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Country Mailbox
March 8th, 2008 by Geaked

The scene: Semi-rural Michigan.  Home of late night mailbox baseball.

We recently backed out of our driveway only to realize we had no mailbox AND no post.  No one else down the road had been afflicted so it didn’t appear to be a round of shenanigans.
But with inches of snow covering frozen ground how does one re-post the post?  The mail keeps coming and we had to appease the mail carrier.  That’s where the wife got creative and resurrected an old Black and Decker Workmate.

Workmate

If you don’t remember this beauty, it’s a bit like a saw horse on steroids.  It’s also the perfect hight to anchor both our mailbox and newspaper box.  With some rope and our finest blue tarp (to protect and disguise), we now have a non-government approved mail and newspaper receptacle!  Now we wait for a good spring thaw in order to do it right.

Country Mailbox

We also hope that spring comes before some smart-acre has a folly with our blue tarp.

That’s why they make these.


9 Responses  
  • Jaffer writes:
    March 12th, 2008 at 9:50 pm

    We used to have a workbench like that. Until one day, dad decided to saw it in half ! Lots of memorable projects we did on that !

  • Geaked writes:
    March 13th, 2008 at 7:14 am

    Hey Jaffer. My dad had one when I was growing up. The design has had some staying power no doubt. I’m sure your dad wasn’t the only one who ever cut too deep. Yikes.

    Geaked’s last blog post..Country Mailbox

  • Frank N. Stein writes:
    March 16th, 2008 at 9:55 pm

    I’m surprised how calm you are, at least in writing, about the whole thing. I’d be down-right peeved if that happened to me. Starting to wonder how often this kind of thing happens in your parts. I like the new look by the way.

    Frank N. Stein’s last blog post..Wal-Mart Photo Kiosks

  • Geaked writes:
    March 17th, 2008 at 6:49 pm

    Yep. Happens alot in these parts. The mailbox you see is a new one, replacing one that got smashed last year. Rural area + local high school down the road + graduation = mailbox baseball.

    Hell, last year someone yanked 10+ mailbox posts out of the ground one night. The State Police investigated that one. They caught the perps: Two young GIRLS and a boy.

    There are some nice, sturdy boxes in our hood. I should take some pics and post them.

    Geaked’s last blog post..Country Mailbox

  • Frank N. Stein writes:
    March 19th, 2008 at 5:29 pm

    Well, at least the youth in your parts are only picking on mailboxes. Cars, houses, and sometimes people are targeted in my city.

    Frank N. Stein’s last blog post..US Soldier vs Defenseless Puppy

  • Kathy writes:
    April 6th, 2008 at 7:52 am

    1. Love the new mailbox setup!
    2. Your wife is very creative.
    3. Has spring come yet in your neck of the woods?
    4. Did you ever figure out how it got knocked down? A snow plow, maybe?
    5. I miss your 5-point comments at The Junk Drawer!

  • Geakz writes:
    April 6th, 2008 at 12:57 pm

    Hi Kathy! That 5-point comment format you’re using looks great on you!
    Spring is juuust starting to eek its way into the forecast. 60’s the last two days. Finally. As for the mailbox, haven’t a clue. It’s a regular occurrence in these parts. I need to get a real post put up or the mail lady might stop delivering our bills. Shoot!

  • Geak writes:
    April 6th, 2008 at 1:04 pm

    Oh, by the way, disqus.com – the site that hosts my comments IS working on Gravatar incorporation. So anyone who has a gravatar will see their picture instead of the square-head non smiley face thing.

  • Kathy writes:
    April 6th, 2008 at 2:53 pm

    Glad you’re getting good weather. We haven’t really seen many 60-something days. Soon enough, though. So, yeah. It’ll be nice to be known over here as a face instead of a box head. But, for now, it’s hip to be square!


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