Special delivery: Mailman defecates in yard
A U.S. Postal Service worker dropped off an unexpected package at a Portland home, according to KATU TV.
Do not look in the bushes.
Oregonian Don Derfler was waiting for a babysitter to arrive when he saw his mailman pull down his pants and drop a nasty in his neighbor’s bushes.
Derfler took pictures of the mailman, who was not named, and even photographed what the carrier left behind.
“To come on to our property and to defecate – it’s just wrong,” said Derfler.
KATU points out there is a public park with porta potties and a store with a public bathroom within two blocks of the bush the mailman used as a toilet.
The mailman was placed on unpaid leave and is embarrassed, according to co-workers.
The TV station took Derfler’s pictures to USPS authorities.
I don’t have an explanation for this individual,” said Ron Anderson, with the U.S. Postal Service.
Though postal workers are unionized, I suspect the mailman will still get fired. Maybe he can get a gig with UPS in Atlanta; he’s got the “Brown Delivers” thing down pat.
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40 comments Add your comment
Brown Bagit
April 15th, 2011
12:17 pm
Okay so you stayed out all night drinking and made the late stop at Taco Hell. You decided to try the new Shrimp Tacos you’ve been hearing about. Everything taste great. Next day, burrburglbugle is the sounds coming from your stomach. There is no time, it’s your pants or the bushes? What to do you do?
Old Geezer
April 15th, 2011
2:21 pm
There’s no way to justify crapping in the bushes when you are 2 blocks from a toilet and a license to drive like and maniac and break all kinds of driving laws using a USPS jeep.
BettyLou
April 15th, 2011
2:22 pm
men like to purge themselves outside, they just do.
DW
April 15th, 2011
5:39 pm
Poor guy. thats the $hits
HandsomestWar
April 15th, 2011
6:30 pm
@BettyLou: Sounds like you keep company with some real classy guys there, sister.
scubike
April 15th, 2011
7:02 pm
If it fits, it $hits
C.M. Thornton, III
April 15th, 2011
9:28 pm
He’s taking the entire “The World Is My Urinial” male doctrine to a whole new level…
Genius Jr.
April 16th, 2011
1:45 am
I am a mailman and I made a song and video about how tough our job is. Go to youtube.com and type in: “Genius Jr. Just a Mailman.”
iRun
April 16th, 2011
5:38 am
You know, there was a time when a story like this would have horrified me. I would have thought, how DARE this man poop in someone’s bushes??? And I would have imagined it was an act of malice.
But, see…now iRun. iRun a lot of trail races. And sometimes you’re out there and Mother Nature calls. And she won’t wait. And she won’t take no for an answer. And YOU don’t know where the next set of modern day bathrooms are!!!!! HOLY SH!T!!!!!!!!!
Hey, bears sh!t in the woods. Why can’t i?
So, now I am more inclined to think this Postal Worker simply just HAD TO GO!!!!!
Unfortunate for everyone. I think the whole thing would be moot if he’d just bagged it the way you do with your dog. Would have at least given evidence to a sense of urgency and not malice.
Roger
April 16th, 2011
5:47 am
I had a situation once where I came home, got out of the car to open the gate and “lost it” right there. It was either the bushes or the pants, turned out to be both. Sometimes this happens. We are all biological. I sure hope this guy doesn’t lose his job over a colon emergency.