Re: Odd mailbox vandals
[Re: AJE]
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03/29/22 10:22 PM
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Ex father in law had that problem. Kids would drive by and wack em with a ball bat. Made one out of 10 gauge stainless steel and painted it black so to look like the new flimsy ones. Welded to the top plate and post was 3 inch schedule 80. Bet that rattled their teeth when hit it. One tried to pull it up and failed.
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Re: Odd mailbox vandals
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03/30/22 06:09 AM
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Ex father in law had that problem. Kids would drive by and wack em with a ball bat. Made one out of 10 gauge stainless steel and painted it black so to look like the new flimsy ones. Welded to the top plate and post was 3 inch schedule 80. Bet that rattled their teeth when hit it. One tried to pull it up and failed. Have to be careful around here as the box is required to break or swing away when hit. Usually ment for the snow plows. I've heard of people doing like your ex-gather-in-law and getting into deep trouble when someone ran into it with their car and caused alot of damage. Usually it's not the person who's causing the problems in the first place.
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Re: Odd mailbox vandals
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03/30/22 07:21 AM
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Federal offense I believe Would not count on any level of law enforcement to do much about it unless you can catch them red handed Had one stolen, had pictures with clear plate numbers. Postal people would not even return call, deputy sheriff went by their house 3 times and they either were not home or did not answer the door and after 3 attempts "we have done all we can do" was their response You are liable if someone hits a "fortified" one and gets injured
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Re: Odd mailbox vandals
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03/30/22 08:12 PM
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Federal offense I believe .. You are liable if someone hits a "fortified" one and gets injured I'm up for any legal means to catch or deter them.
Last edited by AJE; 03/30/22 08:13 PM.
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Re: Odd mailbox vandals
[Re: AJE]
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03/30/22 08:36 PM
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... ice chest full of beer in the back of a dually... a heelin rope and a gooseneck ball to dally off to .... only targeted those that had it coming .....the good ol days lol
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Re: Odd mailbox vandals
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03/30/22 09:57 PM
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Federal offense I believe sure but do you ever see the mail box vandals , on the evening news head hung down being walked into court in cuffs and an orange jumpsuit?
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Re: Odd mailbox vandals
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03/30/22 11:46 PM
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Enclose them in brick is the best option.
Few years back some punks drove a stolen truck and smashed numerous garages and mailboxes with the truck in my neighborhood. They only ran over my mailbox. I made a new post with 2" square tubing reinforced concrete and the tubing was concrete filled.
They ran over 3 dz mailboxes during the spree. Post master wasn't interested in pursuing charges. The state had over 50 counts (misdemeanor and felony) for each person in the truck
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Re: Odd mailbox vandals
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03/31/22 12:24 AM
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Federal offense I believe sure but do you ever see the mail box vandals , on the evening news head hung down being walked into court in cuffs and an orange jumpsuit? Never
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Re: Odd mailbox vandals
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03/31/22 01:30 AM
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Ours took a beating along with many on the country road. When someone put up a new one they came back and smashed. We bought one from someone who welded them and put it on the nice post. That evening we sat on the porch waiting - about 250 feet away. A car slowed and a kid got out with a bat. He hit it with all his might and we heard a “dongggg” and then”Ow, ow, ooowsww!” He broke the bat and left half that had blood on it. No more mailbox problems in the area!
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