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Okay so the title is a bit off but I thought it looked kinda...cute. And yes I am feeling a bit better from when I posted my withdraw back to lurking.
Onto today...
Now as a lot of you know I am a letter carrier, one of the few who like doing their job and do our best to make sure mail is getting to where it needs to be in the least amount of time.
The weather today was a bit cool only in the low 60's at the highest and mostly in the high 50's before noon. We carriers are supposed to leave the office before 10 so we sometimes get out when it's still quite chilly. Today my mail volume was a bit light so I got out of the office around 9:20 and started the route at just around 9:45. So I wore my sweater and planned to take it off after the sun was up a bit higher. Makes sense right?
Well on my first loop (park the truck and walk from box to box in a circular fashion till one gets back to the truck) it just had to happen. Crossing the street from one business to another I stepped down wrong on a part of the pavement that has cracked and went down hard onto the ground. Thankfully not loosing even one piece of mail.
I can hear a guy comment that 'that had to of hurt' but no one made their way over to where I was. I start to push myself up and immediately fall back down with stars in my eyes. My elbow was killing me and I was faintly aware that it felt wet. Pushing myself back up I managed to stand up (still without loosing a piece of mail). One of the guys in there little group slowly ambled over and I started to walk towards my next address.
I recongised the guy coming towards me as the store owner so I thought MAYBE he was going to ask if I was okay. Nope...his exact words, "So can I have my mail now?" With his croonies cackling behind him. With me being pale from the pain of hitting my elbow and not wanting to barf I just mutely handed it over and glowered.
I did make it back to the truck before gingerly feeling my elbow throwing my sweater. I pulled back wet fingers with a couple wet leaves so I figured the wet I felt was just the wet leaves. Wanting to take off my sweater and make sure I managed not to till I got back to the office. There a senior carrier helped me strip off the sleeve.
I made a manager go pale and have to hold onto his chair. Seems he doesn't like blood. So now I have a very painful elbow that is covered with antibiotic stuff I had in my pack and I want sugar that I can't have.
A bonus however is that my sweater only needed a good wash and it doesn't look worse for the wear.
Onto today...
Now as a lot of you know I am a letter carrier, one of the few who like doing their job and do our best to make sure mail is getting to where it needs to be in the least amount of time.
The weather today was a bit cool only in the low 60's at the highest and mostly in the high 50's before noon. We carriers are supposed to leave the office before 10 so we sometimes get out when it's still quite chilly. Today my mail volume was a bit light so I got out of the office around 9:20 and started the route at just around 9:45. So I wore my sweater and planned to take it off after the sun was up a bit higher. Makes sense right?
Well on my first loop (park the truck and walk from box to box in a circular fashion till one gets back to the truck) it just had to happen. Crossing the street from one business to another I stepped down wrong on a part of the pavement that has cracked and went down hard onto the ground. Thankfully not loosing even one piece of mail.
I can hear a guy comment that 'that had to of hurt' but no one made their way over to where I was. I start to push myself up and immediately fall back down with stars in my eyes. My elbow was killing me and I was faintly aware that it felt wet. Pushing myself back up I managed to stand up (still without loosing a piece of mail). One of the guys in there little group slowly ambled over and I started to walk towards my next address.
I recongised the guy coming towards me as the store owner so I thought MAYBE he was going to ask if I was okay. Nope...his exact words, "So can I have my mail now?" With his croonies cackling behind him. With me being pale from the pain of hitting my elbow and not wanting to barf I just mutely handed it over and glowered.
I did make it back to the truck before gingerly feeling my elbow throwing my sweater. I pulled back wet fingers with a couple wet leaves so I figured the wet I felt was just the wet leaves. Wanting to take off my sweater and make sure I managed not to till I got back to the office. There a senior carrier helped me strip off the sleeve.
I made a manager go pale and have to hold onto his chair. Seems he doesn't like blood. So now I have a very painful elbow that is covered with antibiotic stuff I had in my pack and I want sugar that I can't have.
A bonus however is that my sweater only needed a good wash and it doesn't look worse for the wear.
People like that make me want to hurt them badly.
bags. Feel better.
Hope you're feeling better 
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