Stupid PUNKS!

[Boyd]

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I've lived in California, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Montana, Nevada, and now Minnesota. The only state I do not currently have a friend residing in is Montana, and that's only because Angie is currently living with her mother in Kentucky who is going through chemo.

I've found the problems are much the same in the 'liberal' states as they are in the 'conservative' states. Both are often corrupt, though the flavor of the corruption does tend to vary a bit.

Liberal courts, Conservative courts, whatever state you are in all I've ever found changes is the accent of the official who is screwing you over.


In a conservative area, I was a white-looking woman who dated a black man. Honestly, after that, I prefer living among liberals.

Everyone has a cross to bear so to speak. Michigan has become a huge liberal state. Welfare is rampant, unemployment is well within the double digits..... and everyone has their hand out. That was my only point.

The fool who tries to break into my house and either survives

1. My trained attack dog
or
2. My .45 and accurate shooting

will probably successfully sue my insurance company for damages and such. That's why if it ever happens I have 3-4 clips of ammo to make sure he doesn't limp away. I can legally kill them, but I cannot shoot to injure as that is illegal.

Sorry, but thats how life is sometimes

I just sort of hate that the punks and scum seem to have more rights than law abiding citizens.

 

[GrayDragon]

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And my point was, this isn't true only of 'liberal' states.

Actually, if you look at the math, the 'liberal' states pay more in tax money, while the 'conservative' states receive more in subsidies.

And in the meantime, we moderate types are wanting to grab the folks at both ends of the spectrum and smack their skulls together until they stop blaming each other for the problems each had a hand in creating.

 

[RedHead]

well I don't think putting a few bricks in it will be considered assault, in any case you could always say some other punk kids put the bricks in there

 

[PortageGirl]

This is from the USPS web site, note the part in red. From everything else I found, you can reinforce mailboxes any way you want, as long as it isn't in the right of way of the road and the mail carrier can easily get mail in and out of the box.

If you can put up brick or concrete fence posts on your property, you can put up a brick or concrete column for your mailbox as long as you maintain it.

Policies for Curbside Mailboxes

You need to contact your local Post Office before moving your mailbox or mailbox support, because your mailbox needs to be approved by the Postal Service. Your postmaster will approve custom-made mailboxes on a one-time basis as long as they generally meet USPS standards.


The name on your mailbox should be at least 1 inch high.


You should install the mailbox with the bottom of the box at a vertical height of between 41-45 inches from the road surface, unless you have a road or curb condition that prevents this. If you do, be sure to contact the postmaster before you change your mailbox location.


Boxes must also be on the right-hand side of the road and in the carrier’s direction of travel in all cases in which driving on the left-hand side to reach the boxes would pose a traffic hazard or violate traffic laws and regulations.


Your mailbox should be set back 6 to 8 inches from the front face of the curb or road edge to the mailbox door.


A mailbox with a lock must be a model that’s USPS approved by the Postmaster General, with a slot large enough to accommodate your daily volume of mail.


Advertising on a mailbox or its supporting post is prohibited.


Our regulations cover what can and can’t be placed in a curbside mailbox or mailbox outside of your house, which generally includes only mail that has been sent through the USPS. However, our regulations don’t govern what can be placed in a mail slot on your door.


You can attach a receptacle for newspaper delivery by a private company to the post of a curbside mailbox used by the Postal Service as long as it doesn’t:


touch or use any part of the mailbox for support.
interfere with mail delivery, obstruct the view of the mailbox flag, or present a hazard to a mailperson or vehicle.
extend beyond the front of the mailbox when the box door is closed.
display any advertising, except the publication’s title.


For posts and supports, it’s up to you to keep them neat and adequate in strength and size. Ideally, its assembly should bend or fall away when struck by a vehicle. The Postal Service doesn’t regulate mailbox supports except for purposes of carrier safety and delivery efficiency. It’s also your responsibility to ensure a path is clear to your mailbox so that carriers can safely and efficiently deliver the mail.

Installation of curbside mailboxes must meet our specific construction standards, which you can find at your local Post Office™. For a copy of our standards (United States Postal Service STD-7B, Mailboxes, City and Rural Curbside), write to:

Delivery & Customer SVCS Equipment, Engineering, U.S. Postal Service
8403 LEE HWY
MERRIFIELD VA 22082-8108

Where to Buy a Mailbox

The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t sell mailboxes, but you can buy approved mailboxes at local department stores, online, or at other locations. Mailbox manufacturers need to meet the aforementioned Mailbox Standard 7B for boxes to be used with the U.S. Mail.

Maintaining Your Mailbox

As a USPS customer, it’s your responsibility to provide an authorized mail receptacle or door slot––that includes its purchase, installation, maintenance, and replacement. However, the Postal Service may authorize Cluster Box Units (CBU) with collection compartments and parcel lockers for use in business and residential delivery areas, and may in some instances elect to purchase, install, maintain, or replace them.

If you have door delivery authorized, you’ll need to provide either an approved house-mounted box that provides adequate protection and security for the mail or a door slot. A mailbox with a lock must have a slot that is large enough to accommodate your daily mail volume. The Postal Service neither opens a locked box nor accepts a key for this purpose.

 

[Dar]

we have a lady down the road that hung a BBQ size propane tank that she had cut the bottom off and re- attached the bottom with a hinge for the "door" and hung it with a chain from the bracket.. i will try to get a pic and post it.

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

It's one thing for idiots to do dumb things and screw up their own lives, but another when they start messin' with other people. This is one of the things that ticks me off more than anything else.

We're in the "city" and bats to mailboxes happens out here too. Good thing I'm not in charge of punishing peeps that do this stuff!

 

[debilorrah]

I would never put my name on my mailbox. Number yes, name no way.

 

[Dar]

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i dont either for personal security reasons

 

[PortageGirl]

yeah, just saw that, I posted a slightly abbreviated version that's on the web site, there was a more detailed section,,, actually, TOO detailed but nothing more about posts, placement, or anything we were talking about so I just posted this part... On that other page it said, "Names" were not manditory, but address was, and both (either) should be 1" in height.

We don't put the name up either.

 

[Tala]

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This.

If you've ever worked as a pizza delivery driver, or I assume as a mailcarrier -- you will know for fact that nobody ever pays attention to these rules anyway. I see mailboxes with NO numbers, peeling numbers, missing numbers (like: 32XX8) hand-written temporary/barely visible numbers, itty bitty tiny numbers on a 55mph street how can I read that without stopping?
ETC.

It's bad enough if you just want your pizza on time, or your mail in the right box,
how the heck do you expect the police to find you if there was an emergency??