The supposed benefit of the swing-arm is that it will withstand
baseball bat attacks too.
Ignoramus16163 wrote:
- posted 16 years ago
Mounting mailbox on a springy mount (like garage door spring)
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- posted 16 years ago
On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:19:13 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
Ignoramus16163 quickly quoth:
Yeah, ain't that the dumbest thing you ever heard?
Like I keep saying, our legal system is downright BROKEN!
--- Annoy a politician: Be trustworthy, faithful, and honest! ---
Yeah, ain't that the dumbest thing you ever heard?
Like I keep saying, our legal system is downright BROKEN!
--- Annoy a politician: Be trustworthy, faithful, and honest! ---
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- posted 16 years ago
Yes, absolutely, I agree.
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i
- posted 16 years ago
Where I live, the state owns the mail box holders and boxes. The Feds in some
way
owns the boxes also.
When someone on the way back from the "over the line" booze stores - and runs over a set of boxes - someone has to call the state. With the correct amount of boxes otherwise only the number asked for is delivered and installed.
When ours went - neighbors said 2 - when it was 4 on the post. Two of us had to go out and buy matching boxes. I have the number posted and hope to get there first next time.
Martin Martin Eastburn @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net NRA LOH & Endowment Member NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder
Ignoramus16163 wrote:
When someone on the way back from the "over the line" booze stores - and runs over a set of boxes - someone has to call the state. With the correct amount of boxes otherwise only the number asked for is delivered and installed.
When ours went - neighbors said 2 - when it was 4 on the post. Two of us had to go out and buy matching boxes. I have the number posted and hope to get there first next time.
Martin Martin Eastburn @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net NRA LOH & Endowment Member NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder
Ignoramus16163 wrote:
- posted 16 years ago
Gottcha beat. in the mid '60's, our local playground had a Douglas SBD
dive bomber and a Grumman F6F Hellcat parked on it. Cut the Hell out of
my hand in the cockpit of the F6F. Some time later, someone realized
they were worth a few hundred thou, each, and they disappeared.
JR
Dweller in the cellar
D>
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- posted 16 years ago
Call the day after - "it happened again".
- posted 16 years ago
Lee Valley sells mounting hardware for a mailbox that pivots.
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mailbox mounting hardware. $39.80
- posted 16 years ago
Thanks. I am a little doubtful that this "swings up when hit from the
side" mounting thing would work as advertised, and would not actually
lock up and break. Something for me to think about.
i
i
- posted 16 years ago
I bought one of those heavy-duty steel mail boxes from the Sharper Image
about 15 years ago and mounted it on a heavy steel post set deep and well in
concrete. The ruffians did manage to break the thin plastic name holders a
couple of times, but that soon stopped. I heard a couple of clangs and
yells of anguish and then the attacks stopped. Best $100 bucks I ever
spend.
Boris
Boris
- posted 16 years ago
That's very nice! Unfortunately, "heavy steel posts" are not allowed
here.
i
i
- posted 16 years ago
Yeah. I've heard that if a snow plow hits it, and the plow gets
damaged, you are responsible. KLANG!
- posted 16 years ago
I do not know for a fact, but I believe that you are correct.
On the other hand, a snowplow did hit our mailbox (and broke it) a month ago, and our village was prompt about sending a crew and doing repairs on their own. All it took was one phone call.
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On the other hand, a snowplow did hit our mailbox (and broke it) a month ago, and our village was prompt about sending a crew and doing repairs on their own. All it took was one phone call.
i
- posted 16 years ago
And when I get served, I have the bastard's name and address, rather
than just seeing fleeing taillights.
Good.
Good.
- posted 16 years ago
"But Your Honor, how could the city snow plow have "accidentally"
hit my mailbox post under 3 feet of snow when there was a 10-foot
piece of 2" plastic pipe attached to the mailbox post as a 'witness
pole', and that said plastic pipe was painted International Orange
with reflective tape strips and reflective address stickers?..."
"I propose that the plow hitting the mailbox was no accident, and the damage to the city plow was through the drivers' own deliberate action - and I have affidavits here from 12 neighbors that the plow driver has been witnessed numerous times detouring around all the fireplugs and power poles just fine, but their mailboxes get clipped off by the plow on a regular basis."
Case Dismissed. ;-)
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"I propose that the plow hitting the mailbox was no accident, and the damage to the city plow was through the drivers' own deliberate action - and I have affidavits here from 12 neighbors that the plow driver has been witnessed numerous times detouring around all the fireplugs and power poles just fine, but their mailboxes get clipped off by the plow on a regular basis."
Case Dismissed. ;-)
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- posted 16 years ago
Hello all:
We have just such a mailbox mount; the base is a very stiff spring about 2" dia and 6" long made with 3/8" wire. I don't recall where we sent off to purchase it, but it's a commercially-available item, not homemade..
I don't know how the thing works with slow traffic and baseball bats, but a fast vehicle knocked off the box and bent the (painted electrical conduit?) post about 45 degrees. But it's still up, albeit kinda wobbly....
This is about the fourth time someone's knocked it over in 4 years. No baseball bats yet; they just like to come around our corner faster than they should.
Regards -- Terry
We have just such a mailbox mount; the base is a very stiff spring about 2" dia and 6" long made with 3/8" wire. I don't recall where we sent off to purchase it, but it's a commercially-available item, not homemade..
I don't know how the thing works with slow traffic and baseball bats, but a fast vehicle knocked off the box and bent the (painted electrical conduit?) post about 45 degrees. But it's still up, albeit kinda wobbly....
This is about the fourth time someone's knocked it over in 4 years. No baseball bats yet; they just like to come around our corner faster than they should.
Regards -- Terry
- posted 16 years ago
No, but they made mike graham pay to replace the shear bolts
on the town's road grader they were using to plow snow.
Until it hit his 'special' mailbox.
I never really did understand why he ponied up for that.
Jim
Until it hit his 'special' mailbox.
I never really did understand why he ponied up for that.
Jim
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