Re: Mail box vandalism, did it myself

Posted by buickanddeere on June 30, 2007 at 08:43:56 from (216.183.138.44):

In Reply to: Mail box vandalism posted by Jak on June 29, 2007 at 14:39:01:

A can of paint remover with the lid just set on top works well. Just place in the mailbox Friday after picking up the mail and remove Sunday evening.
Check with the local autobody shops for owners getting estimates on vehicles requiring a touchup on the passenger side.
If anybody asks, no idea how it got there. The kids must have had the stuff and planned to set it on fire inside the mailbox.
My mailbox is hinged on a 2x10 plank. The counter balance weight tips the plank/box up to nearly vertical.
The vertical support post is in a ornate concrete base. Located back from the shoulder of the road,just sitting on the ground.
A rope is fastened to the base of the mailbox so the posties can easily lower the box to vehicle window level.
It's just too high target for either vandals or the snowplough to hit.
Only person to ever mash my mailbox was myself. I got the tractor & snowblower stuck when clearing snow too close to drop off into the ditch.
The wife was in the 4X4 on the road pulling.You can kind of guess what going to happen already.
The 1st pull didn't move anything so she was told to give the tow strap a little stretch. She hit the strap at a whole 1mph, nothing. Next time she backed up and took a real good run at it.
Dragged the tractor,snowblower and myself over the concrete base, post, 2x10 & mailbox....

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