I have a RANT .

[HEC]

I live in northern Maine so we don't have to many driving problems up here unless you want to count moose in the road . I do have a rant though about our broke postal service . We have a mail box at the side of the road and our mailman is so lazy he can't even be bothered to close the door even when it is pouring rain . News paper and mail soaking wet today again .

 

[aczlan]

I live in northern Maine so we don't have to many driving problems up here unless you want to count moose in the road . I do have a rant though about our broke postal service . We have a mail box at the side of the road and our mailman is so lazy he can't even be bothered to close the door even when it is pouring rain . News paper and mail soaking wet today again .

Mount a screen door spring inside (such as: MINTCRAFT LR100 Screen Door/Gate Spring, 5/16-Inch - Screen Door Hardware - Amazon.com ) so that it pulls the door shut?

Aaron Z

 

[HEC]

Mount a screen door spring inside (such as: MINTCRAFT LR100 Screen Door/Gate Spring, 5/16-Inch - Screen Door Hardware - Amazon.com ) so that it pulls the door shut?

Aaron Z

He would have to use both hands out his car window , can you imagine his complaints then . He would break that in no time short.

 

[Bird]

It's not unusual for the most common kind of mailboxes to have the little latch bent just a little so it doesn't stay shut when you close it, but it's a relatively easy fix by bending it just a tiny bit. Of course, since I've not seen your box, I sure can't say that's the problem. You may be right about the mail carrier not closing it, but in my experience that would be very unusual; not impossible, but unusual.

 

[HEC]

It's not unusual for the most common kind of mailboxes to have the little latch bent just a little so it doesn't stay shut when you close it, but it's a relatively easy fix by bending it just a tiny bit. Of course, since I've not seen your box, I sure can't say that's the problem. You may be right about the mail carrier not closing it, but in my experience that would be very unusual; not impossible, but unusual.

Oh I make sure everything is in working order and when we have snow storms I make sure he has no problem getting to the box . In the summer when the weather is nice he gets better .

 

[dave1949]

It's not unusual for the most common kind of mailboxes to have the little latch bent just a little so it doesn't stay shut when you close it, but it's a relatively easy fix by bending it just a tiny bit. Of course, since I've not seen your box, I sure can't say that's the problem. You may be right about the mail carrier not closing it, but in my experience that would be very unusual; not impossible, but unusual.

Most of the mail boxes at HD and the local hardware have plastic latch clips. You can find all-metal mailboxes but around here you have to hunt them, or pay quite a bit more for fancier snowplow bait. :laughing: Our mailboxes take a beating in winter and for that reason people don't like to spend much on them. My last box was rusting through from road salt.

 

[HEC]

I do have the metal kind and yes they can take a beating or two during the winter months . I know the plow driver on my road so he is as careful as he can be ,not just with mine but everyones .

 

[Buggs67]

Stop flashing your lights at me - it distracts me from texting!

Good one!

 

[300UGUY]

Most of the mail boxes at HD and the local hardware have plastic latch clips. You can find all-metal mailboxes but around here you have to hunt them, or pay quite a bit more for fancier snowplow bait. :laughing: Our mailboxes take a beating in winter and for that reason people don't like to spend much on them. My last box was rusting through from road salt.

I changed over to a Rubbermaid plastic thingy. It's survived the local rednecks and their baseball bats longer than any metal one has.

 

[Bird]

Most of the mail boxes at HD and the local hardware have plastic latch clips. You can find all-metal mailboxes but around here you have to hunt them, or pay quite a bit more for fancier snowplow bait. :laughing: Our mailboxes take a beating in winter and for that reason people don't like to spend much on them. My last box was rusting through from road salt.

I don't have those problems.