| 单词 | postman |
| 例句 | Some postal worker in Birzeit must like me, perhaps because I put “Thank you to the postman” on all my envelopes. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Recently I asked the postman for special- issue stamps; I’ve waited since childhood for postmen to give me some of their own accord. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The mayor breezed by, followed by the postman and the train conductor, and each of them stopped to say hello. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z "I don't know where she is now. And I haven't got an envelope and a stamp. An' there isn't a mailbox. Or a postman." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “That dog of yours is a menace,” the postman grumbled as he handed me a letter. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The postman wiggled his fingers in front of the fire once more, then picked his coat back up. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “I suppose it is just the postman. I won’t bother to answer it,” he said to himself. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Christy Wallace, who is a permanent telegram boy and ready to be a postman any day, says Protestants don’t care what they do even if they’re ministers’ wives. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He was a small undersized fellow with a foxy, waxed moustache, who had seen twelve years’ service and was in civil life a postman. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The door chain only allowed a few inches between the postman and me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z A crowd of neighbors, including Mr. Jones the postman and Mr. Ritchie the Christmas tree guy, stopped in, along with Mr. Van Hooten, who pulled out his violin and started playing holiday music. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Whilst he was speaking we were startled by a knock at the hall door, the double postman’s knock of the telegraph boy. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Mam says I should take it, too, become a postman, save up, go to America and be a postman over there and wouldn’t that be a lovely life. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Muchacho, the word route means only the road a postman travels. Do you know what the word box means?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z But this is only part of my debt to the internet: day after day the postman has brought packages of books to my door, acquired from far-flung corners of the world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At a third-story window a man tore up a piece of paper and shouted, “From now on, you can send my mail to Paris, postman.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Jones had been a postman in her neighborhood since before Papa was born. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Every one of the fruit rolls was successful, except for the time we had a retired postman for General Science 1H5. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “How much will a quarter of a year be?” he asked the postman. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z His striped postman’s backside gleamed in the moonlight. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The postman brought the terrible news to Down House at midday on Wednesday. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z That is our sole ambition: to knock the conceit out of a postman. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a postman who pointed out the house in the end. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z ‘Joyful Christmas to you!’ said John Roberts, the postman. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I wrote a letter to my mother, giving it to the postman the first day we had mail again. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Some of them wore the uniforms of the jobs they’d had too: policemen, postmen, nurses, trolley conductors. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the world had an electronic postman who delivered the mail anywhere quickly and cheaply, despite rain, sleet, or snow. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The postman didn’t even have to call my name—I spotted the letter decorated as always with small hearts and stars, Caitlin’s trademark. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “The postman noticed,” he said through gritted teeth. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It was a sunny day and the postman made a second trip to our house to deliver the postcard he’d forgotten. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z People became enthusiastic; and they began to tick off the days on the calendar; and they watched eagerly for the postman, hoping for invitations. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Tom K. handed it to me, shooting me a look that said he didn’t appreciate being our postman. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Who did he know who sent letters by the postman? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She wrote back to Charles while the postman waited. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is official business,” Sass would say, taking it from the postman, “and nothing for you to bother about.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z You’d be a postman in no time and a great help to your poor mother. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z There was the postman who had pointed out the house to us to-day, and there was Clarice’s mother wiping a chair for me in the back parlour. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z ‘Yeah. And the postman wouldn’t deliver things there any more.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He says irie to the postman dropping off mail who asks the same thing. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The boys worked as neighborhood postmen, delivering draft notices and monthly ration cards. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The talk was more likely to be about becoming a postman or working on a farm. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Cantor, a retired postman from Pennsylvania, who was devoted to growing orchids, said that he would have enough blossoms for the corsages. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Charles attached a mirror to the outside of the house so that when he was in his study he could see who was coming up the walk—visitors and the all-important postman. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And I tell her how Uncle Pat doesn’t want me anymore and how they put Mr. Timoney in the City Home for laughing just because Macushla bit the postman, the milkman and a passing nun. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Every day the postman brought bundles of letters to Down House—letters in reaction to the book. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was going to wait for the postman on the corner of Privet Drive and get the letters for number four first. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It was not the postman who stood there. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z The only time I have known him to show impatience is when the postman lags, for it means we must wait another day before the arrival of our English mail. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z By leaving the same prisoners stationed at the latrine, the one place we all had to go throughout the day, they gave us secret postmen. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Our neighborhood postman was probably used to being met with chains over cracked doors. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z One June morning, the postman handed me a large, envelope. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z If the postman could whistle it, de facto, it wasn't substantial art. Haim; Ellie Goulding – review 2012-09-29T23:05:37Z My bright orange tent was the postman of camping: It braved heavy rains, strong winds and flocks of seagulls. Ferry-camping in Alaska’s Inside Passage Therefore the postman always ringing twice means trouble is on your doorstep. Notes & Queries: Is the Earth getting bigger? 2012-05-30T16:00:01Z "The postman brought an envelope and ... when I finally opened it I burst into tears of joy," she told Reuters between beers in her favorite downtown Belgrade microbrewery. First transgender Serbian army veteran celebrates new identity as woman 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Later that afternoon, a postman on a motorbike weaved through the rubble and loose bits of concrete to deliver Dewar’s mail. Back to Fukushima: “It was all very apocalyptic” 2013-05-28T17:18:00Z She said they could get smitten with “the dustman, the postman, the butcher or the prime minister. It happens to be about the people.” Queen! Bow Down to Tattoo-Flashing Octogenarian Dame Dench 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z “Mostly, the postman comes in the morning, and the day ends with a drink in the pub,” she said. Coronavirus Finally Comes to ‘Coronation Street’ 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z The local postman, the wives of dockers, a lonely farmer: the stars of the movie are all people without power, Varda told Reuters in her garden in Paris. At 89, French director Varda in running for second Oscar 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Milton Jones was once performing near his home when a voice rang out from the dark: "I'm your postman, I know where you live." Stage rage: when standups heckle back 2012-12-31T10:38:42Z Then my baby brother, Conor, who's 16 years younger, is a postman. Eamonn Holmes 2013-06-21T12:00:02Z It is currently a great way to distract from glandular fever and a fledgling career as a postman. Blog jam: Music Broke My Bones 2012-12-13T13:59:31Z So I worked as a railway signalman, then as a postman. Experience: I grew up in a cemetery 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z And when I haven't been on eBay for a while, I start to feel itchy, and I'm disappointed when the postman doesn't deliver any packages, even though I know I haven't bought anything. My eBay ?122 7in?confession ... 2011-07-28T20:31:01Z So your columnist now has an unexpected problem: every Friday, the postman delivers the print edition of the Economist. Publishers take note: the iPad is altering the very concept of a 'book' 2010-12-19T00:06:11Z Granted, Deputy Gus Grimly, the haphazard cop and postman wannabe, fired one shot as Molly’s backup, into the blizzard swirling all around them during last week’s gun battle. 'Fargo' Recap: Fool's Paradise 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z After five auditions, I got the role of Beatrice, who is wooed by Massimo’s postman. How we made Il Postino 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z The arrival of the postman takes on a new significance as I imagine a letter in his bag from Julie and anticipate the truths she will reveal. Meeting my husband’s killer 2014-01-21T12:45:00Z "Each day the postman dropped off 50,000 parcels - I think I kept the economy going by myself," she said of the decorations she ordered. Woman surprises husband with virtual vacation to 'Disney World' and 'Universal Studios' after trip is canceled 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z I had a postman come to the house once and ask me if my mum and dad were in. Modern life is rubbish! The people whose homes are portals to the past 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Every day, I listened for the postman, passing on his scooter, and rushed downstairs to check the mail when he passed. Do We Write Differently on a Screen? 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z The local postman, the wives of dockers, a lonely farmer: the stars of the movie are all people without power, Varda told Reuters in her garden in Paris. At 89, French director Varda in running for second Oscar 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z My postman routine works well, and it’s not too long before I hit a painted 5. Crossing the Acheron: cycling Australia's Seven Peaks Ride 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z I’m as interested in the postman as I am the president. Geri Horner: ‘The Spice Girls reflected what young girls were feeling’ 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z If I were the postman, I would occasionally ring only once. Week 1072: The Tile Invitational — our second ScrabbleGrams contest Everybody here is a star, from the local aristocracy to the postman. Review: In a Blissful Musical ‘Twelfth Night’ in Central Park, Song Is Empathy 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z A troubled, cynical postman inherits the job of dealing with those letters, and taking that duty seriously changes his life. 