Awgertoo@aol.com wrote:
>Thanks for your hospitality this summer when I passed through Marquette on
>the way to Conclave. As I drove across the UP I saw that many of the
>mailboxes
>seemed to have some kind of pivotting design and I surmised that it had
>something to do with keeping them above the snow as it was plowed to the
>roadside.
>Can you explain this function?
>
>
Reason for pivoting design is to minimize the damage caused by the snow being
tossed to the side by the snowplows travelling at 45+ mph. Without the pivot
the boxes are either severely dented or can be found in the ditch. Have it
happen to me several times.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
Alan Schultz
57BJ8
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