# Easily repairable mailbox ideas

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easily-repairable-mailbox-ideas/823119>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 18, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easily-repairable-mailbox-ideas/823119 "2018-10-18T01:32:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easily-repairable-mailbox-ideas/823119/41 "2018-10-20T12:27:45Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> [Parking in front of a liquor store](https://i.imgur.com/M7HrfwT.jpg).

Sure, but after I posted last night I got sucked into bollard design and apparently an 8" post 48" deep in a 24" footing can stop a 4,500 pound car going 35 mph. I’m not saying use the piece of crap from the liquor store I’m saying us the ones they guard army bases with.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easily-repairable-mailbox-ideas/823119/42 "2018-10-20T14:20:16Z")

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It was meant to be funny, not a comment on the strength of bollards.

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