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>> JULIE: YOU’VE HEARD THE
UNOFFICIAL MOTTO, SNOW NOR
RAIN NOR HEAT WILL STOP YOUR
MAIL FROM GETTING DELIVERED,
WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE MALE IS
SOMETHING WE ALL DEPEND ON.
BUT IT CAN BE A PRETTY
THANKLESS JOB FOR THOSE WHO
SORT MAKE SURE IT GETS
DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME. ON
TIME NEWS, 6 INSIDER GUIDE.
CUSTOMERS SPENT THE DAY WITH A
LOCAL MAIL CARRIER WHO GOES
ABOVE AND BEYOND HIS DAILY
DUTIES. YES, HE DOES. I THINK
IT’S A JOB WE ALL TAKE FOR
GRANTED, YOU KNOW, BUT TODAY
IS NATIONAL. THANK A MAIL
CARRIER DAY. SO I WANTED TO
SHARE OUR INSIDERS WHAT IT’S
LIKE ON THE JOB AS A MAIL
CARRIER. IT CAN BE DEMANDING
WITH HEAVY PACKAGES IN ROUGH
WEATHER AT TIMES.
>> CANDACE: BUT ONE MAILMAN
REALLY MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN
THE COMMUNITY. HE SERVES.
>> IF YOU LIVE IN THE COLONIAL
TOWN AREA. YOU’VE PROBABLY
>> IF YOU LIVE IN THE COLONIAL
TOWN AREA. YOU’VE PROBABLY Don’t let Junk Sleep lead SEEN DENNIS WINSTON, THE
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD MAILMAN.
>> WELL, I WALKED 14 MILES A
DAY. OVER 21,000 STEPS.
WINSTON IS 48 AND HAS BEEN
WORKING FOR THE U.S. POSTAL
SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 20
YEARS. RAIN OR SHINE MAIL
STILL HAS TO GO THROUGH
SOMEBODYS. GOT TO DO IT.
MAKING SURE YOUR MAIL GETS TO
YOUR
>> NEVER SAW MYSELF AS A
MAILMAN. I DIDN’T REALIZE I
WAS GOING TO. INTERACT WITH SO
MANY PEOPLE NEED TO PEOPLE.
I’VE ACTUALLY BECOME FRIENDS
WITH PEOPLE. I’VE MET
FANTASTIC. NOW. WOULDN’T
Don’t let Junk Sleep lead TRADE.
>> AND AS CUSTOMERS LOVE TO
BRAG ABOUT HIM, HE WORKS HIS
OFF. FIRST OF ALL AND, YOU
KNOW, WALKS ALL THE TIME, NO
MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER. AND
HE’S JUST SO PERSONABLE ALWAYS
HAS A POSITIVE WORD. ALWAYS A
SMILE. HE’S TALL. I HAD SOME
LIGHTS PUT UP FOR CHRISTMAS.
AND, YOU KNOW, I COULD TAKE
THE LATTER OUT AND
>> PUT HIM DOWN THAT HE WAS
AROUND. AND I JUST ASKED HIM
TAKE THEM THAT LOOK LIKE
SOUTH. THAT’S A NICE LITTLE
PARK.
>> THE COMMUNITY EVEN TAKING
TO FACEBOOK GIVING WINSTON THE
SHOUT OUT ON THE COLONIAL TOWN
COMMUNITY, FACEBOOK PAGE LAST
YEAR, NEIGHBOR MINUTES POSTING
THIS PHOTO OF WINSTON
DELIVERING MAIL ON HIS
BIRTHDAY, CALLING HIM THE BEST
MALE MAN IN THE WORLD. THE
POST RECEIVING DOZENS OF
COMMENTS. NEXT THING I
>> EVERYBODY’S WALKING DOWN
THE STREET. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
LIGHT. AND THEN I FOUND OUT
WAS HE HOURS DOES. YEAH. WAS
YOUR SEASON FROM EAR TO EAR
LIKE A CAT? IT.
