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They say the third time’s a charm, but after two different rammings by passing vehicles that damaged our mailbox and forced my husband to make repairs to the box and the post…. the town snow plow finished the job by completely obliterating our mailbox and sending it sailing into the void on Christmas Eve.

Here’s a picture of the husband valiantly searching for it next to the empty post…

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We had no idea where it was, or how far away it travelled. Which meant another replacement.

This isn’t a fun project even in nice weather, but in deep snow, 7 degree temperatures and a brisk wind?

It’s hellish.

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Especially when you didn’t realize the mounting hardware and post adapter required weren’t included until you started the job.

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Temporary solution?

Bungee cords.

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The day after Christmas my DIY husband decided he could mount the box without the post adapter it needed.

I disagreed vehemently but was ignored…. and out came the sawzall. After removing the offending rear part? He came inside when he realized he’d broken the door off.

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This stupid mailbox cost $100… but the door was only held on by a tiny bit of glue on the little hinge strip seen above.

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We tried every glue we had in the house but nothing held… and since my husband cut a piece of the metal off the back, it’s not like we could return the box to the store.

Solution?

Screw it.

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Literally and figuratively.

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Then file down the pointy screws so the mailman doesn’t slash his wrist open when he delivers mail.

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It’s not pretty, but it works.

Until the next big snow storm.

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