'Letters to God': a faith-based drama that doesn't deliver 2010-04-08T20:14:00Z The postman coming with the scripts was very exciting. Laura Carmichael Discusses Edith’s Evolution on ‘Downton Abbey’ 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z The hamster gnawed through the envelope and was rescued by a postman, who decided to name him First Class. Cat delivered alive and well after spending eight days in the post 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z The postman, for one, has become 71% bicycle and, like many other locals, has developed behavioural traits such as regularly leaning against walls or, when at rest, having one foot on the kerb. Why I love … cycling 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z As a little girl, I was always being something else: a bird, or a lamppost, a policeman, a postman, a flower pot. Ingrid Bergman, As Time Goes By 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z To the postman: Not snow nor rain nor sleet nor hail, Can keep away my favorite male, So here’s a love note for the hunk Who each day stuffs my box with junk. Style Invitational: Think SHARP — a neologism contest 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Urquhart has also worked as a postman, model and fashion journalist, but it was at the club that he created the drawings that would unexpectedly bring him art-world success. Artist of the week 84: Donald Urquhart 2010-04-21T15:41:00Z The days of War and Peace in 21 braille volumes, slipping the postman's disc as he staggers up the path, are nearly over. Digital books may not be for everyone. But for blind people, they're a true revolution 2012-08-17T21:00:01Z The first half of the special is strong, filled with surprising bursts of dark poetry and strange characters, like a postman in Europe who buries the mail of an entire town. Four Stand-Up Specials That Punch Above Their Weight 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Then the severed finger falls into the mailbag, the postman gets drunk, and, wouldn’t you know it, the police decide he’s a drug mule. Critic?s Notebook: Fanfare and Ridicule for Japan?s Common Man 2011-01-26T00:21:19Z Welcome to the fictional borough of London called Diston, "Where calamity made its rounds like a postman." 'Lionel Asbo': from brothel to brawl and back in dystopian England 2012-09-13T20:25:05Z “Monday morning our postman brought your very kind letters,” he writes, then continues: W. G. Sebald and the Emigrants 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Several officials, including six German postmen on their way to a temporary post office in the Village Plaza, saw the groups climbing the fence with their sports bags at around 4:10 A.M. Inside the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z They were involved in a crash on their journey, and at one point got lost, asking a postman for directions to Stone's home. 2 UK men convicted in plot to kill Joss Stone 2013-04-03T15:52:08Z Many of the unsung heroes of the coronavirus pandemic such as policeman and postmen, farmers, rubbish collectors and supermarket workers, are represented by the scarecrows, as well as doctors and nurses. Lockdown walks brightened by key worker scarecrows in English village 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z Grizabella made the postman sigh “as he scratched his head / You really would have thought she ought to be dead / And who would ever suppose that that / Was Grizabella the Glamour Cat.” The Improbable Insanity of “Cats” 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Her return addresses would make a postman blush: "Love, Linda": Reading my late mother's love letters to a man who is not my father 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z He was a baseball stud, in the kind of small town where everyone from the postman to the Candy Shoppe owner knew the score. True love waits? The story of my purity ring and feeling like I didn't have a choice 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z A postman pedaled a yellow bicycle over the cobblestones and past the town’s most famous street, Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The French Alps Sans Skis 2011-02-25T21:55:11Z A postman and a raven fall in love. Raven Girl takes wing and flies onstage 2013-05-04T06:00:35Z He played Harry Johnson, a postman who takes up his late aunt's fight against the IRS and ends up declaring war on the agency — complete with his own tank. Edward Herrmann dies: Five notable film roles 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Even small daily moments of interaction help, such as chatting to postmen or shopkeepers. 'You will have an emotional reboot': the ultimate guide to stress at every age 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z One was an Oxford graduate working in the media and the other a postman. Kenneth Williams: secret loves behind the life of a tormented man 2010-10-09T23:08:00Z Made mainly using hand-drawn animation, the film tells the story of a selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker who form an unlikely friendship. Netflix says 'Klaus' is a hit with nearly 30 million views worldwide 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z While contributing poems to a number of publications, he worked as a newspaper reporter, milkman, postman, laborer in a market garden and orderly in a sanitarium. Robert Nye, Novelist Who Imagined Falstaff’s Memoirs, Dies at 77 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z “You can’t sit and wait for the information to present itself like a postman knocking at your door.” ‘Hack Attack’ Puts a Spotlight on Rupert Murdoch 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Two days later, a leaden box arrived at my door, with an irritated looking postman behind it. Can I spend my way out of my anxiety? 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Neighbours, relatives, postmen: everyone seems to be fighting on the right side, against the Nazis. Hans Keilson: "Genius? I'm not even a proper writer!" 2010-11-21T00:05:00Z Dead of summer, but still the postman trudges forth to the mountaintop with questions for Mr. Critic, meditating on his zafu pillow. Hey, Mr. Critic: New York at First Bite: Oh, the Places You?ll Go 2011-07-28T20:30:08Z Beth’s older brothers would sometimes joke that she was the postman’s daughter. DNA search angels: the Facebook 'detectives' who help reunite families 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z “The Tiger” was based on an unsettling premise of a frustrated postman who kidnaps a Long Island housewife to have his way with her. Anne Jackson, theater stalwart who teamed onstage with husband Eli Wallach, dies at 90 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z But as Jimmy of all people knows, the postman always rings twice. Theater Review: Charles Busch’s ‘The Tribute Artist’ Is at 59E59 Theaters 2014-02-10T03:00:01Z It’s about the dead: the field hands, housekeepers, single mothers, sharecroppers, brick workers, postmen, shoe repairmen, Pullman porters and maids — Mrs. Obama’s relatives all, plain people who owned no property and left no writings. ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: The First Lady's Family 2012-06-15T18:13:58Z The postman doesn't always ring twice; sometimes, he doesn't even ring once. Notes & Queries: Is the Earth getting bigger? 2012-05-30T16:00:01Z In 1999 Murphy rented a flat in the area before taking on his first job, as a postman in nearby Clarkston. The photos that capture Glasgow's cultural melting pot 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z “My father’s name was Emerson Street, and we used to live on Emerson Street in Palo Alto. Drove the postman out of his mind.” Dusty Street, longtime KROQ voice and pioneering female DJ, dies at 77 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z "The safest thing to do is just not send it but if you do just keep calm," said the 25-year-old postman. Sextortion on Snapchat is not the end of my world, says victim 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Mr Cleaver says the huts often provided postmen and women with an additional source of income. Ceredigion: Bid to save last surviving postmen’s huts in Wales 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Nathan, from Airdrie, was a postman at the time but he had only been in the job a few months after recovering from mental health problems. Nathan Evans: I suffered panic attacks before Wellerman 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Oscar's dad Matt said he was "wowed" when the postman turned up with a letter from Kensington Palace. Royal congratulations for Everest climb boy 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z A postman has been treated in hospital for significant injuries to his face following a "vicious assault" in Poleglass on the outskirts of west Belfast. Poleglass: Postman injured in 'vicious and unprovoked attack' 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Winnie starred alongside Harry Potter and Game of Thrones actor David Bradley, who portrayed a postman in a village. Lewis Capaldi music video stars terrier from Worcester 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The system of postman's huts endured until the 1960s, when all rural delivery staff were provided with vans. Ceredigion: Bid to save last surviving postmen’s huts in Wales 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z A postman who was injured in a house explosion in Swansea said surviving it feels like winning the lottery. Swansea explosion doesn't seem real, says injured postman 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Ethan has since been discharged from hospital as has a second adult - a postman - who was also injured. House blast pair 'so lucky to come out of it' 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Officers added the postman fell to the ground, where the assault continued. Poleglass: Postman injured in 'vicious and unprovoked attack' 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z “We check the milkman, the postman, and he’s the tallest,” joked his father, Russell White, the legendary running back from Encino Crespi High, California and the Rams. Column: Russell White's son Zachary might be a freshman, but he helps Notre Dame win 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z "It started to break down those vital connections, and got us to where we are today, where only a privileged few of us are able to name our postman." Ceredigion: Bid to save last surviving postmen’s huts in Wales 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z “He thought, the answer is to train and educate leaders, not have racial classifications for firemen and postmen.” Why Is Affirmative Action in Peril? One Man’s Decision. 