox off the post!!!
>
> I stood it door end up next to the post with the door open.
>
> Mailman actually got out of his truck, dropped today's mail into it and
> closed the door! LOL!
>
> I'm returning the replacement mailbox I bought and going to get a
> plastic one.
>
> Filed another police report.
>
> DAMMIT!
>
> Andy

Andy - When you pick out the new one, make sure it's the two piece
plastic one (the box slides onto the plastic post section and only a
single screw holds it from sliding. If you get the one piece and they
"bat" it, they won't stop until it's down. If you get the two piece and
they bat it, the box with come off, but the post and the underneath 4x4
will still be in place.

In the twenty years I've been in this rural house (where I can't see the
mailbox), I've been batted by teens at least three times, and the county
snow plow knocked it down once. Until I replaced the one piece with a
two piece, I had to replace everything to include digging, 4x4, box, and
labor.

Last two times, slide the box back on, and put in a new screw, and all
is fixed. Lessons learned living rurally that no one tells you.

I bought mine at Home Depot and it was made by Rubbermaid. I bought the
model with the newspaper slot under the box so I don't have to deal with
a separate newspaper box/post.

Bob

Bob Muncie <[email protected]> wrote in news:hc57me$g0q$1@news.eternal-
september.org:

> I bought mine at Home Depot and it was made by Rubbermaid. I bought the
> model with the newspaper slot under the box so I don't have to deal with
> a separate newspaper box/post.


Bob,

I'll look for Rubbermaid if it's sold at the Home Depot store in town!

The plastic ones I saw were extremely attached together, mailbox and post.

Thanks for the FYI!

Best,

Andy

On Mon 26 Oct 2009 01:49:20p, Jean B. told us...

> Zeppo wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]..
>>> OT: The final nail in the mailbox coffin!
>>>
>>> Sunday, the SOBs!!! baseball batted the mailbox off the post!!!
>>>
>>> I stood it door end up next to the post with the door open.
>>>
>>> Mailman actually got out of his truck, dropped today's mail into it and
>>> closed the door! LOL!
>>>
>>> I'm returning the replacement mailbox I bought and going to get a
>>> plastic one.
>>>
>>> Filed another police report.
>>>
>>> DAMMIT!
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> This is one of those situations where you have to decide how much you
>> want to spend in time, money and aggravation.
>>
>> I spent a couple of months building stronger and stronger mailbox/post
>> combos. The final was a mailbox built out of $100 worth of 1/4" plate
>> steel welded to a thick steel pipe set in 24" of reinforced concrete.
>> That worked great for a while until the M80 the kid put in there sent
>> the door of the mailbox through my neighbor's fender.
>>
>> At that point I yielded and went back to a cheap plastic mailbox. The
>> kid must have either graduated or went to jail 'cause it stopped 2
>> months later. I actually chased the kids through the neighborhood one
>> time at about 70 mph 'til I came to my senses (like, who they would
>> blame if the kid rammed a tree and died).
>>
>> It was slightly less frustrating than trying to stop the squirrels from
>> eating seed from the bird feeder.
>>
>> Jon
>
> Ah yes. My mailbox has been hit a number of times. I did lots of
> research on indestructible mailboxes, but the police told me to
> get the rubber one. We put that on a steel pipe in concrete, as
> you described. That would have worked fine, but the man across
> the street backed one of the big town trucks into it, kind-of
> uprooting the cement, and turning the whole thing around a bit.
> BUT the mailbox itself has withstood several attacks.
>
> I'd love to have a really nice mailbox, but it seems like a bad idea.
>

When we moved to our current house it was obvious that the mailbox that was
there had been hit many times and the post was sitting at an odd angle. We
also noticed that our cable pedastal had been knocked over more than once
and was still out of kilter. (Our lot had been vacant for several years
prior to our purchasing it and building a house.)

After our first few weeks there it became apparent that this wasn't
vandalism, but negligence by our neighbor across the street. They owned
two large trucks in addition to cars and were very careless when backing
out.

I was in our front yard one day when the husband once again hit the cable
pedastal. I got to his truck before he took off and confronted him. He
said, yeah, it happens. I said that I supposed it was also he who hit our
mailbox. He said, yeah, a few times. I told him I was installing a new
mailbox and post, and calling the cable company to have them repair the
pedastal, and that I'd better not see this happen again or I would call the
sherrif's department. He didn't say a word, but roared off in his truck.
It's been 3 years now, and nothing else has been damaged.

Neighbors on either side of us have had similar problems with this family.

