Someone ran over a couple mailboxes near my house last night. My box, which fell victim to the attack, is on the same post as my neighbors across the streets and in their yard. The man is almost 75 years old and had heart surgery last year. I found him outside looking at the debris this morning and he had a solution. He was going to attach the snapped off top part to a new post that he bought and call it good. I didnt exactly understand what his plan was so I left him to it. Periodically Id look out and see him wandering around his front yard, back to his car, to the garage, yard, car, garage, etcetera. So I went out and let him know that if he wanted Id be happy to take care of it. For $20 in lumber and an hour at my friends workshop I can rebuild the entire stand. I felt like I was taking his manhood away. Here I am, half his age and Im the one whos going to help him. Reluctantly he agreed. I took the new mail box that he purchased (his was destroyed) and will be building the new stand this evening.