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z During World War II, mothers throughout the apartment building shudder at the sound of the postman’s whistle, fearing the arrival of news of the death of a husband, brother or son. Review | Exploring family history through the objects that connect generations 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z In his spare time, he built and refurbished an aerobatic biplane called the Beechcraft AT-6, once describing the activity as being "like a postman taking a walk on his day off". Dallas air show crash: Victims in collision of WWII planes identified 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Our postman just came by and asked about him, and he was so sad. What Mike Davis' family put into his ofrenda, and what he offered them 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z From the late 19th until the mid-20th century, rural postmen - on foot, horseback or cycling - could often be required to travel 10 to 20 miles on their daily rounds. Ceredigion: Bid to save last surviving postmen’s huts in Wales 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Miss Milne's body was found on 3 November 1912, after her postman noticed her letters piling up behind the door at Elmsgrove Mansion and alerted the police. Jean Milne: Forensic experts review 1912 murder of heiress 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Ian, who was the village postman, knew it was not unheard of for bodies to wash up on the shores of the Firth of Tay. Unravelling the mystery of the unknown bairn 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Yet on the day of her birthday the postman unexpectedly popped into view. No-one forgets meeting the Queen - her tributes show that 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Scanning the newspapers at his local supermarket, Pat Simmons, a former postman, was skeptical: “Nothing else happening, eh?” he called to the cashier with a wry smile. Queen’s coffin begins final journey with normal British life on hold 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z "Strike action has weakened our financial position and is threatening the long-term job security of our postmen and women," they added. Royal Mail staff announce fresh strikes over pay 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z "There are strikes across the board, these strikes, rail strikes and I'm a postman and we're striking but I think the dock strikes are unnecessary as I think they get paid enough," says Mr Jacobs. Port of Felixstowe strike workers enter final day 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z For years, Ian Robertson - the postman who had found the body - and his family had tended his grave. Unravelling the mystery of the unknown bairn 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The virus acts like a microscopic postman that delivers the blueprints to the liver, which then starts producing the clotting protein. Transformational therapy cures haemophilia B 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z A postman who helped to rescue a neighbour and their dog from a burning building said it was "scary how quickly everything happened". Postman rescues neighbour and his dog from Swindon house fires 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Other professional groups, from barristers to postmen, also plan to hit the barricades in coming weeks to demand more pay read more . Morning Bid: Inflation psychology 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z For instance, "the son of a postman becoming a branch manager; the daughter of a care worker becoming a primary school teacher" should be celebrated, the commission said. Success not all about getting to top, says social mobility chief Birbalsingh 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z A local postman was commissioned by the Ministry of Defence in 1941 to paint a large stone on the mountain white. The Belfast mountain, a white rock and links to WW2 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z But the drones the Royal Mail plans to use do not have the ability to hover, and won't be replacing the postman or woman on their rounds. Royal Mail wants fleet of 500 drones to carry mail to remote UK communities 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Mr Dawson, who has worked as a postman in Swindon for six years, was helped by three other people - all of whom work for Royal Mail. Postman rescues neighbour and his dog from Swindon house fires 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z "We are a tiny community and if you go to a food bank in a small village the person who delivers your food could be your next door neighbour or postman," he says. Hebrides: Life on beautiful islands with the UK's worst fuel poverty 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z "Our postmen and women are continuing to work incredibly hard, as they have done throughout the pandemic, and we are thankful for all of their efforts and determination," it added. Citizens Advice: Millions affected by festive post delays 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z EST hour, Trump was ranting about Microsoft Word's Clippy and the suggested changes to words like "postman" into "letter carrier" and "mankind" into "humankind." Does Lara Trump think Microsoft Word's Clippy assistant is a real person — and "woke"? 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Mr Mandal said he had been a "practising quack" in his village before taking up a postman's job and "knew a thing about diseases". Covid-19: Indian man has taken at least eight Covid jabs 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z "It is always gratifying when our customers recognise the hard work of their postmen or women who deliver in all weathers six days a week," she said. Royal Mail gets 'life story address' letter to Cushendall care worker 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z A woman has thanked her "hero" postman for coming to her aid when she collapsed screaming in pain at home. Thanks for postman who heard screams of Congleton woman 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z She said: "In Valtos the only person we saw was the postman." The Afghans building a new life in the Hebrides 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Concerns were raised by local postman Huw Jones, who noticed the odd looking package in his bundle when he arrived at the Wockhardt site on 27 January. Wrexham vaccine plant: Fake bomb 'had defendant's address inside' 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z The retired postman said the jabs had helped him to get rid of aches and pains and "stay healthy". Covid-19: Indian man has taken at least eight Covid jabs 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Two postmen rightly deducted that it was meant for Shane, who regularly had similar boxes delivered. Royal Mail gets 'life story address' letter to Cushendall care worker 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Her postman had no deliveries for her that day, but visited the property to leave parcels for neighbours who were not in. Thanks for postman who heard screams of Congleton woman 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z After working as a cable car operator and postman in San Francisco, where he made several short films, he moved to Europe and published a series of novels. Melvin Van Peebles, who started a cinematic revolution with 'Sweet Sweetback,' dies at 89 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The suspected fraud only came to light after a new postman delivering the woman's benefits in the western Tyrol region was refused a request to see her, police said in a statement. Austria man kept dead mother in cellar for pension, police say 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z In the 1920s, postman William Orr walked for miles every day along rural roads to deliver mail, despite the fact that he was registered as blind. William Orr: The blind postman who delivered a first-class service 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z The postman even said it wasn't the first time a letter with an odd address had made its way for Feargal. Royal Mail gets 'life story address' letter to Cushendall care worker 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Before their Christmas Eve reunion, Ms Whitham had taken to social media in her attempts to find her postman, saying she wanted to thank "a very brave man and a hero". Thanks for postman who heard screams of Congleton woman 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z She still leaves deliveries from the postman for 48 hours before touching them. Covid-19: 'For us it's not freedom day, is it?' 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z A mother whose eight-year-old daughter posted a Father's Day letter addressed to her dad in heaven said she was overwhelmed when it was returned to her by a postman. Leicester postman returns Father's Day letter sent to heaven 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z It is not known how long William Orr worked as a postman, but he died after a heart attack in 1939, aged 66. William Orr: The blind postman who delivered a first-class service 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Hailing from a family of postmen, both of Pioli's brothers and his father delivered mail for a living, supported Milan's rivals Inter and were involved in football in some way at an amateur level. The AC Milan boss from a family of Inter fans and postmen 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z "But a lot of younger people wanted to be in the book… I was getting sackfuls of mail. I'm sure the local postman wondered what the hell was going on." Jim Haynes: A man who invited the world over for dinner 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Spoke to nice postman today in London, where a first-class letter from elsewhere in London just got to me after two weeks. Royal Mail delays blamed on 'exceptional' volumes of post 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z The postman, who recently lost his own father, managed to track down Sarah Tully after a social media appeal. Leicester postman returns Father's Day letter sent to heaven 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z The postman delivers a toy that we bought online to put into Andrew's Christmas sack. 'We met through MoneySavingExpert' 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z The Art of The Game painting is on show at the National Football Museum where the postman unveiled his tattoo. Manchester United fan unveils tattoo of Eric Cantona 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z The temporary workers will support more than 115,000 postmen and women in permanent roles. Royal Mail seeks record number of Christmas temps 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z The company said it had hired about 33,000 temporary workers to support its 115,000 permanent postmen and women and had expanded its seasonal sites to help manage the anticipated growth in parcel volumes. Royal Mail delays blamed on 'exceptional' volumes of post 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z “Ballots get lost, ballots get destroyed, ballots get hidden by postmen. The worst thing you can do is decentralize the process.” How the shenanigans of rogue postal workers exposes the weak link in mail-in voting 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z “And the capricious distribution of ballots means harvesting, undue influence, outright coercion, paying off a postman, here’s a few hundred dollars, give me some of your ballots.” Barr says rumors Trump would refuse to leave office if he loses election are 'crap' 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Asked if he was bringing any messages from Tehran following a recent visit there, al-Kadhimi told The Associated Press before he left for Washington: “We do not play the role of postman in Iraq.” Trump, Iraqi leader discuss IS, US troops and Iran 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Asked if he was bringing any messages to Washington from Tehran following a recent visit there, he said: “We do not play the role of postman in Iraq.” Pompeo pledges support for Iraq, targets pro-Iran militias 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z A West Virginia postman admitted altering absentee-ballot requests and is facing prison time, state officials announced Thursday. Postal worker pleads guilty to mail tampering, election fraud 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z “Where are they going?...Is the postman going to hand them out? Are they going to take them out of the mailbox?” Trump fields audience questions on mail-in voting, riots, says Democrats 'destroying our country' 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z “I was a bit rude about a postman the other day and it’s haunted me. I was like: ‘I’m not coming out to sign for that.’ Charlie Brooker: 'I assumed I would end up stumbling through rubble eating rats. This confirms it' 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Signed off with “a big ‘thumbs up’ from us both”, the letter was collected by their local postman Neil from the doorstep of their Scottish residence Birkhall, where Charles recovered after testing positive for coronavirus. Prince Charles thanks post workers for keeping Britain connected in crisis 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z The royal note was collected on Tuesday by their local postman Neil Martin. Prince of Wales hails Britain's postal workers 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z A parcel addressed to "somewhere in Sheffield" was delivered to its rightful recipient after the postman turned detective. Postman delivers 'somewhere in Sheffield' parcel 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z After serving the US army in Germany during the Vietnam war, Prine returned to home to Chicago where he worked as a postman. Bruce Springsteen leads tributes to John Prine 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z He started out as a Christmas postman in Ireland in the 70s, and later began a mailing business in the 80s. The unlisted: how people without an address are stripped of their basic rights 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z I don’t know that postmen today can work until they’re 55 and then retire. Billionaire Confessional: David Rubenstein on Wealth and Privilege 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z A postman thought he recognised the name, but couldn't be sure. Cryptoqueen: How this woman scammed the world, then ran 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z He’s a postman, with limited ability to carry heavy packages and his mission is to go door-to-door rebuilding a better, more helpful World Wide Web that can enable anyone to 3-D print. 'Death Stranding' is the weirdest, most lovingly imperfect game of 2019 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z “I sent it into turn one, maybe a little late, and the postman wasn’t there,” he said. F1 Mexican Grand Prix: five things we learned at Hermanos Rodríguez | Giles Richards 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Then, just before I was due to go on air, the postman turned up and that sent my dog crazy, and I got into this whole conversation with Sarah Greene about my dog, Tammy. Did the boy who swore at Five Star really apologise? 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z You said earlier that your father was able to retire on a postman’s salary when he was 55. Billionaire Confessional: David Rubenstein on Wealth and Privilege 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z She was eventually rescued by a postman at her Leven bungalow. Man jailed for torturing partner for eight days 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z At that point, Cooper wanted to be a poet, and thought he’d make a living as a rural postman, writing in the afternoons. A Photographer at the Ends of the Earth 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z At noon the next day, the postman delivered an envelope addressed to Ursula’s father, marked urgent. The girl in the box: the mysterious crime that shocked Germany 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z I was at home when the postman brought a telegram telling me the BBC wanted me on Top of the Pops. How we made Everything I Own: Ken Boothe and David Gates on their shared hit 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z If the postman knocked on your door in the city of Birmingham, with a three-page letter from London, he would let you read it only if you coughed up two shillings and threepence. The Penny Post revolutionary who transformed how we send letters 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z On the last day Watt left the bungalow and the woman shouted to the postman for help. Man jailed for torturing partner for eight days 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z A crazed postman, a tough policeman and a shady Santa impede a workaholic seeking a coveted toy for his son. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Aug. 4-10, 2019 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z “They are the publisher not just the postman,” said Arden in March. Google suspends Trends email alerts in New Zealand after breaching court order 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z "I often meet the postladies or postmen, sometimes they are the only people I see, even on an inhabited island." Walking on the edge of hidden islands 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z When the postman knocked, I would inspect the envelope, and refuse to pay. The Penny Post revolutionary who transformed how we send letters 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z “The crane just dropped it straight in and it went in beautifully as the postman was passing,” Buckley said. 'It went in beautifully as the postman was passing': the story of the Headington Shark 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said social networks were "the publisher not just the postman", in reference to their potential liability for the material shared on them. Facebook to ban white nationalism 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z A lifelong resident, he earns a living as a postman, after devising a scheme in which the postal service, which doesn’t deliver mail in Rocinha, hands it over to him for distribution. Jair Bolsonaro’s Southern Strategy 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Sites that allowed video of the massacre to be shared were “the publisher, not just the postman. There cannot be a case of all profit, no responsibility.” 'Real leaders do exist': Jacinda Ardern uses solace and steel to guide a broken nation 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z She warned social media companies over their role in spreading video of the attack, saying “they are the publisher, not just the postman”. New Zealand shooting: Ardern says she will never speak suspect's name 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z The habit lasted for years, and one can find a postman, not a mailman, in “The Woman in the Window.” A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Many people in Malaysia are hoping for a future in which slightly fewer monkeys chase lecturers into toilet blocks, harass joggers and steal confidential military documents from postmen. '20 years ago this was jungle': meet the monkey gangs of Kuala Lumpur 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z "There are over 95,000 postmen and women working for Royal Mail," she said. Calls to ban low-level letterboxes 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Gert Quetin, a champion player who is also a postman from Heusden-Zolder in eastern Belgium, said he agreed with his Dutch colleagues about the use of the class A drug in the sport. 'They come back with big eyes': pétanque rocked by drug allegations 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z "Occasionally I get an invoice but I just ignore it," she said, adding her postman regularly takes the parcels back to the sorting office. Elderly 'under siege' from scammers 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z "I chased after the postman and said: 'Look, you put this through my door, who's put you up to this?'" Terror attack police and medics honoured 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Despite his postal worker credentials Jason admits: "If I wasn't a postman, I wouldn't think of tipping the postman. It wouldn't occur to me." The posties who make £600 in Christmas tips 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Making his rounds on Cather Avenue, postman Dusting also heard the “pop! pop!” of the canopy exploding from the jet and the ejection seats blasting off. A decade later, a San Diego neighborhood is still reeling from a tragic plane crash 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z And it is possible that the Parliamentary postman will be extremely busy on Thursday with letters that might trigger a challenge to Mrs May. PM faces grilling amid Brexit deal backlash 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z In the UK, Dr Martens were initially a £2 work boot worn by postmen and factory workers. What's up, Doc? The enduring appeal of Dr Martens 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Des Arthur, a postman from Coventry, was one of those who complained about the company's announcement to the City. Royal Mail staff lose out in share sale 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z "I would never tip my postman!" he laughs. The posties who make £600 in Christmas tips 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Yan and his brother, a retired postman, offered to show me around the village. Yan Lianke’s Forbidden Satires of China 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z After his musical style went out of fashion, McNeely became a postman with a route just south of downtown Los Angeles. 'Big Jay' McNeely, whose honking tenor saxophone style helped turn R&B into rock 'n' roll, has died 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z “My stepfather came into the picture when I was 6 years old and he was a postman,” Cox said in the 2006 interview. Analysis | John Cox’s claim that he was raised by a ‘single mother on the South Side of Chicago’ 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z “I went up onto the roof and found that it was a postman,” he said. Nixon had an enemies list. Now so does Trump. 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z But they told the BBC they want colleagues to "get the recognition they deserve" and regard the giving of Christmas tips "as a matter between customers and individual postmen and postwomen." The posties who make £600 in Christmas tips 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z She said: "All of our postmen and women, many of whom have children themselves, understand just how important this day is for families." Scottish pupils await exam results 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Though he says the postman still seems disappointed. Joe Cole: ‘I was ready to deliver a kicking’ 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z Once the drone’s cargo hits the ground, its contents pass over to the “drone postman” for delivery. The world’s first commercial drone-delivery service is operating in China 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z The women sent vials of phosphorus in the post, which would break when handled, causing postmen to suffer severe burns. The actress who became a 'terrorist' 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z Detectives are to review evidence collected following the murder of a postman in Flintshire 15 years ago. Postman murder evidence to be reviewed 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z It already wants to be our librarian, our encyclopedia, our dictionary, our map, our navigator, our wallet, our postman, our calendar, our newsagent, and now it wants to be our therapist. Google wants to cure our phone addiction. How about that for irony? | Matt Haig 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Then one day in the snow I thought, "I can't be a postman for my entire life." The shame felt by people who can't read or write 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Matt Winter, a postman from Stevenage, was forced to leave his home of four years when the landlord wanted to sell the property. 'It's very precarious' - Life as a renter 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z A former Italian postman is facing charges after police found 400kg of undelivered mail stashed in his home in the northern city of Turin. Former postman found with 400kg of undelivered mail in Italy 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Even the postman stopped in to pay his respects. The most awful kind of grief. The most beautiful memories. So long, son 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z "Between himself and another postman they have done a bit of head-storming and came up with the idea: 'It must be for Shane.'" 