I pass by this ancient mailbox every day on my walks. The old rusty box is nailed to an oak that has to be 150 years old. After 6 years of passing it by I decided to open the box to see if anything was inside. After all, there isn’t even a house nearby to which it could possibly serve anyway. Any home it serviced was long ago torn down I’m sure. I noticed an ancient letter inside as you can see in picture #2. I looked at the post mark date and it said July 7, 1903. Due to age and moisture the addressee on the envelope was not readable, so I opened up the envelope hoping to find some local history and a good story I could share with you. Here is what the letter inside said. “We at Carriage Shield hate to be the bearer of bad news Mr Mallard but the warranty on your buggy has expired. Please take a few minutes to sign up for our 2-horse plan and never worry about those expensive wheel and horseshoe repairs again.”
Gotcha didn’t I! Haha .... Author Unknown.
They did warranties on buggies?
ReplyDeleteedutcher, well hell there's the proof.
DeleteBack in the "before time" (before the tornado) There was a barb wire (farm style, not razor wire) fence around some of the property. There was also an oak tree that grew really close and began to consume the fence. I would say it had consumed it a good six inches or so into itself.
ReplyDeleteSo I find it hard to believe that mailbox being on that tree for that long.
Isn't it amazing I used all those words for something that was supposed to be funny?
Thank you, Odie.
You all be safe and God bless!
LindaG, repeat after me: We're here for fun. LOL!
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