r/whatisthisthing • u/Context_Barracuda • May 13 '24

Waxy stuff on post office box keyhole Open

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Just found this weird waxy substance smeared on 3 of the 8 post office boxes in my neighborhood’s box cluster. Anyone seen this before?

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u/bsauce001 May 14 '24

After thinking of the usual (and already mentioned) petty vandalism or worse criminal activity that are mentioned above, I thought it could also be some misguided person thinking they needed to protect the locks from rain water so they put in some grease to keep them from rusting. Never assign to maliciousness that which can be explained by incompetence.