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Mailbox story time... 8 years ago I heard a sound out front that I had to investigate... some contractor in a big truck accidentally destroyed my mailbox ( this was one of those normal mailboxes encased in a brick structure/monolith about 3 feet x 3 feet and just tall enough to get the box to the right height and of course with some pretty brick work and a nice domed top ).
After getting them to admit it was not my fault
and that they would be responsible I was off to get it rebuilt/replaced.
Well -- I hired a dude to come out and rebuild it. I should have setup a time-lapse camera LOL. It took him all day and cost about 1100 bucks. Of course I got the upgraded mailbox ( a nice big square affair with a locking access hatch ) and the nice white-etched plaque stating my house number since it was not my $$.
Watching this guy remove the old and then slowly build up the new was something else. I couldn't believe it would take that long, require that much effort and patience....for a mailbox!
-klb