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R.C.M and Mailboxes (Insert manaical cackle here)
Jon Elson wrote:
Joe Gorman wrote:
wrote:
Bruce,
Google for this topic in R.C.M It comes up every few years and there
were some great suggestions (as well as legal warnings).
My favorite was the person who made a mailbox stand that was attached
to a burried cross of metal. When a car ran over the mailbox, it forced
one of the burried arms of metal up into the pan.
You can always just use wood cladding over whatever piece of metal you
use. For me, that would be a lot easier than doing a nice wood-grain
faux painting job.
Search the archives for rec.woodworking and use "mailbox baseball" for
a lot of reading on the subject.
My favorite was the one with the 4" kelley bar in the middle of a
brick post. some very determined jd's tried to push it over with one
4x4, then tried 2 4x4's in tandem, then the rear 4x4 RAMMED the front
one, totalling a brand-new truck, which was left disabled at the site.
So, not only did one of their dads lose a new truck, but they all got
arrested for reckless driving, vandalism, etc. I think the poster's
neighbor got it all on videotape, too!
Jon
If you ever get a copy of that video, please put it online. I would love
to see it!
Chris
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