By Joe Hammons
The beautiful hills of Palos Verdes Peninsulaare bordered on the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and on the north and east by greater Los Angeles and the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. Rolling Hills Estates features a ranch style/equestrian environment with a beautiful view of Catalina Island 26 miles away.
Delivering mail everyday in this visually stunning environment can still be boring. The letter carrier delivers all of the mail from his/her truck to hundreds of mailboxes situated on the street near the driveway to one of the horse ranches or residences. Driving up to the mailbox, the carrier, sitting on the right side of the vehicle, stops in front of the mailbox, pulls open the mailbox door while looking at the mail in his/her hand, places the mail in the mailbox, then closes the door and drives to the next mailbox. Day after day, month after month, year after year, the carrier does the same routine of placing the mail in the mailboxes.
At one time on one day, a letter carrier broke the routine for no known reason, during a bizarre Moment. He drove up to the mailbox and opened the door as usual. This time he looked into the mailbox before he looked at the mail in his hand. He could see a note which said, "Dear Mailman, This rattlesnake is for my husband."
Shaking, the letter carrier quickly slammed the door of the mailbox and drove to the next mailbox. I'll leave the rest to your imagination.