--

~~ If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it. ~~

~~ A mind is a terrible thing to lose. ~~

************************************************** ********

Wayne Boatwright

Andy wrote:
> Bob Muncie <[email protected]> wrote in news:hc57me$g0q$1@news.eternal-
> september.org:
>
>> I bought mine at Home Depot and it was made by Rubbermaid. I bought the
>> model with the newspaper slot under the box so I don't have to deal with
>> a separate newspaper box/post.
>
>
> Bob,
>
> I'll look for Rubbermaid if it's sold at the Home Depot store in town!
>
> The plastic ones I saw were extremely attached together, mailbox and post.
>
> Thanks for the FYI!
>
> Best,
>
> Andy

My mistake... Rubbermaid was the one I bought just before that, and was
battered beyond use with the 4x4 snapped off at the base (I used
concrete). And the kids are determined. The one piece Rubbermaid is more
of a challenge, but once it's down, it's no longer usable.

Here is the URL to the Home Depot catalog for the same one I bought
last, model and color: http://tinyurl.com/yhpvzgo

The mail box attaches to the newspaper section with six good sized
screws, than that slides onto the rail on the top of the post. One screw
keeps the box/newspaper compartment from further sliding. Than there are
four large screws to attach the post section to the buried 4x4.

Bob

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 26 Oct 2009 01:49:20p, Jean B. told us...
>
>> Zeppo wrote:
>>>
>>> "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]..
>>>> OT: The final nail in the mailbox coffin!
>>>>
>>>> Sunday, the SOBs!!! baseball batted the mailbox off the post!!!
>>>>
>>>> I stood it door end up next to the post with the door open.
>>>>
>>>> Mailman actually got out of his truck, dropped today's mail into it and
>>>> closed the door! LOL!
>>>>
>>>> I'm returning the replacement mailbox I bought and going to get a
>>>> plastic one.
>>>>
>>>> Filed another police report.
>>>>
>>>> DAMMIT!
>>>>
>>>> Andy
>>> This is one of those situations where you have to decide how much you
>>> want to spend in time, money and aggravation.
>>>
>>> I spent a couple of months building stronger and stronger mailbox/post
>>> combos. The final was a mailbox built out of $100 worth of 1/4" plate
>>> steel welded to a thick steel pipe set in 24" of reinforced concrete.
>>> That worked great for a while until the M80 the kid put in there sent
>>> the door of the mailbox through my neighbor's fender.
>>>
>>> At that point I yielded and went back to a cheap plastic mailbox. The
>>> kid must have either graduated or went to jail 'cause it stopped 2
>>> months later. I actually chased the kids through the neighborhood one
>>> time at about 70 mph 'til I came to my senses (like, who they would
>>> blame if the kid rammed a tree and died).
>>>
>>> It was slightly less frustrating than trying to stop the squirrels from
>>> eating seed from the bird feeder.
>>>
>>> Jon
>> Ah yes. My mailbox has been hit a number of times. I did lots of
>> research on indestructible mailboxes, but the police told me to
>> get the rubber one. We put that on a steel pipe in concrete, as
>> you described. That would have worked fine, but the man across
>> the street backed one of the big town trucks into it, kind-of
>> uprooting the cement, and turning the whole thing around a bit.
>> BUT the mailbox itself has withstood several attacks.
>>
>> I'd love to have a really nice mailbox, but it seems like a bad idea.
>>
>
> When we moved to our current house it was obvious that the mailbox that was
> there had been hit many times and the post was sitting at an odd angle. We
> also noticed that our cable pedastal had been knocked over more than once
> and was still out of kilter. (Our lot had been vacant for several years
> prior to our purchasing it and building a house.)
>
> After our first few weeks there it became apparent that this wasn't
> vandalism, but negligence by our neighbor across the street. They owned
> two large trucks in addition to cars and were very careless when backing
> out.
>
> I was in our front yard one day when the husband once again hit the cable
> pedastal. I got to his truck before he took off and confronted him. He
> said, yeah, it happens. I said that I supposed it was also he who hit our
> mailbox. He said, yeah, a few times. I told him I was installing a new
> mailbox and post, and calling the cable company to have them repair the
> pedastal, and that I'd better not see this happen again or I would call the
> sherrif's department. He didn't say a word, but roared off in his truck.
> It's been 3 years now, and nothing else has been damaged.
>
> Neighbors on either side of us have had similar problems with this family.
>
Sigh. The man across the street is very nice--now plows our
driveway. (He works for the town.) I heard him hit the mailbox
the first time. Figured he was barely functional after being out
plowing the roads most of the night. I didn't want to make a big
thing of it.

--
Jean B.

