Mailbox Vandalism

Had an acquintance with the above style of box get hauled into court because of his...in a round-about way. Kid took a moving swing at his box from the bed of a pickup at 30mph. Fractured both his wrists. Parents sued ...judge immediately dropped the case amongst a great deal of laughter in the courtroom. Made for an entertaining write-up in the newpaper.

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Dont buy the cheap ones! My dad did just that, and ended up replacing 3 of them in quick succession. After that, he got smart, and installed a super heavy duty steel one. No troubles since. Anyone who hits his mailbox with a bat is going to break their arm before they hurt the box. That'll be a lesson learned...

In rocky country I've seen where someone muscled a boulder down to just in front of their gate as landscaping. Left it with a flattish side upwards, worked some of that smooth, then bolted a heavy welded plate-steel mailbox to the top. Put a few flowering succulent plants around their landscaping feature/boulder. They'd turn either side of the boulder as they passed, depending on direction, so it was a median divider in a clear area. Postman could drive right up to it with no trouble.

For another idea and/or a laugh, take a look at this link!

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Grandad, tell us a story about the olden days, when you were young and men could walk on the moon.

attatch your mailbox to the post with velcro then bolt some chain to the back wall of the mailbox then to the back of the post so this way when MR. or MS. DWEB come to take a swing at the box it falls of without damage.

I have a work associate who had a similar problem . Someone had a habit of running his mailbox over, flatening it.He decided to use a piece of railroad track for his post. The perpetrator wrapped the front of his truck around it the next time he tried to run it over. The post office made him remove the post, but not before the problem was solved.