Damage to mail boxes from snow plows is a common problem that occurs
when a plow comes by pushing a huge wave of heavy wet snow that hits the
mailbox. It's not the plow that does the damage, it's the snow. Many
years ago, my clever husband mounted our mailbox on a single bolt driven
into the top of the support post. When heavy snow is expected, he turns
the mail box so the back faces the on-coming plow. This minimizes the
surface area presented to the snow wave. He turns it back once the
threat of a plow run is over, which might be a few days, re-orienting it
only briefly when the mail delivery is expected. Our mailbox has rarely
suffered damage since this change.
Ruth Ann Hendrickson
(She, her)
On 1/8/2022 10:10 PM, Steve Hirsch via Lincoln wrote:
Thanks Sara. I'll contact DPW on Monday. A couple people replied to me
privately that they had mailbox damage as well.
-Steve
On Saturday, January 8, 2022, 08:07:46 PM EST, Sara Mattes
<[email protected]> wrote:
In tha past, if you contact DPW directly, they assist.
Historically, they have been very responsive
Sara
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 8, 2022, at 8:05 PM, Steve Hirsch via Lincoln
<[email protected]> wrote:
I'm asking about street plowing specifically.
--Steve('s iPhone)
On Saturday, January 8, 2022, 7:40 PM, Dan Paul
<[email protected]> wrote:
Are referring to the sidewalk plow?
Our mailbox was definitely hit/damaged by the sidewalk plow —
it’s set too far back for anything else to have hit it.
On Jan 8, 2022, at 7:27 PM, Steve Hirsch via Lincoln
<[email protected]> wrote:
I'm looking for anecdotal evidence to support/refute a theory.
Did anyone have mailbox damage from street plowing after
Friday's storm?
The front door of our mailbox got taken out, and I'm suspecting
it's our plower. I find it unlikely that street plowing would
have caused it given small amount of snow we got from the storm
combined with it being the first of the season.
Thanks,
Steve
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