'No address' gift delivered in Donegal 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z In the afternoon, our retired postman joined the former tobacco shop vendor and other retirees to play cards in a backroom. An ancient Tuscan village, like Italy, is reshaped by migration 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z In the afternoon, our retired postman joined the former tobacco shop vendor and other retirees to play cards in a back room. An Ancient Tuscan Village, Like Italy, Is Reshaped by Migration 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z He became a postman for the rest of his career. Voyager disaster: 'The coxswain said "Sorry lads, we're done for" and sang Abide With Me' 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z The Belgian national day parade in Brussels includes troops but also police officers, ambulances, postmen and telephone company vans. Why the President's idea for a military parade divides Americans 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z He said neither the name nor address on the parcel were readable in any way, adding that two local postmen had somehow figured out where it was to go. 'No address' gift delivered in Donegal 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z A postman who stole dozens of greetings cards and other items he thought may contain money has been given a community sentence. Postman stole birthday cards for two years 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The postal police said the stash in the Vicenza home of the 56-year-old postman was the biggest seizure of mail ever undertaken in Italy. World Digest: Jan. 29, 2018 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z She met the postman, from Walsall, West Midlands, on an internet forum where she agreed to be his "suicide partner". 'Suicide pact' woman jailed over death 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Yet objects you would think would not be allowed could be delivered by postmen - including living and dead creatures. The strangest things sent in the post 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The virus is used like a postman to deliver the genetic instructions to the liver, which then starts producing factor VIII. Haemophilia trial's 'mind-blowing' result 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z One plucky woman, having heard the postman was on the way, stood stoically with her mailbox tucked under her arm. U.S. mail carriers emerge as heroes in Puerto Rico recovery 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z There is a builder, barman, factory worker, office clerk, postman and sushi chef, among others. Battlefield bounty hunters: the detectorists of eastern Europe 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z She felt like a 19th century postman carrying news across the frontier. In Harvey's aftermath, the long wait sets in, keeping tensions high 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z "These arrived, so I then came up with devising puzzles for the postmen to work out, such as crosswords, word searches and anagrams." The strangest things sent in the post 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z "He's worked with a number of postmen. "I've worked with two. Post workers recruited by gangs to steal bank cards - BBC News 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z One plucky woman, having heard the postman was on the way, stood stoically with her mailbox tucked under her arm. U.S. mail carriers emerge as heroes in Puerto Rico recovery 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z The then postman, who was 16 when the attack happened, suffered horrific burns to his back and left arm that took years to heal properly. Postman who survived Nagasaki bombing dies aged 88 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z This afternoon Alfred opened the door to the postman. Legs-11 : Nature : Nature Research 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z “I play baseball,” said Cole Roberts, a 52-year-old postman from East London who held a black Shinola glove that his wife bought for him. On the Fourth of July, an American Baseball Invasion of London 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z Although his money was refunded by the bank within two weeks, Mr Blythe said he did not "trust postmen any more really". Post workers recruited by gangs to steal bank cards - BBC News 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z The postman on a bus with his clubs in Glasgow is equal to Trump as a citizen of the golf world. How Donald Trump became the golfer-in-chief 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z One evening in the 1980s, photographer Kathy Shorr was at her home in Greenwich Village, New York, alone with her toddler, when two men dressed as postmen turned up at the door. ‘It goes into your psyche’: photographing gunshot survivors in the US 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Some of the attempts that failed were fastest marathons by runners dressed as a fisherman and postman. Costume-clad runners set their own records at L.A. Marathon 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z I lie awake all night waiting for the postman in the early morning, and then when he does not bring anything from you I just exist, a mass of nerves... Forbidden love: The WW2 letters between two men - BBC News 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Some cards are from those who knew him as a postman and others from his friends at the Danbury Drum Corps, who attached photos of Gaboardi when he was young. Former postman ‘inspired’ by letters from across country 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z You might assume he was an aristocrat, but his father and grandfather were postmen. Brian Eno: ‘We’ve been in decline for 40 years – Trump is a chance to rethink' 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z There was the technician who came to "fix" his telephone, the new postmen, and the dedicated window cleaners who washed his windows not weekly, but seemingly daily. The spy with no name - BBC News 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z So what's it like to live on a road which must strike fear into the hearts of postmen and paper boys? Life on the world's steepest street - BBC News 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z “You’re a postman. Just take the press release and deliver it to the newspaper.” Egypt’s Failed Revolution 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z “People were writing, ‘Mr. Gaboardi, you used to be my postman. Former postman ‘inspired’ by letters from across country 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z The note is then delivered by the postman on his bike to Timbuktu's Post Office where it gets its all important stamp. Sending a postcard from somewhere you've never been - BBC News 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Mr Clarke, a trade unionist and former postman, said he was honoured to fight the seat for Labour and would stand up for locals in Parliament. Sleaford by-election candidates line up for Tories and Labour - BBC News 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Royal Mail said the robin's appearance on Christmas cards was inspired by the red waistcoats worn by postmen in Victorian times. Christmas stamps feature festive favourites - BBC News 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Bazile, a 66-year-old retired postman, is a Roman Catholic and a member of an interracial, interfaith coalition called Together Baton Rouge. An American in a Strange Land 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z The statement added Mr Lamont was a "father, grandfather, brother, postman, performer". Corley postman death: Man charged with murder - BBC News 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Notably, he alleges potential financial issues at the various companies and Mr. Tata’s behind-the-scenes maneuvers’ reducing the board members to “mere postmen,” whose actions risked the company’s violating securities regulations. Tata: The Mess Spreads At India’s Biggest Company 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z In a final stroke of coincidence - Mr Bianchi, postcard writer, was also a postman. Nazi POW's postcard returned to family by teacher - BBC News 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Back then, he was working full-time as a postman earning a moderate wage as a government employee of the Philippines Postal Corporation. Filipino farmer strikes gold with cocoa - BBC News 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z She would knock on the door of the Puerto Rican postman who lived on the second floor and ask to go through his window. Once Home, Now a Museum Display on Immigrant Life 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Just 12 years old, the North Devon Sinfonia is formed of local musicians, including a cheese maker, lupin grower, postman, and a number of doctors and teachers. Amateur orchestras compete for a place at the BBC Proms - BBC News 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z He’ll twirl around a tree, a passing postman, whatever obstacle happens to be around. 13 years later, our beagle is a jumbo-sized bundle of mirth, mayhem and methane 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z "Everyone knew him as Robertino the country postman," his cousin said. Nazi POW's postcard returned to family by teacher - BBC News 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z In Mongolia, there are thousands of streets named after Genghis Khan - pretty confusing for the postman. Mongolia's letter swap - BBC News 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z After settling in Southwark, he found work as a postman and became an active campaigner in the community. Sam King: Notting Hill Carnival founder and first black Southwark mayor dies - BBC News 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z I did several different jobs, from computer programming to factory work and being a postman. Michele Sibiloni's best photograph: a riotous house party in Kampala 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z These guys included a teacher, a postman, a tour guide, and a factory worker. Inside the Daring Mission That Thwarted a Nazi Atomic Bomb Moya Greene, Royal Mail chief executive, joked: “I have it on good authority that your own postmen and women will be especially busy with tomorrow’s mailbag.” Queen photographed with youngest royals to mark 90th birthday 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z “I had no idea where Terry Reid was. I didn’t know if he did what Syd Barrett did. Went off and become a . . . postman.” He could have fronted Led Zeppelin, now ‘Superlungs’ has to pay the pawn shop 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z The postman, Ugo Celletti, had been helping to create the monsters—tremendous sculptures growing on the grounds of a local estate. The Psychedelic Garden of Tuscany 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z She was particularly anxious about receiving the parcel from the postman. Northern Irish women on abortion: 'People feel they can't trust anyone' 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Washington, the former postman who was playing non-league football just over four years ago, earned his second cap after making his debut in Thursday's 1-1 draw away to Wales. Northern Ireland 1-0 Slovenia 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Raised in Shreveport, his father was a postman, which made him well-to-do. America's death penalty capital: can a black DA really change the system? 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Among his heavy-duty machinery for the punching, stitching and repairing of some of the toughest hides known to mankind I spotted a reddish leather embossed bag, such as a New World postman might have carried. Is it time to give up leather? 