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Atticus

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3. I possess a large bolt cutter. Can anyone tell me what the penalty would be for

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Sun Aug 16, 2020, 07:29 PM

Aug 2020

"removing an impediment intentionally installed as an attempt to delay or halt properly stamped US mail"?

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More shenanigans: Mailbox openings are being locked shut [View all] ecstatic Aug 2020 OP

Nancy get onto the shit asap! triron Aug 2020 #1

RIGHT NOW!!!!! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #2

I possess a large bolt cutter. Can anyone tell me what the penalty would be for Atticus Aug 2020 #3

You suddenly reminded me of Cool Hand Luke cutting the heads off parking meters... Hekate Aug 2020 #7

"What we have here---is a failure to communicate!" nt Atticus Aug 2020 #9

Definitely my favorite line. nt Hekate Aug 2020 #11

I'm kinda partial to "I don't care if it rains and freezes Atticus Aug 2020 #17

Was that in Cool Hand Luke, too?! Hekate Aug 2020 #21

Yup. Luke sang it sitting on a bunk just after finding out his mom had died. I think he was Atticus Aug 2020 #22

I like "Callin' it your job don't make it right, boss." Mr.Bill Aug 2020 #28

A good choice. Hard to select just a couple "favorites" from that movie. nt Atticus Aug 2020 #31

Agree! FailureToCommunicate Aug 2020 #35

... FailureToCommunicate Aug 2020 #34

"50 eggs in a hour" PSPS Aug 2020 #18

It works not help flyingfysh Aug 2020 #40

I cannot, but you can bet your sweet bippy that if YOU had locked that mailbox shut, Volaris Aug 2020 #41

Holy Effin' SHIT!!! progressive nobody Aug 2020 #4

Post Offices in high crime areas have been doing that for years after last pickup. Hoyt Aug 2020 #5

Burbank is high crime? dsc Aug 2020 #6

Solid middle class. tinrobot Aug 2020 #8

Do we have to be as gullible as GOPers. Here's a photo from 2016. Hoyt Aug 2020 #13

Thank you! That's a relief! renate Aug 2020 #16

I totally agree, but we ought to Fact Check too. Hoyt Aug 2020 #20

+1 chowder66 Aug 2020 #33

It's all part of the plan... not_the_one Aug 2020 #38

Well, I just read a NYT article saying if the post office slows things down, it'll hurt GOPers more Hoyt Aug 2020 #42

It is of they voted for clinton. Volaris Aug 2020 #43

Photo looks like daytime to me. nt. druidity33 Aug 2020 #10

Last pickup at 5:00 PM. Hoyt Aug 2020 #12

long shadows. check the shadows. demigoddess Aug 2020 #25

And it's sunday Beaverhausen Aug 2020 #46

Interesting. I've never seen that and there's quite a bit of crime near the Kroger Plaza ecstatic Aug 2020 #15

I suspect smart Post Office thieves are more likely to go for stuff in Hollywood. Hoyt Aug 2020 #23

OK. The twitter user needs to check again tomorrow during business hours ecstatic Aug 2020 #24

That's a good idea. Believe me, I understand the paranoia and distrust. Hoyt Aug 2020 #26

I'll vouch for this catchnrelease Aug 2020 #29

They say they aren't destroying shanti Aug 2020 #14

OFGAWD SAKE.......SERIOUSLY??? a kennedy Aug 2020 #19

RWers bring an AK 47 to a gunfight... DSandra Aug 2020 #36

Speak for yourself. ehrnst Aug 2020 #47

We are always on the defensive, if we were a well run party... DSandra Aug 2020 #50

Well, there is one guy... ehrnst Aug 2020 #51

Do they know appalachiablue Aug 2020 #27

Nancy needs to declare this idiot insane & take over running our country ASAP! Illumination Aug 2020 #30

Right, because the constitution totally gives that power to the Speaker of the House. ehrnst Aug 2020 #48

OMG Ehrnst! Just found out they're going to drill iin the Artic!!!!!! I'm so upset! Illumination Aug 2020 #49

I take it you were being facetious? ehrnst Aug 2020 #52

Hello ehrnst. Not joking @ all! Just upset about more of Trump's "shenanigans" & destroying our Illumination Aug 2020 #53

Why are postal employees following these orders? Pepsidog Aug 2020 #32

Many drop boxes you can't put a package in anymore bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #37

Good points. We definitely need to monitor the pick up times as well ecstatic Aug 2020 #39

Those red blockades on the drop boxes could use some "Make America Great Again" stickers Blue Owl Aug 2020 #44

WTF!!! I don't like seeing the 'junked mail sorting machine' photo either... liberalla Aug 2020 #45

Trump will say DFW Aug 2020 #54