Nehmo Sergheyev wrote:

- orangetrader -


Now I need to buy a new mail box and post. Question is how can I


build a


new post?



- Nehmo -
Anything by the side of a road has the potential to be hit by a vehicle
going off the road. A conscientious mail box installer plans for this
possibility, and the first concern is that an impact of vehicle and the
mail box & post doesn't kill anybody. Modern street light poles are
break-away. Make your mail box post with similar forethought. Make it
weak, brittle, or flexible.

Make the post of PVC, ABS, fiberglass rod, or a 2x2. If a car breaks the
mail box down, that's what was supposed to happen.

Yeah, and have the utility company take down any poles that may be close
to the road on your property. Also, take down any concrete walls or
posts you may have along the edge of the roadway, and remove any trees
that may get hit by a car. You should also buy a whole lot of those
water filled plastic barrier barrels and line them up along your frontage.