How should I handle this (neighbor question)

DrBoost wrote:

foxtrapper wrote:

DrBoost wrote: But next time if it's a kid I won't bother calling the cops. I'll handle it myself!!

Then you are an idiot. If there is ever a time not to handle it on your own, that would be it.

What I mean is, if this guy hit's one of my kids I won't call the cops. I'll go down there and end his life. I'm not making a threat, simply an observation. And yes, I'll end up in jail but the justice system is not just. The dude will walk after mowing down my kids and I will not let that happen. Just typing that make my blood boil....

And your children grow up feeling loved because daddy abandoned them. Daddy wanted to be stupid and live in prison instead of living at home with them.

Maybe they'll be raised by a single mom, and enjoy talking with you through glass about the neat tattoos you now have. Or maybe you'll decide it's better that they never see you again. Great. Or perhaps they can grow up in foster homes, even better! Nothing like living in a group home of strangers to make a child well balanced and secure and loved.

I stand by my words. A family gets harmed, so you celebrate it by completely destroying your family. That sort of action by you would be anything but impressive, noble, or worthwhile. Particularly for your family.

To me it is really simple, but I am old and have been through these situations before

You pay the cops to handle it, let them do it. You should not be involve at all. Not one single bit.

Dr. Boost, I had no idea we were neighbors. I'm glad you brought this little incident up in a public forum. I can't believe you are so stupid as to put your mailbox overhanging the road! In fact the other night your illegally and improperly installed mailbox damaged by Ranger. I have taken it to a a couple body shops and gotten estimates. The way I see it you can either pay the $533.28 to repair my truck or I will be forced to sue you and we can settle this in court. Your mailbox was clearly a hazard, in fact I usually increased my speed to make sure I got around it safely and I think that your actions were detrimental to the safety of the neighborhood children. Thank goodness it was only my fender that was damaged (this time).

If this guy moved in recently, hope he's a renter and will be moving out when his 6 month lease is up...Sounds like the rest of the neighbors are on your side, keep it that way. Crappy neighbors suck. Put up an el-cheapo mail box and hope for the best. If it happens again, call the sarge.

wbjones wrote: many many many yrs ago I drove like a shiny happy person, also drank 10 - 15 beers a night and drove home.... every night of the wk, for ~ 15 yrs.... ( I've since grown up bit.... no more speeding through the neighborhood, and no more drinking and driving) but once I did the same thing to a mail box on the way home ... destroyed it.... went back the next day, they had already replaced it, went home got an envelope and put $30 in it and that night went back and put in their box w/ a note of apology .... doubt if they every figured out who I was, I lived ~ 1/2 mi up the rd. it was about that time that I started the "growing up" phase...

I’m in agreement with your assessment of the situation. In all probability, the person had something to conceal at the time of the accident…drunk, high, warrants, no registration / insurance, something along those lines.

If the individual comes home at a predictable time, you could provide this information to law enforcement and they’d probably be very happy to check the individual out as they’d stand to go from solving the great mail box capper to scoring a DUI or some other high revenue generation offense like that.

Forgive me for skipping over all the posts, but I accidentally found you the PERFECT replacement mailbox:

(or more realistically:)

Oh and I vote C. The only thing worse than a stupid asshat is a stupid asshat with a grudge against you.

1 ... fill paper bag full of dog crap 2 ... put on neighbors door step light on fire

Karl La Follette wrote: 1 ... fill paper bag full of dog crap 2 ... put on neighbors door step light on fire

I think a mailbox made of construction paper would be a more fitting container.

1. put a sign where the mailbox used to be:

$$$ REWARD $$$ For information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who ran over my mailbox.

EYE-WITNESS DESCRIPTION White or Grey Ford Ranger Pickup License Number ______

$$$ REWARD $$$

2 ?

3 Profit

So... Boost... its been over 24hrs now. I'm picturing a scene like where Billy Bear gets his spine ripped out by the Predator after taunting him.

Are you walking the neighborhood wearing his skin like a trophy?

foxtrapper wrote: And your children grow up feeling loved because daddy abandoned them. Daddy wanted to be stupid and live in prison instead of living at home with them. Maybe they'll be raised by a single mom, and enjoy talking with you through glass about the neat tattoos you now have. Or maybe you'll decide it's better that they never see you again. Great. Or perhaps they can grow up in foster homes, even better! Nothing like living in a group home of strangers to make a child well balanced and secure and loved. I stand by my words. A family gets harmed, so you celebrate it by completely destroying your family. That sort of action by you would be anything but impressive, noble, or worthwhile. Particularly for your family.

