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Thread ID: 102913	2009-09-06 10:19:00	Mailbox vandalism	legod (4626)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
807261	2009-09-06 13:40:00	For the baseball-bat type I suggest a decoy letterbox filled with concrete...	Agent_24 (57)
807262	2009-09-06 21:36:00	Has anyone else suffered from the hands of these idiotic, brainless morons? Neighbours, which was designed as a Truck - was stolen. Thought someone must have liked it but it was found trashed in the river later. Then her replacement - a standard boring tin box, had oil tipped all over it. Our chainsaw oil to be exact.	pctek (84)
807263	2009-09-06 22:05:00	Our wooden letterbox has had a very troubled existence and I think it must have lived in Afghanistan in a previous life. It has been kicked to pieces by hoons visiting neighbours across the rod (twice), run over by a courier van backing out of our driveway (charged him $50), wrenched off its mount by other hoons (unknown), and blown up with a bomb. We knew who did the bombing and extracted significant retribution by means not appropriate to print here, but deeply satisfying and with long lasting effects on the perpetrators that they will remember for the rest of their lives. Not only did we extract retribution, but they also did another box in the neighbourhood, were recognised, and the Police nabbed them in short order. The driver lost his restricted license for carrying passengers and his accomplices were suitably punished via the law as well. Our box still stands proud at the top of the drive with no visible evidence of multiple trauma. I have policy of fixing it before they get back to survey their efforts and I don't put it together too strongly so it doesn't get too badly broken up, not even by a rather large bomb. We got a present of a couple of litres of VERY dirty engine oil tipped down our drive (starting right beside the letterbox) some time after that, about the time it takes to get a license back! It cleaned up in no time with degreaser and a water blaster and didn't dampen our satisfaction with the meted punishments one little bit. Revenge is sweet. :thumbs: Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
807264	2009-09-06 23:14:00	Yep, two kids aged 15 and 17 did almost our whole street once, smashing boxes and ripping off the numbers. They got caught by some neighbours who were out on their deck having a birthday party. Five of them went across the road and held onto them until the police arrived. Probably given a "community" sentence and told they were naughty boys! LL :annoyed:	lakewoodlady (103)
807265	2009-09-07 00:03:00	Our wooden letterbox was hit several times but now I have moved it higher so that it is difficult to kick, and have added a padlock so the hinged flap cannot be ripped off. I also secured it three ways: Three brackets underneath, two sheet metal fasteners from the top to the fence, and also screwed to the fence from inside. BTW, I considered a stainless steel letterbox but thought it would be too easy for the X#@!'ers to scratch - at least wood can be filled, sanded, and painted. A neighbour's picket fence was vandalized so he put carpet edging (with all those little spiky nails protruding) behind the pickets. Another person I know who nearly had his car stolen (he heard it being broken and thwarted the theft) drove a dozen nails through a thin board, placed it on the car seat and covered it with a dark towel, hoping the thief would try it again. :lol: What about installing a mercury switch connected to a battery powered alarm?	Strommer (42)
807266	2009-09-07 03:02:00	Have you contacted the company that made the letter box to complain that it isn't secure? It is advertised as being secure, and those things are ugly, so you would expect it to be secure to offset it's appearence . There website states Considerable market research demonstrates Security Letterbox appeals to people who want security and peace of mind and know their mail and personal information is secure when they are away from home . Obviously it isn't, so is it a defect, or false advertising . At the very least they should be contacted to inform them that it isn't secure .	robbyp (2751)
807267	2009-09-07 03:05:00	Have you contacted the company that made the letter box to complain that it isn't secure? It is advertised as being secure, and those things are ugly, so you would expect it to be secure to offset it's appearence . There website states Considerable market research demonstrates Security Letterbox appeals to people who want security and peace of mind and know their mail and personal information is secure when they are away from home . Obviously it isn't, so is it a defect, or false advertising . At the very least they should be contacted to inform them that it isn't secure . Security is a relative concept . They are secure enough to stand up to most casual tampering, but won't resist serious abuse . A good analogy is barrel locks (almost everybody's external house doors use these) - most people would consider them to be fairly secure, but they are trivially easy to pick . However they are enough to discourage a casual snooper .	Erayd (23)
807268	2009-09-07 03:13:00	See and if you vandalized the vandalizers you'll be vandalized by the court system. Remember that! :p	Cato (6936)
807269	2009-09-07 05:55:00	This year I'll be putting up CCTV cameras to try and catch whoever is that's responsible as I'm sick of having to clean up the mess they leave behind. Forget the cameras. Just stand outside with a pot of coffee. And a shotgun.	ubergeek85 (131)
807270	2009-09-07 06:01:00	Forget the cameras. Just stand outside with a pot of coffee. And a shotgun. Standing with a shot guns gets you arrested unfortunately. As far as CCTVs go, nothing you can do about it even if you find the perps, they get a slap on the wrists and you will never get your money back. Dummy cams can be a decent deterrent though.	Cato (6936)
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