I came home from grocery shopping to find my mailbox flattened. The guy above mowed down a rose bush, destroyed my mailbox, missed my wife’s van by about a foot, bounced off a manhole cover in my front yard, and kept going down Kingway Drive at 10:14 a.m. on Sept 11.
I’d like to have a serious discussion with the driver about covering the cost of replacing the mailbox.
Dead mailbox
I thought I’d never have to replace it
When I put it in several years ago, I endeavored to make it as bulletproof as possible. I filled the pipe with concrete and rebar and set it in concrete two feet deep. I wanted some kid with a baseball bat to get a big surprise.
I hoped whoever ran over is going to have some serious body work to fix. They not only literally flattened the box, but they yanked the post out of the ground. I didn’t see a trail of liquids, so the vehicle might have had a strong enough bumper to protect it.
Yanked right out of the ground
I can view the security camera video, but it’s in a weird format that was going to take more trouble than it was worth to post.
By the way, the driver appeared to be bald or have short hair. If this was a crime show, some tech would be able to pull up the license tag, but I don’t have the skill or equipment to do it.
When the rains stop, I’ll replace it with something even more substantial.
P.S. In case you were wondering, I didn’t have any political signs in the yard.