Yeah, you're right. Just thinking about that got my blood boiling. See what I mean about a temper? THAT'S why I didn't confront the guy.

I vote for picking-up a 2" diameter piece of dowel rod. Place it and a jar of Vaseline on his hood with a note that reads "You've been advised...."

Dude, boost, seriously you live in Michigan. With the economy the way it is where I am (and your only a few miles from me) this guy will lose his house and be on the streets and out of your hair in no time.

No more asshats on your street!

Joey

Call the cops. That's their job.

Failure to do so will make you party to a future incident, if one should occur. Do you want to loose sleep at night thinking you could have helped avoid a child's death?

The guy has already proven his unwillingness to act like a decent neighbor.

Having said that, it doesn't mean you need to stoop to his level. Don't be an ashhat.

If an officer asked me if I wanted to press charges, I'd say no, and invite the guy to dinner.

I've always wondered if you could put some sort of bearing on top of the post, and then mount your mailbox on top. That way if some tool comes along to smash your mailbox, it just gives way and spins back around to hit the schmuck.

sachilles wrote: I've always wondered if you could put some sort of bearing on top of the post, and then mount your mailbox on top. That way if some tool comes along to smash your mailbox, it just gives way and spins back around to hit the schmuck.

I like this... instead of a solid post - one of those that they put on off-ramps that lay down and spring back up... & a lazy susan at the top under the box.

If you could also rig up the laughing clown sound byte from every carnival funhouse it would be completely awesome. You would almost HAVE to place it in the road a little to bait the MB Baseball guys.

TLDR, but BUY THIS, IGNORE NEIGHBOR

Trans_Maro wrote: I had an old timer in at work one day and we got talking about "mailbox baseball" He said it happened to him a few times until he replaced the mailbox with an identical malbox that was filled with concrete.

My Dad's solution was better. After being the victim of mailbox baseball twice in a few weeks, he installed a heavy duty mailbox with a spring in the post. Then sat at the living room window every weekend until somebody tried to destroy it. He whooped and hollered like a kid when the miscreant hit it and it just bounced back.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:

sachilles wrote: I've always wondered if you could put some sort of bearing on top of the post, and then mount your mailbox on top. That way if some tool comes along to smash your mailbox, it just gives way and spins back around to hit the schmuck.

I like this... instead of a solid post - one of those that they put on off-ramps that lay down and spring back up... & a lazy susan at the top under the box. If you could also rig up the laughing clown sound byte from every carnival funhouse it would be completely awesome. You would almost HAVE to place it in the road a little to bait the MB Baseball guys.

That would actually horrify me and scar me for life. I would never touch another mailbox for the rest of my life.

So... AWESOME!!! DO IT!

John Brown wrote: I installed my last mailbox with rebar reinforced brick. It would have eaten that Ranger.

As a teenager my friends and I took part in this country side past time. Now those really neat cinderblock mailboxes are all pretty, and solid too. But when hit with a 4x4 braced to the c pillar of say a late 70's piece of chrysler iron, and hit as if a lance from a horse mounted knight, they don't stand a chance, the 4x4 is toast, and the c pillar takes a whack(really helps if it's a 200$ beater bought just for this purpose) but, the mailbox is toast. The other one, is lye and aluminum foil in a 2 liter bottle, pack of matches and a cigarette as a timer. surrounding bricks are usually ok, but again, the mailbox has no chance.

On the other hand my wife came up with the idea of a "tire wall" on both sides of the mailbox, the last column of the wall closest to the mailbox being reinforced with concrete, that would prob stop most attempts. Just my .02

Chinese Create Black Hole

Befriend the Chinese physicists and place a miniature black hole on either side of your mailbox.

/thread

You could build one of these: Mailbox

Has the neighbor shown any signs of trying to fix his car yet? Getting the fender repaired will probably be much more expensive than replacing your mailbox..

If so, hope it's the lesson they need to learn. If not, then it's a sign that the asshat doesn't really care about anything, and won't learn a damn thing.

IMO, the whole problem here is that since it's your mailbox, if you persue it from that angle, he'll know where you live. Be patient and look for another angle to attack the moron. Observe his behavior over the next couple of weeks. If he continues to drive like an idiot, he'll piss off so many other people that he'll never know which one of you is scattering the carpet tacks on his driveway...

Of course, this advice comes from someone who believes "good fences make good neighbors", and really has very little tolerance for people I don't know personally. I'm one of those folks folks that wouldn't mind if half the world's population vanished, as long as I could pick the half..I know that's wrong, but it's how I feel..

your killing me friedgreen now get off my grass

dont even get me started on holidays

Any updates Dr. Boost?