On 02/17/2017 08:57 AM, HerHusband wrote:
When we first moved here we had lots of problems with mailboxes being
destroyed with drive by baseball bats. I had to replace our box 5-6 times
the first few years. I also made a pull out area for the mail carrier and
moved the box off the road a ways. That seemed to help make it not so
convenient for the drivebys.

A favorite design is to mount the box on a counterbalanced arm with a
well lubricated bearing. With a little bit of luck when Gumby hits the
mailbox with the bat, the arm swings around fast enough that the
counterbalance takes out his rear quarter light.