On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 13:00:32 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 10/17/2018 10:46 AM, Tim wrote:

4:36 AMMr. Luddite
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Many towns here in MA frown on or ban setting mailbox posts in concrete.
Too many snowplows are damaged.

.......

I take it they don’t care about damages to your mailbox?

Also, what’s that say about the plow operator?



Every winter many mailboxes are lost due to plows. Don't necessarily
need to hit the post with the plow. Sometimes just the snow the
plow is lifting and throwing is enough.

In rural areas it's also difficult for the plow operator to see
the edge of the road or to judge how close he comes to mailbox
posts. It's hard to imagine but a plow doing 25-30 mph can
sustain some damage if it hits a post low that is in concrete ...
especially with the ground frozen.


It strikes me that in snowplow country it might be worth while setting
a higher pole on the edge of the road with a reflector on it to tip
the plow operator off where the road is. That seems pretty common out
west.