Pointless Prize – Mailbox Collection

[bigredboiler]

I would like to sponsor a new pointless prize for 2021. #Mailbox

How to Play
If you’re riding along and you see a very unique mailbox:
1. take a photo of it (with or without your bike in the pic)
2. include it in your Strava post with the #Mailbox hashtag
3. post it to this Mailbox Collection Pointless Prize Thread in the Forum as well (this is where I’ll officially track/count entries)
4. you can also post to a Google album, “FS2021 Mailbox Collection” I created to make it easy for everyone to see all the entries at once. [Photos sort new to old]
5. include where you found the mailbox
— if your Strava settings include sharing photo location on your route map, that’s fine
— otherwise include text in your forum posting with an address or roughly where on a street
— if your photo has location tagging enabled, the location will show up in the Google photo album under photo info

For examples to get you thinking, check the Google album “FS2021 Mailbox Collection” I started.

• There are several from around the DMV (some from far away)
• All would count except the one of the plain mailbox just lying on the ground (I assume it was the victim of mailbox baseball; I found it funny at the time to be lying there all alone)
• The rainbow painted one is highly questionable, but I was feeling nice when I snapped the photo, and I’ll give it to you if you find; consider it a gift

Winners (Prize details to come…expect them to be mail and/or Easter egg related):
1. One subjective winner for most original / unique / creative (totally subjective and judged by a panel of me)
2. One for most mailboxes that qualify (Again, the jury of me makes the decision of whether mailbox meets the high hurdle of creative/unique enough to count)

Here is a link to a Google Spreadsheet I will use to keep track of submissions

Why?????

• There are some unique mailboxes out there
• It’s like an Easter Egg hunt (you never know where you’ll find one)
• I want to know where some cool mailboxes are (that I haven’t already found )

More details:

• You can include multiple mailboxes per ride
• If you find one that I’ve already shared in the Google album, I’ll count it for prize #2 (most mailboxes), but don’t hold high expectations for winning prize #1 (creative)
• Don’t think a wrap over a mailbox will count (you can try, but 99% sure I’ll toss it)…it better be one funny/interesting/crazy wrap
• My tastes tend to be biased toward intricacy and humor (but you never know what might strike my fancy and take the win)
• For the creative prize, the winner will the first person to post/share the mailbox if multiple people post it

Good luck, keep your eyes peeled, and have fun!!! -Kris

Topic

[Jessica Hirschhorn]

Thurmont MD

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[bigredboiler]

@Jessica Hirschhorn 204681 wrote:

Thurmont MD

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Thanks! You definitely found a “collection” of Mailboxes together today

[bigredboiler]

I found some more mailboxes in the past couple days…all around the DMV, so keep your eyes peeled (or even try to find these!).

I added them to the Google Album and posting here too.

Happy Hunting!

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[Boomer Cycles]

While riding around Antietam National Battleground this weekend

The historic Sharpsburg Train Station

Along Synder’s Landing Road

[Serdar]

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Mailbox
3601 Gregg Rd, Brookeville, MD
https://www.strava.com/activities/4600841542

[AlanA]

@Serdar 204820 wrote:

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Mailbox
3601 Gregg Rd, Brookeville, MD
https://www.strava.com/activities/4600841542

If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you were on Eric’s ride to the Brookeville Beer Farm! There is no other reason to ride on Gregg Rd!!

[Erikaceae]

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Lego mailbox and address. 6740 Melody Ln, Bethesda MD.

[Boomer Cycles]

#Mailboxes of Vienna VA:

Near [mention]bentbike33 [/mention] wormhole on Sandburg CT off of the W&OD trail detour

Ridge Road SW:

Ayer Hill Ave NE

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[Catedrew]

Here’s two mailboxes – not that spectacular, but I thought they were interesting

This one looks like a barn, It’s on 6th Street South in Arlington, between Fillmore and Irving Streets.

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This one just looked classy – lots of iron! It’s in Arlington on S. Irving Street between 2nd and 6th Streets.

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[Catedrew]

Here’s two mailboxes – not that spectacular, but I thought they were interesting #mailbox

This one looks like a barn, It’s on 6th Street South in Arlington, between Fillmore and Irving Streets.

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This one just looked classy – lots of iron! It’s in Arlington on S. Irving Street between 2nd and 6th Streets.

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[Boomer Cycles]

Mailboxes so nice, that [mention]Catedrew [/mention] had to post twice![emoji1787]

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[Catedrew]

@Boomer2U 205102 wrote:

Mailboxes so nice, that [mention]Catedrew [/mention] had to post twice![emoji1787]

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Damn Tapatalk! Can’t figure out why it did that! LOL!

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[bigredboiler]

Lots of great mailboxes everyone!!!

Both posted here and consolidated in the Google Photo Album of Mailboxes
I’m fine with posting either/both places. Just make sure I can tell who you are if you only post to the Google Album (so far I can figure out everyone’s Forum alias from your Google Name).

I know it’s not an easy game (hard to find good mailboxes); not expecting these are things that you come across on a daily basis.

I’ll get a Google Sheet published soon so everyone can see the scoring.
In the Sheet I’ll note “questionable” mailboxes in the total. Two reasons:
1. Prevent anyone from including lots of “weak” mailboxes to win the total count prize
2. Let everyone know what I think along the way of “questionable” mailboxes (I know, it’s subjective).

Kris (bigredboiler)

[Catedrew]

#Mailbox – 117 S. Irving Street, Arlington, VA. – Not as interesting as others, but still a little different.

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[camiller]

Mailbox found on Clara Barton Drive in Fairfax Station, VA

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[Author]

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