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z They had discussed Gaudí and Ferdinand Cheval—a French postman who worked for decades to build an uninhabitable castle, covered in mythical statues. The Psychedelic Garden of Tuscany 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Moose’s mother, the widow of a postman, sounds a bit like the Dowager Countess scolding Lord Grantham when she says, “There’s a study in masculinity waiting to be written about you.” The Plot to Blow Up Margaret Thatcher 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z He was a devout Christian who "often said that he would sooner be a postman in Norfolk than a general in India", according to the author of his 1947 biography, the Australian journalist Ian Morrison. How a forgotten British captain is a hero in Myanmar - BBC News 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z There may have been some other children of postmen in the audience. John Kasich and the Fading Republican Establishment 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z He was probably a postman who did a bit of tattooing on the side. Tattoo trends: The inking of London from the Victorians to the present day - BBC News 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z But on 11 January at 5.30pm those hopes were crushed when a postman arrived at the door of the family home in Jiyuan bearing an official arrest notice from public security authorities. The day Zhao Wei disappeared: how a young law graduate was caught in China's human rights dragnet 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z He’d been scoring against the electrician, the plumber, and the postman. English Soccer’s Out-of-Nowhere Goal Machine 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Most of Mr Ward's predecessors in the Serjeant's role were from a military background but he is a former postman who worked his way up through the ranks. From postman to Serjeant at Arms - BBC News 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z He greeted his postman with gleeful pride when the envelope was delivered. Russell Knox and Danny Willett boost European golf 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z A man has been charged with the unlawful killing of a postman who died 20 years ago after being punched in the head while waiting for a taxi. Man charged over death of postman Andrew Batten in 1995 - BBC News 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z That is, the bus drivers sat more than the conductors, and the telephone switchboard operators and clerks sat more than the postmen. What Do Double-Decker Buses Tell Us About Our Health? 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z A coroner has told an inquest into the 2002 loyalist murder of a Catholic postman he is "incredulous" that bullet casings held as evidence went missing. Daniel McColgan: Coroner 'incredulous' at lost murder evidence - BBC News 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z "I didn't want anyone turning round and saying, 'well it's no surprise that things went horribly wrong, because he was a postman' or 'where did we get him from?'" From postman to Serjeant at Arms - BBC News 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Murray had drafted it while on holiday in the Lake District, sporadically discussing it on the phone with Jacques and receiving requests for rewrites via the postman. Marxism Today: the forgotten visionaries whose ideas could save Labour | John Harris 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Donning my black coat and watch cap, I trudge across Sixth Avenue like a faithful postman, delivering myself daily before the orange awning of Cafe ’Ino. Patti Smith: 'It's not so easy writing about nothing' 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z For years, our postman was a Sikh gentleman living on the first floor. The real-life 'negro removals' behind HBO mini-series Show Me a Hero 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z It always made for a lovely surprise for the postman. 25 ways you know your dog loves you (and that they’re better than cats) | Bella Mackie 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z His story has been so well received that a group of Canadian postmen have been in touch - they want to send letters and gifts to Aboubacar Doumbia in Bamako. Weekend Edition: The week's best reads - BBC News 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z So when she offers us tea, the postman will find a quiet moment to slip her the envelope when no-one is looking.'' Meeting Mali's most dedicated postman - BBC News 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z But at a theme park where dreams supposedly come true, the postman has claimed segregation from Disney customers and its staff because of his turban and beard. Sikh postman accuses Disney World of discrimination by segregating routes 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Shaun Davis of Royal Mail welcomed the reduction in attacks but said eight postmen and women were still attacked every day. Dog attacks on postal workers fall by 10% - Royal Mail - BBC News 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z He is the second postman from Royal Mail's Peebles office to be recognised for his heroics. Postman Jimmy Waters saves woman trapped under car - BBC News 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z "If the postman ever returns a letter to sender - which is rare - he feels terrible. That day he has failed in his duties as a public servant," he says. Weekend Edition: The week's best reads - BBC News 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z An elderly woman who was trapped in her bath for three days was saved by her local postman. Postman rescued woman stuck in bath in Peebles - BBC News 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Singh has worked as a private postman at Disney World in Florida since 2008, but he says he only drove an out-of-sight route while other park delivery workers switched routes every few weeks. Sikh postman accuses Disney World of discrimination by segregating routes 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z On that show, the actor Teddy Wilson, who played the postman, was the original bartender, but his character was grumpy. Ted Lange, ‘Love Boat’ bartender, now black history playwright, director 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Mr Watson said: "I am immensely proud of both Lawrence and Jimmy. "It just goes to show that for a postman or postwoman in a rural area, it's not just all about delivering the mail. Postman Jimmy Waters saves woman trapped under car - BBC News 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z "This account of Mali's most dedicated postman is humbling," commented Semtek. Weekend Edition: The week's best reads - BBC News 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z "His actions demonstrate exactly why our postmen and women are such highly valued members of their local communities," he added. Postman rescued woman stuck in bath in Peebles - BBC News 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The 65-year-old, who was honoured for his service to trade unions, worked his way up through the GMB's ranks having left school at 15 and previously worked at a brewery and as a postman. Queen's Birthday Honours: Paul Kenny, Simon Hughes and Simon Burns knighted - BBC News 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z “It looks to me like an official postman was delivering mail to Congress,” Carr said. Gyrocopter pilot is charged with felony and sent back home to Fla. 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z The Tampa Bay Times said the driver was Doug Hughes, a Florida postman who wanted to deliver a message about campaign finance reform to Congress. Gyrocopter lands on the west lawn of US Capitol building 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z The postman might read it, but the government, your colleagues and the Sunday Mirror probably won’t. The case for quitting e-mail 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z After the letters are finished, the postman drives his motorbike through the busy Nairobi traffic and delivers them to our friends at Loreto Msongari girl's school across the city. The Kenya schoolchildren keeping letter-writing alive 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z She stops seeing friends, “jumped in panic when the postman knocked on the door; recoiled from the ringing phone.” How to Train Your Raptor 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z He was a rural postman and the job suited him — a solitary route that took him down the same path, every day, a hundred miles of roads. Deeply conservative Oklahoma adjusts to sudden arrival of same-sex marriage 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z The woman's cries for help were heard by a postman, who called the emergency services. Toddler locks mother in cupboard 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Perhaps the postman waiting outside became one of the first people outside the immediate family to learn of the death of the great man of letters. Why did Charles Dickens have a personal postbox? 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z A postman who witnessed paramilitaries kill one of his colleagues at their workplace has described the attack to an inquest into the 2002 murder. Witness 'saw postman shot 10 times' 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z For me, it’s my doorman, but hey, the postman also works the day after Thanksgiving. 6 Bad Excuses for Unhealthy Holiday Eating 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Otherwise, the postman may not take the trouble of walking some extra distance and actually delivering the letter. Why World Toilet Day Should Matter To You 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z Unlike Mr Johnson, who was a postman for almost two decades, he is a wonk by profession. Wait a minute, Mr Postman 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z The postman was a familiar site at Dickens's Georgian home, Gad's Hill Place in Highham, Kent. Why did Charles Dickens have a personal postbox? 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Sue Whalley, chief operations officer at Royal Mail, said postmen and women were in a "unique position" to offer help. Post staff to get missing risk alerts 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Republicans should celebrate those who are successful—Americans do not hate the rich, they want to join them, he likes to say, quoting his late father, a postman. A big win for John Kasich 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z When there is no stamp, the post office records the lack of postage and the recipient’s address from whom the postman is required to collect money that is double the regular postage. Why World Toilet Day Should Matter To You 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z In the most frank passages of Lessons of Hope, Klein describes his father as a postman “unhappy with his job and frustrated by his circumstances.” Joel Klein's Book on American Schools Tries to Find a Way Forward While Morris maintained a residence in Anchorage both when he worked on the pipeline and spent two years as a postman there, something has always brought him back to Southeast Alaska. Ketchikan postal worker retires after 31 years 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z Her parents - a postman and a cleaner - could in no way be described as hippies. The anarchic experimental schools of the 1970s 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z How to wear it: hung low over one shoulder, but not across the body, unless you’re a postman or a schoolboy. How to wear a manbag: are you a briefcase, bumbag or backpack man? 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z The postman made his rounds with the mail, and a downtown café did brisk business. Residents reeling after fire consumes large swath of Weed, Calif. 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z Among the names are students, traders, shopkeepers, teachers, farmers, a bus driver, a postman and a retired judge - some of those killed are pictured at the top of this article. The death list that names 5,000 victims 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The postman brought it in, addressed to a curator named Dorothy Miller, and she dutifully filed it with other MoMA correspondence. This Ray Johnson Show at MoMA Will Make You Rethink Your Facebook Habit 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z As well as banks, Brazil's strategy also includes innovative measures like training postmen to provide information on breastfeeding to pregnant women and using fire-fighters to collect surplus milk for donation from lactating women. India's growing breast milk banking network 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Your mail doesn't get binned if the postman thinks it's boring. Facebook deliberately made people sad. This ought to be the final straw 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z On the first of the nine days that the jury took to reach its verdict I returned home from a visit to the Old Bailey at exactly the time the postman was delivering the mail. Phone-hacking trial: now it's over, has anything really changed? 