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I<\/span>f there is one thing I can’t stand, it’s having mailbox problems. I mean honestly, whether it’s a rickety mailbox post or one that gets swiped, knocked over, or hit by a car, mailboxes aren’t supposed to cause us trouble. <\/p>\n

A mailbox is to do nothing but stand at attention, 24\/7\/365. It serves one purpose and one purpose only, to aid in the distribution of the U.S. mail. So, when someone has mailbox problems it’s quite an annoyance.<\/p>\n

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First you have to devote seconds if not minutes out of your day to do something with your mailbox other than just open it up and take out the mail. You might have to “shore it” up by adding more concrete at the base. Or, if you live in a certain state, you may have to put more sand in the five gallon bucket holding the mailbox post up at the end of your drive. <\/p>\n

Maybe, yours is one of those mailboxes held up by a post made from saw blades.<\/p>\n

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At any rate, when you have problems you may just have to rip out the contraption all together and start all over. When you replace a mailbox you have to decide, classic black sheet metal that says, “I’m a nostalgic American”, or the new indestructible Rubbermaid-type one-piece that will still be able to perform its duties after a nuclear holocaust?<\/p>\n

I know, it’s a lot of information to process and think about. But, how, praytell do you ever come up with this setup? <\/p>\n

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I mean forget nuclear holocausts, this thing could withstand an M-1 tank for goodness sake. I’m no oracle, but something tells me this guy has had some mailbox troubles in the past. <\/p>\n

I’m not sure, just sayin’.<\/p>\n

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