Re: mailbox bashing was: Fwd: Price of Gas

Probably not thinking anything except that McD's had deep pockets. 
Sometimes, the more you read about what people do, the more credence
you have to give the Darwin Awards:-)

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Pamela J. Evans <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
> 
> The only problem w/ that is what if you get the same dimwits as
were on
> the McDonalds jury? Where they made them pay the spaz that spilled
> coffee on herself? What were they thinking??
> 
> 
> Oy.
> 
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 01:40:32 -0500
> 
> >Love your solution, Lynda...might just be worth getting sued for 
> >just to see one of those vandals get his just desserts:-) Not only
> >that, but you'd nail the perpetrator and destroying mailboxes is a
> >Federal offense...(evil grin)
> >
> >Have the same problem here periodically - mostly in summer. 
Really
> >annoying.  I always cringe when I see a new house go up with some
> >expensive decorative mailbox as I know it's not long for this
world.
> >
> >Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> >mtalt@hort.net
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> >> From: Lynda Young <lyoung@grindertaber.com>
> >> 
> >> Sounds like mailbox bashing is the sport of choice in your area,
> >too.
> >> Our local jerks have even managed to knock over mailboxes set in
> >> mortared brick pillars. When we moved to the county we had a
friend
> >who
> >> is a metal smith make us a  mailbox of 1" thick plate steel and
> >mounted
> >> it on a hollow steel pole set in and filled with concrete.  The
> >vandals
> >> can't even dent it.  Of course, we'll probably be sued one of
these
> >days
> >> by the family of some kid who sustains a stress fracture in his
arm
> >when
> >> he swings at it with a baseball bat while driving down the road!
> >> 
> >> Lynda
> >> Zone 7 - West TN
> >
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