On Mon 26 Oct 2009 05:07:01p, Jean B. told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Mon 26 Oct 2009 01:49:20p, Jean B. told us...
>>
>>> Zeppo wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news:Xns9CB09B3D[email protected]..
>>>>> OT: The final nail in the mailbox coffin!
>>>>>
>>>>> Sunday, the SOBs!!! baseball batted the mailbox off the post!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> I stood it door end up next to the post with the door open.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mailman actually got out of his truck, dropped today's mail into it
>>>>> and closed the door! LOL!
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm returning the replacement mailbox I bought and going to get a
>>>>> plastic one.
>>>>>
>>>>> Filed another police report.
>>>>>
>>>>> DAMMIT!
>>>>>
>>>>> Andy
>>>> This is one of those situations where you have to decide how much you
>>>> want to spend in time, money and aggravation.
>>>>
>>>> I spent a couple of months building stronger and stronger
>>>> mailbox/post combos. The final was a mailbox built out of $100 worth
>>>> of 1/4" plate steel welded to a thick steel pipe set in 24" of
>>>> reinforced concrete. That worked great for a while until the M80 the
>>>> kid put in there sent the door of the mailbox through my neighbor's
>>>> fender.
>>>>
>>>> At that point I yielded and went back to a cheap plastic mailbox. The
>>>> kid must have either graduated or went to jail 'cause it stopped 2
>>>> months later. I actually chased the kids through the neighborhood one
>>>> time at about 70 mph 'til I came to my senses (like, who they would
>>>> blame if the kid rammed a tree and died).
>>>>
>>>> It was slightly less frustrating than trying to stop the squirrels
>>>> from eating seed from the bird feeder.
>>>>
>>>> Jon
>>> Ah yes. My mailbox has been hit a number of times. I did lots of
>>> research on indestructible mailboxes, but the police told me to
>>> get the rubber one. We put that on a steel pipe in concrete, as
>>> you described. That would have worked fine, but the man across
>>> the street backed one of the big town trucks into it, kind-of
>>> uprooting the cement, and turning the whole thing around a bit.
>>> BUT the mailbox itself has withstood several attacks.
>>>
>>> I'd love to have a really nice mailbox, but it seems like a bad idea.
>>>
>>
>> When we moved to our current house it was obvious that the mailbox that
>> was there had been hit many times and the post was sitting at an odd
>> angle. We also noticed that our cable pedastal had been knocked over
>> more than once and was still out of kilter. (Our lot had been vacant
>> for several years prior to our purchasing it and building a house.)
>>
>> After our first few weeks there it became apparent that this wasn't
>> vandalism, but negligence by our neighbor across the street. They
>> owned two large trucks in addition to cars and were very careless when
>> backing out.
>>
>> I was in our front yard one day when the husband once again hit the
>> cable pedastal. I got to his truck before he took off and confronted
>> him. He said, yeah, it happens. I said that I supposed it was also he
>> who hit our mailbox. He said, yeah, a few times. I told him I was
>> installing a new mailbox and post, and calling the cable company to
>> have them repair the pedastal, and that I'd better not see this happen
>> again or I would call the sherrif's department. He didn't say a word,
>> but roared off in his truck. It's been 3 years now, and nothing else
>> has been damaged.
>>
>> Neighbors on either side of us have had similar problems with this
>> family.
>>
> Sigh. The man across the street is very nice--now plows our
> driveway. (He works for the town.) I heard him hit the mailbox
> the first time. Figured he was barely functional after being out
> plowing the roads most of the night. I didn't want to make a big
> thing of it.
>

That I can understand. My neighbor had no such excuse. He and his
extended family who occupy the two houses next to him are somewhat
notorious in the neighborhood, and veritable loose cannons. Pardon my
being judgmental, but they are nothing short of white trash. That opinion
is shared by many on the street. Had we known this before buying the
property, I doubt that we would have, as they are here to stay.

--

~~ If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it. ~~

~~ A mind is a terrible thing to lose. ~~

************************************************** ********

Wayne Boatwright

Bob Muncie wrote:
> Andy wrote:
>> Bob Muncie <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:hc57me$g0q$1@news.eternal-
>> september.org:
>>
>>> I bought mine at Home Depot and it was made by Rubbermaid. I bought
>>> the model with the newspaper slot under the box so I don't have to
>>> deal with a separate newspaper box/post.
>>
>>
>> Bob,
>>
>> I'll look for Rubbermaid if it's sold at the Home Depot store in town!
>>
>> The plastic ones I saw were extremely attached together, mailbox and
>> post.
>>
>> Thanks for the FYI!
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Andy
>
> My mistake... Rubbermaid was the one I bought just before that, and was
> battered beyond use with the 4x4 snapped off at the base (I used
> concrete). And the kids are determined. The one piece Rubbermaid is more
> of a challenge, but once it's down, it's no longer usable.
>
> Here is the URL to the Home Depot catalog for the same one I bought
> last, model and color: http://tinyurl.com/yhpvzgo
>
> The mail box attaches to the newspaper section with six good sized
> screws, than that slides onto the rail on the top of the post. One screw
> keeps the box/newspaper compartment from further sliding. Than there are
> four large screws to attach the post section to the buried 4x4.
>
> Bob

