Help! Neighbors keep blocking our mailbox

[micki76]

Originally posted by amoore
I would just go to the law about it. My brother- in -law had to do that, when some neighbors was using his mailbox for target practice.
I guess you could try the signs first. That might work.

There's nothing the postmaster or the police can do, unless they're actually doing damage to the mailbox.

I can't move it, it's the large brick kind.

My husband and I are going over when they get home to talk to them one more time. I won't be as nice as he's been.

I don't want to piss them off too badly since I share a fence with them and don't want anything done to my dogs. Valerie's right, you can't just have someone's car towed because it's in your way.

If they don't stop this time I'm going to get nasty though, and just keep the dogs in when we're not home.

[Soledad]

Why not sprinkle some broken glass and nails in front of your mailbox?

[amoore]

Soledad has the best idea! LoL!

[Fox-Gal]

I can't belive the police can't do anything about it. You would think that it would be a crime to interfere with the deliver of mail. It's a crime to go into another persons mail box, shouldn't it be for stoping mail from being delivered?

I wish you luck with it....go get a B.O. Box, have your mail temporally forward for now and then block your mail box till they get the hint. Mean while have your guest block their box, see how they like it. When they come complain to you, just tell them you will respect their box if they do the same for you.


You know anyone who has a extra car they can leave by their box for a little while? Just a week of that and they will get the hint. I had a problem with a neighbor leaving their trash out, blocking my driveway years ago......So I blocked theirs. Problem was solved. They stoped it.

[Crikit]

Smite them, smite them with a vengence for vexing you so varily

You know I've always wanted to use that in a post

[amoore]

Micki, I am sorry you are having so much trouble with your neighbor. I don't know how they can treat such a nice person like you are, that way.

Maybe another talk with them will help. I wish you goodluck.

[micki76]

So we go over and talk to them last night when they got home. They are (as always) very apologetic and called 2 of their teens out that were home, and told them not to park there, that they were blocking our box. Said it wouldn’t happen again.

So as I pull out of the alleyway this morning, I glance over to look and see where they’re all parked (petty, I know). Right in front of my box, of course! Now, I know that was overnight parking and that they may move the cars by post time, but if someone had complained to me 4+ times I wouldn’t park there at anytime.

Thanks for all your suggestions. If this doesn’t work, I’ll try the signs and. I think I’ll check with the city to see how to get some sort of ordinance in place.

Soledad - while I like the idea of the nails and glass, the postal carrier most likely wouldn’t.

Tracy – LMAO. Won’t you smite them for me?

[Crikit]

Originally posted by micki76
Tracy – LMAO. Won’t you smite them for me?

Hmmm, I guess I could do that I will however require some cherry coke, some sour cherry coke bottles, peanut M&M's and a hockey stick (my smiting weapon of choice) oh and some good smiting music.

In case you can't tell I need lots of sugar to do some really good smiting.

[Uabassoon]

LOL tracy that sure is a lot of sugar!

[micki76]

Originally posted by Crikit
Hmmm, I guess I could do that I will however require some cherry coke, some sour cherry coke bottles, peanut M&M's and a hockey stick (my smiting weapon of choice) oh and some good smiting music.

In case you can't tell I need lots of sugar to do some really good smiting.

Not sure what constitutes "good smiting music" but I'm sure I can get if you require it.

Mmmmm... peanut M&M's...
(said ala Homer)

[dukedogsmom]

Cherry Coke is wonderful! I'll do some smiting for that! And, the police can't do anything because it's what's called a civil problem. No laws are being broken. I still say to check with the zoning board if problem is still occuring.