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[NoTrespassing]

I noticed one of my five gallon buckets had been run over the other day. It was crushed and broken. Since we have basically no one driving into our driveway, I questioned the wife first. She denied running it over and there was no damage on the SUV. The bucket was sitting right next to the driveway in a flower patch with a birdbath. When I was mowing yesterday I notices the concrete birdbath was in pieces on the ground. It had been run over with the bucket.

I'm sure it was the propane delivery truck who also failed to leave a bill. We have 10 days to pay the bill to receive a discount. I guess it's a good thing he ran over the birdbath or I would have paid the bill late and not received the discount LOL. I've talked to the manager who didn't offer to compensate us.

 

[paulsharvey]

That sucks. I also do to some degree get a company denying it, cause you know they probably get a dozen claims every year for driveway damage to septic tanks to people wanting an entire yard resodded over a tire rut. If it wasn't foe the fraudsters out there, I think business's could deal with people more honestly, but as things are, they look at every claim as someone with their hand out for free cash...

 

[oosik]

Last week somebody crushed my garbage can. I know what happened. It fell out of the hydraulic lift as it was being lifted up into the garbage truck. The funky plastic wheels were smashed. It will no longer stand up to be collected.

Not a word - not a peep. However - the garbage company gladly will replace - free of charge. I have a sneaky suspension - I'm not the only one. AND - they are fully aware of how this happened.

 

[dodge man]

Don’t get me started on the garbage pickup. They miss us every once in a while and it ticks me off to no end. I’ve also got cracks in the bottom of two of my cans, nice large ones I paid for.

 

[oosik]

Dodge Man - I wonder. When those hydraulic garbage trucks lower the empty can - is it possible they don't release it soon enough and smash it on the ground.

Whatever - those poor plastic wheels on mine really took a hit. And I know it wasn't the raccoons. They have managed to tip it over before. Now the garbage can is really heavy. I only have collection once per month.

 

[Dftodd]

Someone smoked my mailbox a couple months back.

Someone scooted to close to the pavement and popped off into the ditch mowing it down.

If it was someone intentionally doing it, they have a rude awakening if they hit it again.

This time around I used a thick walled pipe and concreted it into the ground.

 

[Topzide]

Someone smoked my mailbox a couple months back.

Someone scooted to close to the pavement and popped off into the ditch mowing it down.

If it was someone intentionally doing it, they have a rude awakening if they hit it again.

This time around I used a thick walled pipe and concreted it into the ground.

Be careful about that. I hope that it's totally on your property and not in the R/W for city - county - state. You could be sued for any damage that may be caused! That's why all highway signs have holes drilled in the 4x4s for break-away, and the square strut is set in a larger size to slide out of. Just want t9 pass along the info before something happens and a lawyer gets involved! Have seen what happens when someone hit one of those brick mailbox posts! Cost the homeowner a new car and then some!

 

[paulsharvey]

Be careful about that. I hope that it's totally on your property and not in the R/W for city - county - state. You could be sued for any damage that may be caused! That's why all highway signs have holes drilled in the 4x4s for break-away, and the square strut is set in a larger size to slide out of. Just want t9 pass along the info before something happens and a lawyer gets involved! Have seen what happens when someone hit one of those brick mailbox posts! Cost the homeowner a new car and then some!

I thought the same thing, but decided not to post it. There is a good reason for "clear zone" recoverable distance, and crash rated stuff close to the road.

Some of these mail boxes, I've seen 8" DIP, rail road rail, ect, could easily cause a relatively minor crash to be fatal.

Everything within a specific distance, based on speed/road classification, is designed to not cause additional hazards.

Not trying to be the police, safety guy, or whatever, but you kill a 16 year old who was screwing around, it's going to haunt you.

 

[Dftodd]

Be careful about that. I hope that it's totally on your property and not in the R/W for city - county - state. You could be sued for any damage that may be caused! That's why all highway signs have holes drilled in the 4x4s for break-away, and the square strut is set in a larger size to slide out of. Just want t9 pass along the info before something happens and a lawyer gets involved! Have seen what happens when someone hit one of those brick mailbox posts! Cost the homeowner a new car and then some!

Mine isn't that stable. Summer it would probably due some damage to the bumper with the ground being hard. Winter time with the ditch soft, they would probably just mow it over.

Mine isn't installed any differently then the others along the road.

I would be more concerned with the brick enclosure on the one up the street.

Daughter has a brick one that's been hit twice now.

Both times, the person who hit it had to pay for it.

 

[BackRoad]

Wait Mr. Dftodd...the same person hit it TWICE???