An advisory of my own, since the ones they have here don't quite work. Guess I could say this has "adult content", but nothing over the top or really nasty!! On The Side Of The Road This is yet another postal story, another day in the life of a letter carrier. I guess before I tell the tale, I have to ask this question: Why do so many men think it's ok to just stop on the side of any road to relieve themselves? I mean, I know physically, men have an advantage. We women, well, we have to find a bush, make SURE we can't be seen, and then well.............but that's not what this story is about!! At any rate, back to that question. So often, I'll see a car pulled over to the side of the road, door open, and there's this guy standing there doing his thing. It's ALWAYS obvious because of that very unique stance, but occasionally, it's even MORE obvious because they don't bother to really conceal themselves. Such a pretty sight. I'm digressing here. This particular day, I was on the route, driving a stretch that paralleled the freeway. There was just a chain link fence separating the road I was on from the other side. I was in one of those old Jeeps, right hand drive, and was driving slowly, since I had several mailboxes a short distance ahead. Just as I started to pull over to make the first delivery, a pick up truck made a screeching stop almost directly across from the mailbox. A guy jumps out, unzips his pants, and lets loose, no more than 5 feet from me. He didn't even see me, he was so relieved to be relieved!! (Now, after reading my earlier story** about the young naked man, you're probably wondering why I seem perhaps a little too focused on naked, or partially naked men. Well, I'm not really, it's just that when these things happen, the images tend to stay with you for a very long time!!) I had put the mail in the box, and was just about to go on to the next one, when this man finally realized he had an audience. He was still standing there, peeing in the dirt and he totally freaked out. He jumped about a foot, which then of course redirected the stream. That, in turn, hit the windshield and the side window of the truck he'd been riding in. And THAT generated a LOT of screaming and yelling from the other two guys inside. The air turned blue from all the cussing and cursing. And what was I doing during this commotion? I calmly closed the mailbox, checked my mirrors for oncoming traffic, and started to head for my next delivery. But not before I said,"You might want to put that thing away; it seems to be out of control!!!!" And I drove away, leaving him red faced, sputtering, his friends still yelling at him. Me, I was cracking up, thinking once again, "They PAY me to do this job?????' This is more like watching stand up comedy!!!" 8/10/08 ** click here