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steve-gilbert
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Has anyone ever mounted a mailbox on?ÿ?ÿ a tripod? Mine was knocked down today and I have some old tripods which got me?ÿwonder if it can easily be done.

 
Posted : August 21, 2018 11:44 am
foggyidea
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I've been planning that myself!?ÿ But, not yet

 
Posted : August 21, 2018 12:01 pm
bill93
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The problem with a tripod setup is that the mailbox does not project beyond the legs, and the legs hinder access.?ÿ If you get creative and don't set the tripod in the normal manner, it loses the visual effect.

my $0.00

 
Posted : August 21, 2018 12:07 pm
a-harris
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TxDot will replace whatever you use with their own standard mailbox post.

 
Posted : August 21, 2018 12:24 pm
foggyidea
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Does TXDOT have jurisdiction over all roads?

 
Posted : August 21, 2018 12:50 pm

a-harris
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Only the TxDot roads, rural roads most everything is used.

Postman can complain if it is difficult to deliver mail.

Postmaster has final say about type of mailbox everywhere.

 
Posted : August 21, 2018 12:56 pm
a-harris
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Only the TxDot roads, rural roads most everything is used.

Postman can complain if it is difficult to deliver mail.

Postmaster has final say about type of mailbox everywhere.

 
Posted : August 21, 2018 12:57 pm
stacy-carroll
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Been there, done that. My son had the idea, I just implemented it.

 
Posted : August 21, 2018 2:33 pm
jimmy-cleveland
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A good friend of mine, Andrew Stokes, has his office mailbox on a tripod. It is pretty cool.

 
Posted : August 21, 2018 7:43 pm
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Posted by: Jimmy Cleveland

A good friend of mine, Andrew Stokes, has his office mailbox on a tripod. It is pretty cool.

I drive by that mailbox twice a day.?ÿ I'll stop and get a picture of it if I don't forget.

 
Posted : August 22, 2018 7:42 am

tommy-young
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Here is the aforementioned mailbox.

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Posted : August 24, 2018 8:37 am
stephen-ward
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I'd move it to a different spot everyday just to mess with the mailman.

 
Posted : August 24, 2018 8:42 am
scott-ellis
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Or raise/ lower it every few days to mess with the mailman.?ÿ

 
Posted : August 24, 2018 8:57 am
daniel-ralph
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A plumb bob would look right.?ÿ

 
Posted : August 24, 2018 9:27 am
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Posted by: Stephen Ward

I'd move it to a different spot everyday just to mess with the mailman.

You like to work too much, those feet are set in concrete.

 
Posted : August 24, 2018 9:32 am

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Posted : August 24, 2018 12:01 pm
flyin-solo
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well, since we're already in the vicinity of a hijacked thread...

bout a year ago i bought some land in an old large tract subdivision that seems to be inhabited by a few distinct demographic groups, the common element between all being a leave-me-the-f-alone mentality.

was driving around just getting a lay of the land right after we closed, and found this mailbox in front of one of my neighbor's place, bout a 1/4 mile up the road.?ÿ sums up the place pretty well:

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Posted : August 26, 2018 10:48 am
rj-schneider
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I'd driven by that mailbox, or one very similar, outside New Braunfels or Seguin. Trying to remember back to exactly where; this was '06 when I saw it.

 
Posted : August 26, 2018 1:23 pm
flyin-solo
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this one is about 20 minutes south of Bastrop. And youƒ??d have to be pretty good and lost to stumble across it.

 
Posted : August 26, 2018 1:31 pm