26 Absolutely Bonkers Stories from Mail Carriers

Though “going postal” was first used to describe mail carriers going berserk, it seems like the people receiving mail are equally temperamental. Sometimes, the drama is happening inside the station, like the post-office custodian who robbed a credit union on his lunch break and then returned to work. Other times, the insanity happens out on the route, like getting chased by an angry bull while bringing mail to a farm. 

Regardless of the location, postal workers far and wide have been on the receiving end of some insane scenarios — professional war stories they’ve been more than happy to deliver to the virtual mailboxes of Reddit.