LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lancaster County man says vandals have forced him to replace at least 17 mailboxes since 1984.

Hubert Fox told the local media that he’s spent about $900 on new mailboxes so far. The expense would have been higher if Fox hadn’t been able to fix some of the mailboxes before they were damaged beyond repair.

Fox says a vandal with a ball bat took too many mighty whacks at the current mailbox for it to be repaired, so he will have to buy another.

He says his mailbox is a target because it can’t be seen from his house, so no one has been able to thwart the crimes or witness the vandals at work.