Down here in this part of the country, many of the mailboxes are made of
brick like these:

http://www.mailboxespdq.com/index_fi...nstruction.htm or
http://www.beautifulbrickmailboxes.com/

When I moved here I thought they were kind of clunky looking, but they
match the brickwork on most houses and now I think a regular mailbox
looks out of place. One thing for sure, we seldom hear of anyone taking
a ball bat to one of these. <vbg>

--
George L

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 26 Oct 2009 05:07:01p, Jean B. told us...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Mon 26 Oct 2009 01:49:20p, Jean B. told us...
>>>
>>>> Zeppo wrote:
>>>>> "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>> news:[email protected]..
>>>>>> OT: The final nail in the mailbox coffin!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sunday, the SOBs!!! baseball batted the mailbox off the post!!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I stood it door end up next to the post with the door open.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mailman actually got out of his truck, dropped today's mail into it
>>>>>> and closed the door! LOL!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm returning the replacement mailbox I bought and going to get a
>>>>>> plastic one.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Filed another police report.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DAMMIT!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Andy
>>>>> This is one of those situations where you have to decide how much you
>>>>> want to spend in time, money and aggravation.
>>>>>
>>>>> I spent a couple of months building stronger and stronger
>>>>> mailbox/post combos. The final was a mailbox built out of $100 worth
>>>>> of 1/4" plate steel welded to a thick steel pipe set in 24" of
>>>>> reinforced concrete. That worked great for a while until the M80 the
>>>>> kid put in there sent the door of the mailbox through my neighbor's
>>>>> fender.
>>>>>
>>>>> At that point I yielded and went back to a cheap plastic mailbox. The
>>>>> kid must have either graduated or went to jail 'cause it stopped 2
>>>>> months later. I actually chased the kids through the neighborhood one
>>>>> time at about 70 mph 'til I came to my senses (like, who they would
>>>>> blame if the kid rammed a tree and died).
>>>>>
>>>>> It was slightly less frustrating than trying to stop the squirrels
>>>>> from eating seed from the bird feeder.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jon
>>>> Ah yes. My mailbox has been hit a number of times. I did lots of
>>>> research on indestructible mailboxes, but the police told me to
>>>> get the rubber one. We put that on a steel pipe in concrete, as
>>>> you described. That would have worked fine, but the man across
>>>> the street backed one of the big town trucks into it, kind-of
>>>> uprooting the cement, and turning the whole thing around a bit.
>>>> BUT the mailbox itself has withstood several attacks.
>>>>
>>>> I'd love to have a really nice mailbox, but it seems like a bad idea.
>>>>
>>> When we moved to our current house it was obvious that the mailbox that
>>> was there had been hit many times and the post was sitting at an odd
>>> angle. We also noticed that our cable pedastal had been knocked over
>>> more than once and was still out of kilter. (Our lot had been vacant
>>> for several years prior to our purchasing it and building a house.)
>>>
>>> After our first few weeks there it became apparent that this wasn't
>>> vandalism, but negligence by our neighbor across the street. They
>>> owned two large trucks in addition to cars and were very careless when
>>> backing out.
>>>
>>> I was in our front yard one day when the husband once again hit the
>>> cable pedastal. I got to his truck before he took off and confronted
>>> him. He said, yeah, it happens. I said that I supposed it was also he
>>> who hit our mailbox. He said, yeah, a few times. I told him I was
>>> installing a new mailbox and post, and calling the cable company to
>>> have them repair the pedastal, and that I'd better not see this happen
>>> again or I would call the sherrif's department. He didn't say a word,
>>> but roared off in his truck. It's been 3 years now, and nothing else
>>> has been damaged.
>>>
>>> Neighbors on either side of us have had similar problems with this
>>> family.
>>>
>> Sigh. The man across the street is very nice--now plows our
>> driveway. (He works for the town.) I heard him hit the mailbox
>> the first time. Figured he was barely functional after being out
>> plowing the roads most of the night. I didn't want to make a big
>> thing of it.
>>
>
> That I can understand. My neighbor had no such excuse. He and his
> extended family who occupy the two houses next to him are somewhat
> notorious in the neighborhood, and veritable loose cannons. Pardon my
> being judgmental, but they are nothing short of white trash. That opinion
> is shared by many on the street. Had we known this before buying the
> property, I doubt that we would have, as they are here to stay.
>
Unless they get drug raided and fire arm raided a few times// \
not that I am suggesting calling from a public phone

On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:07:01 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:

-->Sigh. The man across the street is very nice--now plows our
-->driveway. (He works for the town.) I heard him hit the mailbox
-->the first time. Figured he was barely functional after being out
-->plowing the roads most of the night. I didn't want to make a big
-->thing of it.

To bad you all can't setup a small camera and tape these vandals, then turn the
tape over to the sherriff. I beleive the damage would stop quickly, and if
retribution happened I'd suspect the sherriff would know where to look.