Goin Postal: True Stories of a U.S. Postal Worker

by Rhoda D'Ettore

This is the story of a United States Postal Worker who is employed in a twenty four hour processing plant. On a daily basis, the employees and supervisors tackle dangerous situations such as bombs, veterans suffering PTSD, and dangerous substances in the mail such as Ebola and anthrax. Along with their dedication to the mail, they make the days go by quicker by using humor and their intense regard for each other. This book discusses the fear and anxiety suffered on 9/11 and during the anthrax crisis, the extreme emotional stress that Vietnam Veterans still suffer, and the cultural diversity of one of America's largest employers. The characters come to life through a series of true events and postal folk lore, showing just how real and compassionate some postal workers can be. With chapters such as "Grenades, Human Heads, and Alligators--Oh MY!", the reader gets a look at some of the wacky items that come through the mail, sometimes dangerous to the employees, and sometimes destructive to the machines. One chapter discusses the difficult situations in which postal management find themselves, and the appreciation that some workers have for their situations. It discusses the abuse that some supervisors attempt, and the ways that employees thwart those attempts. The author uses humor in this book to discuss serious situations-- such as the employees making a list of employees they expect to "go off" someday. Not only is there a list, but there are bets taking place on who, where, and how---similar to the board game Clue. Practical jokes are played on each other after stressful events occur, and some things that seem stressful are just laughed off. The reader is guaranteed to find humor in this book.

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First published February 21, 2014

About the author

I come from a large family in the Philadelphia suburbs of New Jersey. I have always loved history, true crime, and biographies. Very rarely have I dabbled in fiction, unless it was James Patterson or Danielle Steel--- and of course, some "naughty" stuff as well.

I once did my family tree, and found the following:

My family had postal workers going back to 1820.

My great great uncle has an FBI file for "Violation of the Espionage Act" due to a bar fight during World War I over the state of the war.

Another great great something or other received a ticket for drunk driving of a horse and carriage.

Having already been a postal worker for 15 years (along with my mother, brother, grandfather, and uncle), I realized that in 200 years, my family truly has not advanced very far! I began writing the funny stories that postal workers deal with that the public never sees. My co-workers thought it so funny that I began passing it out to "non-postal" friends to see the reaction. I soon published it as an ebook, and now along with a second book, it is available in print.

I also have an ebook of erotica entitled "10 Shades of Blush: The Softer Side of Kink" which is the first book of a series dedicated to women's fantasies.