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I started college in northwest PA back in the day when autos had real steel bumpers and fairly stout bodywork. At any rate, it seems that to a certain segment of the teen population, simply whacking a mailbox wasn't enough. Apparently, the MO was to centerup the mailbox in the middle of the front bumper and take the whole thing down. (cars/trucks had more ground clearance then too).
Well there was a farmer out on Rt 8 who got tired of this and used a long piece of 4-6 inch thick wall pipe as a post. It went down 6 feet and not only was set in concrete, but the pipe was poured full. A few weeks later, he was awakened by a crash. He got up, got dressed and drove the 1/2 mile or so to Rt 8 and found an abandoned car or pickup (been 60+ years) with the mailbox post about in the middle of the hood (probably stopped by the engine cross member).
The state cops were a bit upset but SFAIK, no lawsuit. Mailbox destruction dropped significantly after this.
Well there was a farmer out on Rt 8 who got tired of this and used a long piece of 4-6 inch thick wall pipe as a post. It went down 6 feet and not only was set in concrete, but the pipe was poured full. A few weeks later, he was awakened by a crash. He got up, got dressed and drove the 1/2 mile or so to Rt 8 and found an abandoned car or pickup (been 60+ years) with the mailbox post about in the middle of the hood (probably stopped by the engine cross member).
The state cops were a bit upset but SFAIK, no lawsuit. Mailbox destruction dropped significantly after this.
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