[gatotom]

usually on or before HS graduation, the mailbox derby would happen. I lost two or three mailboxes and then I got even.

Went to welder and he made a 4x4 1/4 inch steel tube frame, a L shape with angle brace posted into a 4 bag concrete hole. Mailbox is a 1/4 inch steel plate.

Next season, all mailboxes in our row were smashed expect mine, it had a dent but the broken bat laid on the ground. That was 20 yrs ago, its still standing among 20 other mailboxes.

Not only mailbox baseball can destroy mailboxes but winter snow destroys them also. County truck comes thru fast and with heavy wet snow, that mows mailboxes down also.