How true some of those are, Dark Knight.
Thank you for this. My sibling is a mail carrier and he loves it.
Another thing they won't tell you and this comes in the "Sorry if I'm in a hurry" heading. Elderly people who are lonely wait for the mail carrier. Often that is the only person they see. My brother has such a fondness and respect for the elderly and he feels bad when Mrs. B asks if he can come in for a cup of tea, change a lightbulb, give her a ride to the mall. You name it.
Let us not forget the folks that are a little out there. Like those who think the martians are after them. Or the guy on medication who follows you around asking if he can carry your mailbag. Or the man that asks if his new "Peanuts Hate Charlie Brown" book is in yet.
Dress accordingly and modestly is right. Once my brother hears the neighbors screaming "Fire" only in Spanish. He sees smoke billowing from the house. A man approaches asking to "Please, please get my wife and kids out" (yes he was the dad/husband who left himself out but stranded the family). No problem for getting the kids out as the neighbor and my brother used the neighbors ladder. Until. Until. Until. A very large woman dressed only in a towel needs to be rescued as well.
Mail Carriers are truly pressed for time and have only an allotted time to do their route. I don't think Mrs. B understands. Saving a family in a fore I guess is alright unless you heard my mom freaking out when she heard my brother went to save these people. "You always wanted to be a fireman. Now you think you are one?"
Also mail carriers serve as a medium for people that are newly immigrated to the country. They don't trust people. Plus there's a language barrier. It's very heartwarming to know they love my brother. He does go out of his way to smile at them and be sure they get the mail they are waiting on.
Dogs? It's almost a given you will be bitten. My brother was bitten numerous times, but that Pit-Bull that mauled him I think did him in as far as watching out for dogs. He's a dog lover and didn't blame the dog although he said from day one that pooch had his eye on him.