“Post Office random thoughts” “Postal people love to eat”

“Postal people love to eat”

One thing postal people can do is eat.  We took any opportunity to get together for a PO family meal.  I went into the army weighing 150# and still weighed 150 when I got out.  When I went to the PO I weighed 150# and then they introduced me to rich food and candy.

Almost daily Jerald Chandler would walk down to Peggy Young five and dime and come back with two big bags of bulk candy.

Often J D Barclay would feed us turtle soup at his house or make some of his wonderful homemade ice cream.  At one time I had his recipe but regrettably lost it.

Ed Latta`s mother Ms. Willie Latta would dry apples and made the best fried apple pies.  Now I have to admit that J W Moran makes a mean fried pie as well.  Mrs. Latta would often leave me one wrapped and in the mail box.

When the Locks lived on College street Brenda knew that I took my afternoon break at my mothers.  If she made a red velvet cake I would get a huge piece to eat when I got to my moms.  That is why I have called her Red Velvet for all these years.  Just recently she brought me another red velvet cake and she has not lost her touch in the kitchen.  I hated for them to move to a rural route and J D Barclay get all that cake.  Anyway I do not weigh 150# anymore and it is all the Post Office fault.

Not postal related but one day driving up College St.. I happened to glance toward the Locks house and the side door was open and I could see all way to the window over her sink.  I noticed she was placing a pie on the ledge to cool.

That was a time when we all had CB radios and I keyed the mike and changing my voice said, “Brenda Rose, that pie sure smells good.”  She ran to the radio wanting to know who I was.  Who knew her middle name and how did I know about the pie.  I did not tell her for a long time it was me.  When her cousin Brenda Kay moved to Clinton we all started calling them Brenda Rose and Brenda K to stop the confusion.  Never did tell her how I knew about the pie.

I think the best thing I saw carrying the mail was the Meals on Wheels delivery.  For years I had carried the route and not having air conditioning I could smell cabbage cooking at the same houses day after day.  I like cabbage but not every day.  I wondered how many, like one they found out about, who was eating dog food straight out of the cans.  I believe the Senior Center and meals on wheels were the best thing ever done for old folks and always hoped that wealth or income did not matter.  I also hope that there was no needs assessment, but there probably was.  I know living alone there are few who will eat a proper diet and the seniors need that for sure.  I don`t know if the program still exist but I pray it does.