Love Hate Relationship

Let me begin by saying that we really like having our roads plowed. Really. Would not be happy if we had to drive in a foot or more of snow. Love that snow plow! But......ever since we have lived here we have had an unwelcomed surprise waiting for us after every snow storm. A totally destroyed mail box. We are on our third mailbox and that is not counting all the repairs done in between. And in case you think our mailbox is sitting too close to the road, hidden by snow, etc., making it's demise unavoidable, nothing could be farther from the truth. It sits back from the road, (and has been moved even farther back one mailbox ago), and is visible with reflective numbers. And yet we still seem to be a target. We believe that if he actually misses it the first pass, he backs up and tries for another shot at it. This last time I tied it to the pole and the next morning the mailbox had been hit again, mail in snow and me just a bit peeved.

So Ron invented a plow proof box. It is on a lazy susan base....so if he hits it, it will swing around and avoid too much damage. Yippee! I can't wait for the plow to come at this!

Here it is swung a quarter turn but still attached!!

And here is a pic of the underside with the box back in it's proper position. Works good in trials. so have at it Mr. plowman, we're ready for you now!