Mailbox Smashed…

[Dudeman1967]

"as per industry standards"

Setting the bar as low as possible.

Fuck your industry and its so called standards Mr Adjuster!

 

[Lerxst]

I am a newbie in this realm of mailbox smashing (snow from a state snowplow did take mine out a few years ago, but not intentional vandalism or drunk driving vandalism). Given that you can have massive concrete/brick posts near the mailbox, why is it illegal to have a reinforced mailbox?

Many state regs follow the federal/postal guidelines that require your mailbox yields to a vehicle collision and breaks away to prevent causing additional harm to the occupants. Pretty easy pickings for an accident lawyer. As far as other structures/objects, that would probably depend on the applicable setback regs, etc.

 

[DinoMikeSr]

My mailbox story. 92/93 we lived in the sticks on a single lane country road. The house was 100 feet off the road and I could target practice in the back yard (with guns).

I put up a mailbox using a salt treated 4x4 post and 2x6 base board. I used four 3 inch deck screws to attach it to the post and post was 24 or more inches in the ground. Along the bottom of the box 3 deck screws on each side held it on.

One day we’re shooting guns and we can see the box. These kids in a 70’s square body Chevy drove by and hit it with a baseball bat. Hanging out the window swinging it with one arm. Well, they struck it at the box base and it didn’t move and the momentum made the bat come right back around and into the truck, he didn’t let go. Kid screaming in pain. Then a girl in the truck screams Fuck, he’s got a gun. The noise caused me to turn toward them holding the shotgun barrel up in the air. They floored it and hauled. It was hilarious.

 

[DinoMikeSr]

Many state regs follow the federal/postal guidelines that require your mailbox yields to a vehicle collision and breaks away to prevent causing additional harm to the occupants. Pretty easy pickings for an accident lawyer. As far as other structures/objects, that would probably depend on the applicable setback regs, etc.

For the post you can’t mount it in concrete. No deeper than 24 inches in the ground. The is a very sturdy mount with a standard 4x4 post.

 

[smurfco]

you can always count on GEICO to lay your ballsack out on the table and hammer it with a stake mallet

 

[Dudeman1967]

I cannot imagine a hit song with Subaru Crosstrek in the lyrics.

Imagine Lilith Fair 1997. Could have been a hit.

 

[Pine Apple Slim]

The mailbox I had before this was a cheapie that would periodically get knocked over by snow from the plows.

Never thought about snow plows because Ive never lived where they have them.
In my experience when it snows we just wait for it to melt, lol.
That would for sure complicate matters.

 

[baimun]

Never thought about snow plows because Ive never lived where they have them.
In my experience when it snows we just wait for it to melt, lol.
That would for sure complicate matters.

Geeeezus.

When it snows, I always try to get it cleared before anyone drives on the driveway.


There was one year where my wife was consistently pulling out of the garage with all wheel drive and backing down the drive before I cleared it in the morning.... I would plow but there would be these packed down tracks.... and then it would snow during the day and she'd get home before me... and more packed down snow. It got to the point where there was a couple inches of hard packed snow like a hockey rink or a ski slope from our garage all the way to the end of the drive. I also have to make sure to clear the snow in front of the mailbox because if the snow drift is deeper than an arm's length, you're not getting any mail because the mailman isn't going to get stuck.

Of course my wife never has to clear snow off her vehicles because she's in the garage.