Jewel, not much water is getting in. And, I can't tell how it is getting in so I just wanted a quick fix.
earlier, Jewel, wrote: > > >That sounds alittle like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. >OK, the water is getting out after it has soaked >everything that is in the mailbox, but wouldn't it >be better, in the first place, to find out how >the water is getting in and, in the second place, >preventing it from continuing to do so? > >Jewel----- Original Message ----- >From: "john schwery" ><<mailto:jschwery%40embarqmail.com>jschw...@embarqmail.com> >To: <<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 1:05 PM >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] mail box wet > >I have noticed that after a rain, our mail box >would have a little bit of water in it. To drill >some drainage holes in the bottom of the box, i >bought a right angle drill attachment from Harbor >Freight for $18. It is made by Chicago Electric >and has a keyless chuck. Not having much room in >the box to work with, I took a nail and a small >tack hammer and made by center punch of >holes. Then, I put the attachment on my drill >and starting with a small bit, I used bigger bits >to make the holes big enough. Then, I took a >pointed grinding wheel, put that in my drill and >took care of the burs in the holes, left over >from drilling. I'm pleased with the right angle >attachment and we will see if the water drains out after the next rain. > >John >Currently in Ocala, Florida Clear, 62°F >Wind:WSW-250° at 10mph gusting to 17mph >Unix is user-friendly. It's just very selective about who its friends are. >Created by Weather Signature v1.31 . ><http://www.weathersig.com>http://www.weathersig.com > >------------------------------------ > >Send any questions regarding list management to: ><mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com >To listen to the show archives go to link ><http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29>http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 >Or ><ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/>ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > >The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. ><http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday>http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > >Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review >Contributions From Various List Members At The >Following address: ><http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/>http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > >Visit the archives page at the following address ><http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/>http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > >If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, >then visit the following address for more >information: ><http://www.jaws-users.com/>http://www.jaws-users.com/ >For a complete list of email commands pertaining >to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank >message to: ><mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo>blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! > >Groups Links > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, >version of virus signature database 4986 (20100330) >__________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > > John Currently in Ocala, Florida Clear, 51°F Wind:WSW-240° at 3mph A sure way to drain life of its savor is to keep a death-grip on it. Created by Weather Signature v1.31 http://www.weathersig.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
