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Good Mailbox Paint
Evan wrote:
On Apr 16, 6:52*pm, Oren wrote: On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:04:54 -0700 (PDT), Evan wrote: People who are bat-**** crazy about protecting their mailboxes from being batted away by passing carloads of vandals should locate those mailboxes far enough away from the side of the road so that they can not be reached with a baseball bat out of a vehicle's window -- problem solved... The Postmaster General may require the mailbox only be X inches from the shoulder of the road. Within batting range. ROFL... Bull****... Your local district postmaster may have imposed that requirement, but it is NOT a national standard... This is the national standard for rural Delivery- http://www.usps.com/receive/mailboxstandards.htm "Your mailbox should be set back 6 to 8 inches from the front face of the curb or road edge to the mailbox door." Suburbs around my parts are filled with streets where the mailboxes are attached to the house next to the front door... You might notice that suburbs are different than rural. I'm in the burbs-- but my mail is 'rural delivery'. Jim |
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wrote: On 4/16/2011 10:32 PM, Smitty Two wrote: In article , wrote: I really wish that people here would be able to read and understand administrative law... Within the same set of standards which describe where curbside boxes must be located is described a standard for door slot dimensions and locations such slots can be installed... Gee, I guess that means that WOW! curbside boxes are not absolutely required and there is a way in which you can apply for door slot service or to have your external mailbox located adjacent to your door... :-O Imagine that... ~~ Evan You can google for "definition of rural" if you don't quite understand the concept, Evan. Not everyone lives in high rise apartments or tract homes in the burbs. There is no ****ing way a rural postal carrier is delivering mail to anyone's ****ing door. Are you 12? No. I didn't cuss when I was 12. Saying "****" is for grownups. |
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walter wrote the following:
After we had two I items stolen from our rural mailbox, I bought one of those big lockable boxes: http://www.amazon.com/Architectural-...2884670&sr=8-1 I don't like the black paint. Would like to paint it gray. What kind of paint should I use to withstand rain for years to come. Some kind of epoxy? Thanks Walter It's powder coated, so any exterior enamel can be used. You could have bought it in Bronze or Sand from the Amazon site, if you had clicked on the drop down Color Name box. Other colors, but not available on the Amazon site, are Pearl Grey, and White. -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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On Apr 17, 12:42 am, Steve Barker wrote:
No, rural is like where i live. ONE house every mile or half mile. 20 per mile. HELL, that's the city! Andy comments: Absolutely !! If you can't practice with your .22 in your back yard, there are too many regulations...... If you can't wake up in the morning listening to the owls, you live in suburbia... If you've ever mowed your yard and found a truck you thought had been stolen,.... you probly live in Eureka, Texas... Andy in Eureka, TExas Eureka, where all the men meet at the gas station on Saturday afternoon and listen to NASCAR on the radio..... |
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Evan" Newsgroups: alt.home.repair Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:23 PM Subject: Good Mailbox Paint On Apr 16, 6:22 pm, "Robert Green" wrote: "Evan" wrote in message news:4c6c0608-a5ec-4552-ac2f- stuff snipped People who are bat-**** crazy about protecting their mailboxes from being batted away by passing carloads of vandals should locate those mailboxes far enough away from the side of the road so that they can not be reached with a baseball bat out of a vehicle's window -- problem solved... If a vandal with a bat can't reach it, I'm guessing the mailman would have a hard time getting to it as well. Bobby G. Ah, but you see, the letter carrier can get out of the truck, walk a few feet to the box and deliver the mail That's known as "dismount delivery" and I believe requires the homeowner be disabled. If your roadway mailbox requires the postman to leave his vehicle I think in most cases he dismounts only once - to leave you a notice that your mailbox is improperly positioned. While I didn't have time to do an authoritative search, here's one example of many that says what happens when you relocate your mailbox far enough from the roadway to force the mailman out of his truck: http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/archive/ind.../t-165562.html So, I reinstall the mailbox a little further back from the road so the PennDOT plow truck won't wipe it out. For a couple of days, no problem. Then I get a notice in my mailbox that I will not be having my mail delivered because the mailbox was too far from the road and the USPS Jeep (yes, 4 wheel drive Jeep) had to go off of the edge of the road to deliver my mail. (I only moved it back a foot) Many more such reports are available with a simple Google search: http://www.google.com/search?q=mailb...r+from+roadway Sorry, Evan, but I don't think your suggestion meets with the approval of the USPS. -- Bobby G. |
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"aemeijers" wrote in message
stuff snipped IOW, front door delivery is not an inalienable right, but more a matter of local tradition and custom. It's a hell of a convenience for those of us lucky enough to have it. My mother broke her hip going to the community "birdhouse" mailbox in icy weather. I once was told I had to abandon my door mail slot and use an external mailbox because my door slot required opening the screen door. A large tip at Christmas seems to have solved that problem. (-: -- Bobby G. |
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