YOUR SEASON FROM EAR TO EAR
LIKE A CAT? IT. Don’t let Junk Sleep lead >> I WAS VERY HUMBLING.
WINSTON SAYS IT’S HIS
CUSTOMERS THAT MOTIVATE HIM TO
CONTINUE HIS JOB AND IT CAN
GET DEMANDING AT TIMES WALKING
MILES A DAY, LIFTING HEAVY
PACKAGES TO KEEP THE MAIL
FLOWING. I LOVE WHAT I DO.
>> AND THE PERSON LOVES WHAT
THEY DO NEVER WORKS AGAIN. SO.
IT’S NOT REALLY OUR WORK FOR
ME.
>> I OFTEN WHAT I AND
WINSTON’S WORK SPREADS WELL
BEYOND THIS COMMUNITY BEFORE
BECOMING A MAIL CARRIER. HE
SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY. THANK
YOU. AND I LOVE YOU AND
>> KEEP CARRYING YOUR
>> JUST A KIND WORD. IS ENOUGH
FOR ME THAT’S FREE. COSTS. YOU
NOTHING TO BE NICE.
>> BECAUSE NOTHING TO JUST SAY
THANK YOU. I SPENT SEVERAL
HOURS WITH DENNIS. IT WAS
RAINING ALL DAY. HE CONTINUED
TO JUST RADIATE POSITIVITY,
WHICH I LOVE AS A MAIL
CARRIER. HE SAYS HE GETS 30
MINUTE. GET ONE 30 MINUTE
LUNCH BREAK AND 2.10, MINUTE
BREAKS A DAY. CAN IMAGINE THE
SHORE BREAK AFTER WALKING 17
BOTH CRAZY. YEAH. HE SAYS HE
DRINKS ABOUT 2 GALLONS OF
WATER DAY AND LOVES TO VISIT
WHILE LAW FOR LET WHO DOES IT
WILL OFFER LODGE. YEAH. I
MEAN, JUST WALKING THAT MANY
MILES, ESPECIALLY IN THE
SUMMER. I MEAN, THAT’S GOT TO
BE. YEAH, SO HAPPY. AND THE
CRAZY THING IS, YOU KNOW, AS
WE WERE WALKING DOWN THE
COLONIAL TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD, IT
IS RAINING BUT PEOPLE WERE
WALKING. THEIR DOGS.
>> EVERYONE KNEW HE CRAZY.
>> CANDACE: I MEAN, IT’S FUNNY
BECAUSE IN A LOT OF PEOPLE
REALLY APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW,
DAY THEY GO THAT EXTRA STEP.
YEAH, HOLIDAYS BECAUSE YOU
FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU’RE
MALE PERSON BECAUSE THEY COME
TO YOUR DOOR WITH ALL THESE
BIG PACKAGES AND NOT EVEN JUST
FOR USPS. BUT ALL THE OTHER
SERVICES, TOO. SO I KNOW SOME
PEOPLE LEAVING OUT LITTLE
SNACKS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
YES, I MEAN, THERE’S A LOT OF
THINGS YOU CAN DO, RIGHT,
CRYSTAL? YES, AND ESPECIALLY
NO BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC
SINCE 2020, DENNIS, TELL ME
THEY’VE BEEN SEEING A LARGE
AMOUNT OF PACKAGES, YOU KNOW,
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ORDERING
EVERYTHING HE SAYS SOME OF THE
WEIRDEST PACKAGES. HE’S BEEN
GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE DOING
HOME GYMS. SO HE LIFTING THESE
WEIGHTS. OH, WAIT HE SAID HE
WENT TO ONE OF HIS NEIGHBORS,
HOMES AND DELIVERED THE, YOU
KNOW THE WEIGHT. THEN IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE, HEY, YOU
WANT WORK OUT. HE’S LIKE MY