Mailbox

Once upon a time a stucco mailbox resided at the end of our driveway.  It lived a quiet, useful life, was well behaved, never offended anyone, just stood there minding its own business.  Why then, I ask you, did it get hit twice by vehicles in the last 4 years?  Our elderly neighbor lady hit it first, minor damage only, and she paid for the repair.  That same neighbor lady contacted us recently and informed us that the mailbox was hit again - and totaled.  She didn't do it this time, doesn't even drive anymore.

RIP

We had the remains interred in the local landfill, sans ceremony.

Why didn't the asshole hit that rusted out piece of crap mailbox instead of mine?

It would cost about $400 to replace the mailbox in kind.  Not gonna do that.  Instead, we're thinking about a gabion, a heavy duty steel mesh box filled with rocks.  We really like the gabion look.  The pix below shows one ready for rocks.

The pix below shows another design, complete with rocks.

So, I have to find a gabion guy in LHC.  Gabions aren't listed in the yellow pages, guess I'll call steel fabrication outfits.  Maybe the gabion will survive the impact of the next dipstick hit and run driver, cause major damage to his/her vehicle - and, just maybe - inspire Ms/Mr Dipstick to use the rear view mirror.