We need a new mailbox! As you can see, our mailbox is an embarrassment. However, we can't seem to decide on what kind of mailbox to replace it with. You all know how hard it is for us to make a decision.
Remember what I said about rust in Hawaii? Illinois with its extreme temperatures never rusted our mailbox there.
We walked around the neighborhood to check out what sort of mailbox everybody else had.
We have no idea why this mailbox was in a bucket.
Some of the mailbox stands were even more interesting than the mailbox itself.
This mailbox stand was made of gears and cogs.
Then there were the mailboxes with big bushes around it.
Perhaps this barbed wire creation was to ward away potential mail thieves.
We found this surfboard mailbox stand very appropriate for Hawaii.
Once we're done choosing our windows, we'll have to decide on a nice, sturdy mailbox.
Remember what I said about rust in Hawaii? Illinois with its extreme temperatures never rusted our mailbox there.
We walked around the neighborhood to check out what sort of mailbox everybody else had.
We have no idea why this mailbox was in a bucket. 
Some of the mailbox stands were even more interesting than the mailbox itself.
This mailbox stand was made of gears and cogs.
Then there were the mailboxes with big bushes around it.
Perhaps this barbed wire creation was to ward away potential mail thieves.
We found this surfboard mailbox stand very appropriate for Hawaii.
Once we're done choosing our windows, we'll have to decide on a nice, sturdy mailbox.
You'll have to personalise it! Mailboxes aren't seen a lot in UK - usually the postie brings the mail to the house and puts it through the letter box in the door. Houses which are fenced with security fences have mailboxes but they're dull affairs compared to the ones I've seen on various blogs:-)
ReplyDeleteIs that really barbed wire on one of them? What's with that?
ReplyDeleteWell, happy mail box hunting.
I just love the research you do before buying a new thing .These mailbox are very interesting to look at.The winner for me is the 'barbed wire'one-never seen anything like this before(lol).
ReplyDeleteI hope you find the perfect mailbox and stand for it! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteCute post, Kay! Good luck with your mail box hunt.
ReplyDeleteWell I am sure that eventually you'll come up with a very original mailbox! Please show us a photo!
ReplyDeleteI've seen one where the support was a metal winged dragon. Some folks are very creative.
ReplyDeleteThose are some weird boxes! Maybe you should go with something plastic since rust is a problem. Good luck making another decision. Ya'll are getting a lot done!
ReplyDeletehow fun, sounds like your projects are getting smaller. lol!
ReplyDeletewhat an interesting mailbox collection! Can't wait to see what you end up choosing.
ReplyDeleteYou guys never run out of things to choose and decide. Every time you write about it I smile. You really have a lot to choose from with the mailboxes. I loved the one with the surf board stand.
ReplyDeleteToo cool! We have HOA so all the mail boxes in our neighborhood are black on a white post. Well some white posts like ours need to be painted because it is green from mold due to the humidity. We just painted it last summer.
ReplyDeleteThose pics were great. You could almost make a coffee table book of mailboxes, so many different kinds. Didn't really think about that. Good luck with your choice!
ReplyDeletevery whimsical assortment of mailbox photos. I'd keep the mailbox that you already have though, more safe and un-attractive to prying hands.
ReplyDeleteWe just put up a new mailbox and I had a hard time picked one out.. it has cardinals on it...
ReplyDeleteYour mailbox looks like ours, except in order to be a real twin, it must leeeeeeeaaaaan over more, 20 to 30 degrees outta do it!
ReplyDeleteI think the bucket was to hold the cement... next time you are there trying moving it 2 or 3 feet to the right. Then next time, the same distance to the left. You can be the inspiration for a new children's novel, The Mailbox Who Wouldn't Stay Still.
Somewhere in hawaii a lonely engine is missing its camshaft. Looks like a big one, too. Might be a bus. "You can run your bus or you can have your mail; but ya can't do both." Old engines don't fade away, they get your mail.
walt
Oh yeah, the barbed wire.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about you guys, but I've never found a more successful solution to guard our mailbox from all the cattle rampaging up and down our street. Before the barbed wire, we almost had a milk shortage, da buggahs would just lay around all day reading junkmail and sniffing those free perfume scratch and sniff thingies.
walt