Years ago some kids took great pleasure in driving around our neighborhood banging up mailboxes. As soon as you replaced your mailbox they returned and smashed it in again. Eventually it was written as a lost cause and a good amount of people switched to P.O. boxes. A couple of years back I purchased a mailbox and installed it. I figured that trouble had passed. I guess I thought wrong.

I went out to check the mailbox today to see if there was any mail since I’m expecting a package and this was the sight that greeted me.

Now, since I’ve been checking the mailbox religiously and keeping an eye out for the mailman when he drives by I can tell you that my mailbox was not like this yesterday. It was perfectly fine and in working order. Last night I heard some sort of commotion but I shrugged it off as one of the dogs causing a ruckus they’re persistent when it comes to chasing squirrels, raccoons, and (sadly enough) skunks so hearing them crash into trashcans is not an uncommon sound. I suppose I should have gone out to check after all.

There is no way to close the box properly, it’ practically falling off its mount as well, so I’ll have to buy a new one more than likely. I’m thinking a much sturdier type this time around. Of course, I suspect I should seriously consider investing in some video surveillance equipment lest the next mailbox suffer the same fate.

I just really can’t see the point of banging up mailboxes. It’s rude and if you’re caught it’s a federal crime to boot. What the hell is the point of this? It’s just another expense I’ve got now, an expense I just really can’t afford at all.