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   Michael_Rimoldi | Jan 27, 2002 04:21am | #1

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   Side view. Gray box is for solar-powered light which will be added later...MUCH later.

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   Ralph_Wicklund | Jan 27, 2002 04:49am | #2

   *What's that on the top? Big black jellybeans?

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   Pro-Dek | Jan 27, 2002 05:14am | #3

   *Nice Mike- You don't have to worry about them little pranksters knockin that one over. Yeah! what are those little black things on top?Bob

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   Michael_Rimoldi | Jan 27, 2002 06:27am | #4

   *Guys, Those are cast iron finials. Just some ornamentaion as I thought the top looked too flat without some iron work or something on it. The finials I found were the exact diameter that fit into the holes in the brick. I epoxyed them in too so some neighbor kid didn't decide to pull them out and see if he could throw a fastball through the kitchen window. I wanted some of the real sharp looking spiked ones but there were quite pricey for the number I needed and it also made it look too "haunted house like" to my better half. Women...Jeez.Mike

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   RonTeti | Jan 27, 2002 09:24am | #5

   *Man Mike thats great. I see you really increased your property value as I didnt see a chevy parked in the front :)

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   Luka_ | Jan 27, 2002 10:28am | #6

   *Yup, they can't knock that one over without doing some damage to their car or something else.This is the kind that they light several M-1000's in.

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   Michael_Rimoldi | Jan 27, 2002 04:01pm | #7

   *Ron, Oh, I guess you couldn't see the TWO Chevys parked on the side??? ;)Mike

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   Gunner_1750 | Jan 27, 2002 06:42pm | #8

   *My Dad used to have one of those built out of brick like that. The only ones ever trying to knock it over were my sisters backing out of the drive.

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   Joe_Hennessey | Jan 27, 2002 06:49pm | #9

   *Worried 'bout hurricanes?

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   Michael_Rimoldi | Jan 27, 2002 07:28pm | #10

   *Joe, Hurricanes, neighbor kids learning to drive and the retired couple down the street.. ;)Mike

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   Mr.T | Jan 28, 2002 03:32am | #11

   *Even the snow plow drivers will think twice before they bouce foff of that!you got a steel rienforced footing going to below the frostline?Mr T

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   Michael_Rimoldi | Jan 28, 2002 04:16am | #12

   *Mr. T. Whats a snow plow? (just kidding) I live in Florida and fortunately we don't have to shovel the rain. But it does have a 16" foundation with #5 rebar uprights and poured cells in the center column of blocks. Overkill? Yes, indeed! But like I said, it was all left over materials.Mike

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   Mr.T | Jan 30, 2002 04:56am | #13

   *A kid on my floor in college got his hand messed up pretty bad when him and his buddys were throwing beer bottles a mailboxes from a car. Seems he kept missing and leaned way out to make sure he got the next one, well he leaned a little to far and the bottle and his hand hit the mailbox at the same time! OUCH!!If he had tried that on yours they would have had to sew his whole arm back on!Nice work!T

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    Michael_Rimoldi | Jan 30, 2002 06:17am | #14

    *T,Thanks. Thinking of that story, maybe I should seal the brick so any blood would wash off? Oh, thats gross!Mike

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    bungalow_jeff | Jan 30, 2002 04:11pm | #15

    *Leave the blood as a message to others.

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    Stray_ | Jan 30, 2002 06:06pm | #16

    *Rented a farmhouse in the country. Local kids would drive by, one leaning out the window with a baseball bat. Went down the road several times playing "t-ball" with everyone's metal boxes.I was always tempted to fill my box full with quickcrete and watch the kid's arm fall off...but then I'd-a probably been sued.

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    bungalow_jeff | Jan 31, 2002 08:43am | #17

    *There was a letter to Modern Steel Construction with plans for a mail box using a concrete filled steel post and a square hollow structural shape for the box. A 1/4" steel plate was used as the door and end wall. Just imagine, you could have one fabricated out of weathering steel and really fool the kids.