Have you ever seen a grossly overweight mailman or woman?
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April 30th, 2012
I just watched our mailman walking up the street and wondered.
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Well, Postman Pat is cockney rhyming slang for fat, even though he isn’t…..much.
No, because the ones you see (generally) are either behind a counter or out delivering mail. Moving mail is thinly veiled production labor. It’s the kind of labor that tends to require being at least marginally fit.
The two that generally deliver mail in our neighborhood are on the overweight side. Please note that our mailboxes are located at the edge of the street, and they deliver the mail without getting out of the vehicle. It’s not that this is an excuse; it just doesn’t help in maintaining a healthy weight.
In the SO’s British hometown, none of the mail carriers I’ve seen are overweight. They cover their routes on foot.
Has anyone seen a scale of healthy versus unhealthy occupations?
Jerry Seinfeld’s neighbor Newman.
No. Overweight yes, but never grossly overweight. Most mailpeople I know are average or slender.
No. I can’t recall one. Our mailmen have to ride little motorbikes. If they were very overweight, their little bikes wouldn’t cope. Plus Australia Post have maximum weight limits for their mail delivers.
@bkcunningham I don’t think Newman counts. It also depends on if the mailman does a lot of walking. There are heavyweight people at the windows too. I don’t think this question was well thought-out.
Some behind the counter but not out on a route.
I’ve never seen an overweight postie. They all do a lot of walking so I guess it keeps them fit.
No, but after reading this question I had to go to the post office yesterday and there was this hugely obese person in front of me, wearing extremely tight gray sweatpants and a tighter pink sweatshirt. I cursed you Sunny2 for making this question pop into my mind. :)
@Adirondackwannabe Ah, my powers are still working. Wait until you go to the market! Watch out for the onions.
What did you do to them. And were you’re ears burning yesterday?
@Adirondackwannabe You won’t know until you try to fry them. No, my ears weren’t burning, but I did have a bit of indigestion. Was that you?
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