Category Archives: Story from the Route

Longest Day Ever

Posted on November 23, 2014 by The Orange Mailman

It is now 50 degrees out and raining, thus erasing all the evidence of blizzard conditions that were present here in West Michigan for the last week and a half. Rough winters have been the case here, especially the past … Continue reading →

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I received horrible service at….

Posted on July 30, 2010 by The Orange Mailman

For three weeks almost every day, a man stood on the corner of Getty St. and Apple Ave., which is a very main intersection here. He held a sign that said, “I received horrible service at_________.” It had the name … Continue reading →

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Drug deal gone bad

Posted on April 10, 2010 by The Orange Mailman

The prosecutor said it was a drug deal gone bad. It made me think, do drug deals ever go good? Let me back up and explain what happened. On Wednesday of this week, as I was doing my route, the … Continue reading →

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Shiloh Love

Posted on January 9, 2010 by The Orange Mailman

The holiday craziness has subsided.  Blogging is a privilege, not a necessity.  So if I get busy, no blogs for my readers.  No apologies either.  I have to work, and when the snow flies, it takes more time.  But I … Continue reading →

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Do you have any pain in there?

Posted on September 19, 2009 by The Orange Mailman

It’s time for some more quotable quotes from the route.  Sometimes it’s a laugh a minute out there.  There are all types of people in the world.  Not least of which is this one fellow who doesn’t seem to have … Continue reading →

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Pets and the Rapture

Posted on September 1, 2009 by The Orange Mailman

I really do love dogs.  Even though I’m a mailman and have to deal with mean dogs on a regular basis, I still love them.  Over the years I’ve gotten more than one dog off from a route that I … Continue reading →

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Real World Mailman

Posted on July 4, 2009 by The Orange Mailman

Mail Carriers deliver in the real world.  I’m reminded of that today as I ponder three quotable quotes from the route.  Well, not exactly.  Two of them are notes that I found on mailboxes, and the other is from another … Continue reading →

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Walking Taco

Posted on May 9, 2009 by The Orange Mailman

Today was the annual NALC food drive.  Thank you to all who participated.  To those who don’t have a clue as to what I’m talking about, the union for city letter carriers for the United States Postal Service, the National … Continue reading →

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You’re dressed up like a mail carrier

Posted on November 1, 2008 by The Orange Mailman

Yesterday, on Halloween morning at work before we punched in, another mail carrier shared a story that had just happened on her way in to work.  Lynn stops in to Wesco every morning on her way to work to fill … Continue reading →

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We were having so much fun we forgot it was our anniversary.

Posted on August 14, 2008 by The Orange Mailman

Today it’s time for another quotable quote from the route.  Before I get to the story, I must relate a few things about my wife and me.  Our anniversary and her birthday are only four days apart.  You guys out … Continue reading →

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