About 10 years ago we bought one of those thick, black, plastic mailboxes because mailbox bashing is a popular sport in our town, and our metal one had been bashed so many times that it was dysfunctional.
Not long afterwards, there was another flurry of mailbox bashings. Our plastic one got dented, and the red flag was broken in half with the broken part missing.
This afternoon I arrived at home, checked the mail, and noticed that the mailbox had substantial damage. I opened it up to retrieve the mail, but the mail had not arrived yet. THE FREAKY THING IS THAT INSIDE THE MAILBOX WAS THE OTHER HALF OF THE FLAG THAT WAS BROKEN OFF ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO.
I called the police and asked if there had been any mailbox bashings reported in our neighborhood today. They said no, but they would come out and file a police report. I demonstrated to the police officer that not only when I held the newly-found half of the flag up to the other half of the flag did the jagged edge of the breakage match up, but it was the original color red rather than the faded red of the half that had remained.
The police officer hypothesized that it was the mail carrier who felt guilty. But the mail hadn't arrived yet. And why would the mail carrier keep half a flag for almost 10 years.
My husband and I are racking our brains trying to solve this mystery. Any suggestions?
I'm a little flipped out. My husband is out of town. And BTW frequent readers of this board know about our home invasion about 10 years ago when he was in Japan.
Not long afterwards, there was another flurry of mailbox bashings. Our plastic one got dented, and the red flag was broken in half with the broken part missing.
This afternoon I arrived at home, checked the mail, and noticed that the mailbox had substantial damage. I opened it up to retrieve the mail, but the mail had not arrived yet. THE FREAKY THING IS THAT INSIDE THE MAILBOX WAS THE OTHER HALF OF THE FLAG THAT WAS BROKEN OFF ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO.
I called the police and asked if there had been any mailbox bashings reported in our neighborhood today. They said no, but they would come out and file a police report. I demonstrated to the police officer that not only when I held the newly-found half of the flag up to the other half of the flag did the jagged edge of the breakage match up, but it was the original color red rather than the faded red of the half that had remained.
The police officer hypothesized that it was the mail carrier who felt guilty. But the mail hadn't arrived yet. And why would the mail carrier keep half a flag for almost 10 years.
My husband and I are racking our brains trying to solve this mystery. Any suggestions?
I'm a little flipped out. My husband is out of town. And BTW frequent readers of this board know about our home invasion about 10 years ago when he was in Japan.
I'd be very careful if I were you! 