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z McIlvenny was the only fully-professional player in a US team including a dishwasher, a postman, a truck driver, a schoolteacher, an undertaker and a can factory machinist. The Scot who stunned England at the World Cup 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z If you wanted the postman or woman to identify you, you might like to give your address. Let's not make a fuss: 10 things that sum up Britishness 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z It is understood they were found by a postman on Saturday afternoon. School help after boy's slurry death 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z "We wish to reiterate that we fully understand our customers' concerns, and recognise how important long-serving postmen and women are to the communities they serve." Union bid to block postman's job 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z The part-time recruits, who were led by the local lawyer and the Portree postman, were nicknamed the Saturday Night Soldiers. Skye's Band of Brothers 2014-03-24T13:20:40Z I became a postman in what was still the GPO almost exactly 50 years after the end of WW1. How did 12 million letters a week reach soldiers in WW1? 2014-01-31T01:07:49Z The UK government is looking to amend the previous legislation to ensure postmen and women will be protected when they enter private property including a customer's garden. Royal Mail counts dog attack costs 2013-12-25T00:48:26Z Meanwhile, postmen in different parts of India recently delivered mails dressed in their underwear to protest poor quality of their uniform and working conditions, reports . Indian media: Falling rupee sparks inflation fears 2013-08-22T07:16:46Z There is a piece of paper on the door asking the postman to leave mail in the foyer, but no other sign of life. Rory goes troll hunting in the US 2013-08-19T23:11:10Z His company Sergeant major, Willie Ross, the Portree postman, took command and a led a bayonet charge towards the German trench. Skye's Band of Brothers 2014-03-24T13:20:40Z According to the Communication Workers' Union, 23,000 postmen and women have been attacked by dogs in the last five years, with as many as 70% of these attacks taking place on private property. Killer dogs' owners could face life 2013-08-06T01:37:51Z "Unfortunately, animal attacks are a hazard faced by our postmen and women every working day. These attacks cause great distress and in too many cases serious injuries," he said. Royal Mail counts dog attack costs 2013-12-25T00:48:26Z Vitalio, a retired postman, and Antonino work almost every day in a vegetable garden they have on the outskirts of the village, overlooking the wooded mountains of eastern Sardinia. Perdasdefogu Journal: Celebrating the Elderly With a Nervous Eye on Italy’s Future 2013-07-18T00:57:32Z A spokesman for the CWU said on Monday that postmen were "deeply suspicious" of the idea of a share scheme. Royal Mail set for share flotation 2013-07-10T00:21:49Z The reason for that, postmen have told me privately, is that there are none. The subversive world of online drug dealing presents its own problems 2013-07-01T18:00:31Z "Both the postman and his post got through unharmed." Britain's 'explosive' beauty spots 2013-06-30T23:25:38Z Later, when one MEP wants to send a letter, the process involves an assistant, a messenger and a postman. EU leaders come under fire in papers 2013-06-29T04:38:36Z He works part time as a postman to supplement his income from art. War artist shot by Taliban sniper 2013-06-21T20:46:01Z Two campaigners — Steel, who was then a part-time bartender, and an unemployed postman named Dave Morris — unexpectedly stood their ground and refused to apologise. McLibel leaflet was co-written by undercover police officer Bob Lambert 2013-06-21T13:54:56Z The services were also modernised: messages are now fed into a computer and the telegrams are computer generated messages which are delivered by postmen in the cities and villages. In pictures: India's dying telegram service 2013-06-17T02:34:39Z One is the sight of a postman arriving in the middle of a derby chicken fight, which is a huge international chicken fight. Charity stunned by cock fighting 2013-06-14T07:40:26Z When he spoke to a postman about April he feigned shock and asked what sort of vehicle police were looking for. How the net closed in on killer 2013-05-30T11:37:07Z By Tuesday it was too late to rely on the postman, so drop boxes were placed across the city to accommodate those who waited until the final day. Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation 2013-05-22T14:27:49Z "It was a great honour," said David Nish, who was 21 years old in 1969 and went on to work at Leicester's academy and as a postman in his retirement. Wigan Athletic and the curious case of the relegated FA Cup finalists 2013-05-15T09:44:00Z About 140,000 postmen and women and delivery office workers are expected to each collect shares worth about £1,500 on average. Royal Mail sale: ministers set to go where Thatcher feared to tread 2013-04-29T18:23:43Z The postman arrived to deliver his letters, was completely not put off by the number of people or what they were doing, delivered his letters and left. Charity stunned by cock fighting 2013-06-14T07:40:26Z This was the hostile introduction I got on my first day working undercover as a TNT postman for Channel 4's Dispatches investigation, Secrets of Your Missing Mail. Postal privatisation and the zero-hour workers' nightmare 2013-04-29T16:31:34Z He worked as a postman until he was 65 years old before taking up farming until he was 90. Japan man celebrates 116th birthday 2013-04-19T07:06:58Z Lost in thought, he almost knocks a passing postman from his bike. Margaret Thatcher: 20 ways that she changed Britain 2013-04-14T09:00:09Z Becali said he was "not a postman" and swept a pile of tickets on to the floor. Said & Done: The football family; enforcer of the week; plus Maradona 2013-03-03T00:31:54Z I got to 37 without ever breaking the law and it makes you feel utterly undignified, to have to worry about every step of the way, to worry about whether the postman knew. Abortion law: Is an update overdue? 2013-02-04T05:08:39Z In light of this, I can't say I blame the Royal Mail postman for losing his rag with me. Postal privatisation and the zero-hour workers' nightmare 2013-04-29T16:31:34Z A Somerset postman died while carrying out his rounds in freezing conditions on Exmoor, Royal Mail has confirmed. Travel disruption continues in snow 2013-01-22T09:25:02Z The Sun's main story features a former postman who has just given up the title of the world's fattest man after shedding 46 stone. Papers mull over Falklands row 2013-01-04T06:25:34Z The Welsh government points out the current act does not protect, for example, a postman coming to the door. Burglar-bite worry over dogs law 2013-01-02T13:49:54Z "Why shall they use us as a postman?" he said. IHT Rendezvous: Moscow Urges Peace Talks on Reluctant Syrians 2012-12-28T14:03:07Z The arrangement is in place where the postman or postwoman will deliver mail when conditions underfoot are dry via the road. 'Slippy path' stops woman's post 2012-11-28T12:22:53Z In his report, former High Court judge Sir Gordon Langley says current laws limited the legal protection available to postmen and women. Postal workers 'need new dog law' 2012-11-23T01:59:12Z But David Richer, a retired postman and self-styled "old fogey", says: "Who wants a raving disco at 7am?" Views vary on child abuse report 2012-11-21T05:46:12Z Mr Pack’s most recent 100 sales were to company owners, doctors and lawyers but also to a postman, builders and a nurse. Lexington: The politics of very big trucks 2012-10-04T15:05:52Z A postman walks his delivery round close to the home of missing child April Jones in Machynlleth, Powys. Day in pictures: 3 October 2012 2012-10-03T10:33:43Z Portrait of the artist as a postman Kermit Oliver is a painter, a mystic, a recluse. Seven of the week's best reads 2012-09-30T00:11:20Z Unusual studio guests included police officers, postmen and factory workers, all of whom were trapped in the same traffic jam. Gridlocked DJ hosts show on phone 2012-09-28T10:09:00Z His teammates call him "The Postman" for delivering the point, as promised, but it doesn't sound as though the postman will ring twice. Poulter wearing European blue, and a bulls-eye 2012-09-26T14:50:09Z Did the PCC, in its role as royal postman, appear to endorse the message urging restraint? Prince Harry pictures: the Sun's ethics are set by the internet 2012-08-24T12:52:54Z A Manchester postman has been jailed for nine months after admitting stealing 70,000 items of post. Postman took 70,000 items of mail 2012-08-22T14:06:28Z The postman thought it would be alright to put the parcel in the recycling bin. Readers' parcel delivery nightmares 2012-07-12T12:47:12Z It said the postman broke a shoulder after slipping on algae and moss on a pavement last Friday. No mail delivered on rainy days 2012-06-13T15:47:03Z James M Cain suggested the term "postman" was not meant to be taken literally. Notes & Queries: Why does the postman always ring twice? 2012-05-23T16:39:11Z At the end of the month the postman brought one morning a delightfully "fat envelope" addressed to Carol in a round, childish hand. A Soldier's Son 2012-04-27T02:00:37.640Z The postman's cart waited at the door, and beyond it, past the gate, could be seen the hedgestakes that had been shot down on the opposite side of the road. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z A week later the postman tried to deliver it. Readers' parcel delivery nightmares 2012-07-12T12:47:12Z In Yokohama one sees over a large building the sign "The Japanese Imperial Post-Office," and the postman goes his rounds, delivering his letters and papers as in England and America. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The "postman" whose ring was missed on the first occasion, has "rung" again, and everyone hears his second ring. Notes & Queries: Why does the postman always ring twice? 2012-05-23T16:39:11Z "A rural postman calls at Thompson's shop for letters about half-past four, sir." The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z He heard the postman's rat-tat-tat while he was dressing, and wondered if there were any letters for him. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z Never remember when just too late for last pillar-box clearance in London suburb running after postman, bringing him back, and getting him to make special clearance. Punch, or the London Charivari, November 4th 1893 2012-04-07T02:00:30.293Z But that's another story, told me after we had caught the postman. Punch, or the London Charivari, October 28th 1893 2012-04-05T02:00:37.137Z "I called in at the postman's," he said, as they turned homewards, "and have brought you this, as the result of my enterprise." The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Therefore, instead of describing the kind of bath he wished Tom Bland to bring from an ironmonger's, he said sharply to the postman: "Who is that in the dog-cart?" The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z The postman's late this morning, but cheap's a slow traveller. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z "I shall be anxious for all those who put their lives in jeopardy to-night," replied Amy, coldly, "And now as I see nothing of the postman, I think I will turn back." It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:12.527Z Pretty go, this; postman evidently been before his time; no sign of him on wide expanse. Punch, or the London Charivari, October 28th 1893 2012-04-05T02:00:37.137Z On his way back he called at the postman's cottage to see if there were any letters for Poole Farm. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z When he arrived at his door in the Street of the Lily, the wife of the cobbler who lived on the ground-floor handed him a letter which the postman had left. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z The postman's double knock startled her, and she received from his hand a letter. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z THE postman has given a loud rat-tat, Perhaps it's a parcel for me: Elizabeth does go slowly To open the door and see. Kensington Rhymes 2012-03-15T02:00:28.607Z On the morning of this traditional pairing-off day, the postman brought me seventeen letters, all unpaid, and all from "Valentine." Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z And there comes the postman over the bridge. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z The postman, when I was in London three months before, had delivered letters to my address, and he now recollected the name and number. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z She called the grinning postman in, and gave him half a dollar. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z Perhaps the postman keeps a pet, A savage beast of prey; For lions, seals and diving-birds Are fed three times a day. Kensington Rhymes 2012-03-15T02:00:28.607Z Come along, I remarked—noisy spirit announced its advent by a series of knocks, which would have done honor to a dozen penny postmen "rolled into one." Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z But it was only the postman, after all. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z The simple explanation of this acrobatic performance is, that they were looking for the postman. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z And when she did come it was at short notice enough—a letter by the post—and Mayne, the postman, never passed our way much before ten in the morning. Nurse Heatherdale's Story 2012-03-06T03:00:21.190Z And now I come to think of it, The postman's coat and hat Is not unlike a keeper's who Feeds animals with fat. Kensington Rhymes 2012-03-15T02:00:28.607Z This is a day to rejoice the hearts of the penny postmen, who always get their money before they give up the documents. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z The postman, who had just been ferried over, held the boat as we stepped into it from the slippery stones of the landing. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z And I suppose that was so, for the postman never whistled but the daughter came running down stairs to see if there wasn't something for them. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z Oh, to greet again Thames's bright Strand, his theatre-studded joy, The postman's frequent rap, the newsboy's din, The constant cab, the ever-circling train. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-17T03:00:35.863Z But no sooner did we get ashore at Liverpool, than he rushed at and threw his arms round a postman, to that official’s embarrassment and surprise. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Even the postman is a rare visitor to such homes, and the arrival of a special messenger is talked about by the whole street. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z On the back of the card he had drawn a picture, a picture that made Lydia, and the friendly postman, and Mother, and every one who saw it laugh. Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z "I know," repeated the young man; "but still I—" Just then the shrill whistle of the postman was heard, and a sharp ring at the bell. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z Even her washerwoman and her little girl, and the postman,—"he has brought me a great many letters," she said,—were not forgotten. Miss Ellis's Mission 2012-02-11T03:04:04.613Z I wrote to you to Kittery Point—I think it was—something like a year ago, and my chief occupation since then has been listening for the postman's knock. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z The next morning, however, the postman, who very seldom entered that poverty-stricken street, brought the man a letter from a former fellow-workman who had heard of his ill-health and loss of work. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The postman said he thought I looked older, I’d been away so long. Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z After waiting five minutes the postman at the front door below became impatient. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z He had waited until the postman came at twelve, and had then set out for the fells. A Romance of Wastdale 2012-02-01T03:00:11.227Z Pamela went back to Roquebrune that afternoon, and after she had walked through the village and had come out on the slope of hill above, she met the postman coming down from the Villa Pontignard. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z Then the horses are led out, and the postman starts for another sixteen-mile gallop over the mountain and plain, through forest and waste. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The postman is a very joking man, Mother. Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z Yes," the girl returned, "and the postman is waiting to have the receipt signed. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z The door was opened; the three people in the patio held their breath; but it was merely the postman with a letter for Miranda. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z All human experience thrilled her; the choreman, the dressmaker, the postman, the caller; one and all, she hung on their words. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z I was nearing the top of Essex Street when I met the postman. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z Father, and Alexander, and Deborah, and Friend Morris when I took her a bunch of flowers before supper, and the postman when I met him on the road. Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z "I'm afraid that you will have to take this letter away again," Suydam said to the postman. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z Make haste, my good lad, or the postman may be gone. City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z Along the sands by the sea towards me came a man accoutred as a postman. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z So he took every opportunity of intercepting the postman at the front door, and looking out for envelopes with foreign postage stamps. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z So every morning she had a visit from the postman, who enjoyed the pictures quite as well as any one else. Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z Hobbs ran to answer the postman, and returned immediately, bearing in her hand a box from which some magnificent pansies were escaping. Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z "Why did you marry the postman without telling me?" A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z Upon this hushed conversation entered Elizabeth in a flutter of excitement and rosy pleasure over a letter which the postman had just handed her. And So They Were Married 2012-01-05T03:00:34.437Z He therefore handed the letter to Mrs. Mactavish when the postman next came his rounds, and waited to see whether Mactavish any day afterwards went to the post to register a small box or packet. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z R. F. D. postman number two has arrived. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z One morning, expecting a letter of some importance, I waited for the postman before walking to business. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z George took possession of the letter to Mr. Hunter and despatched it himself; and, knowing exactly when the answer would be received, he took the precaution of going out to meet the postman. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z Answer adjudged correct: Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z The postmen are instructed to deliver letters on Sundays only when the footnote is missing from the stamps. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z It is curious, this universal mental arraignment of the postman for the non-delivery of matter never sent. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z He did not write for two days, and I was so anxious that I stood for hours looking for the postman. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z Gardner, a postman, was stopped by three highwaymen on Winchmore Hill, and, on his refusing to give up his letters, they murdered him. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z But perhaps the postman would never have delivered this letter. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Some day some little accident she couldn't foresee—the mistake of a messenger-boy or a postman or somebody—and bang! out comes the whole scandal. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z One may only glare, and, if the postman notices it, he doesn't mind. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z The postman occasionally entered the place, and when he did so he grasped his letters firmly,—while in order to effect a proper delivery he deciphered strange hieroglyphics. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z Food with the butcher’s and baker’s carts came to her from its eastern, its arriving end, as she called it; news with the postman, adventure with rare callers. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z It was a sturdy old postman who had brought the tidings. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z Do run down below, Allan, my boy, and see if the postman has brought the morning paper.” The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z One would acquire only merited ridicule and punishment for thrashing the postman, though one would often like to. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z One day we were all seated at breakfast and talking quite cheerfully, when the postman’s thrilling rat-tat was heard at the door. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z Sometimes he would follow him into the fields, then watch for the arrival of the postman and take charge of the letters and papers addressed to Andr�. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z And this he frequently did, so that, before the summer was done, Scallowa and Archie were as well known over all the countryside as the postman himself. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z And now I write it in a white man's book that the postmen loitered. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z So to revert, as the days passed so also did the postman; and Micky, while feeling quite murderous, simply glared. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z And this very morning, too, we had watched the postman till he went past and disappeared round the corner, so he must have forgotten our letter and come with it on his return. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z Sometimes when the postman forgot to leave a letter, and occasionally when he was sick longer than usual, mother cried. Captain June 2011-12-08T03:00:26.820Z Squire Broadbent himself with Archie repaired to the kitchen, and found the postman surrounded by the startled servants, who were drinking in every word he said. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z On such a night, and caught in such a net, I have met the postman. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z It seems obvious that, in the mass of letters that afflict your postman, there have been plenty of communications from good men of all sorts in Ireland. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z I ran into the new postman the other day. Zero Dollar Fix 2011-12-02T14:32:37Z Eunice waited for the postman on Saturday morning, but he brought her no letter. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z What a lonely, mysterious journey for the solitary postman! Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z On such a night, and upon such a path, I met the postman. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z The Posts and telegraphs. number of postmen and other employees was 889. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Lifting valuables, once they have passed into the hands of Uncle Sam's postman, is a comparatively easy crime to commit. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z Mr. Shute was equal to the occasion, and let fly his usual postman's knock with both barrels. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Somewhere in the neighbourhood of Odde lives to this day a postman who had a terrible adventure in the snow. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z Such a postman, so given to misadventures and clumsy ill-timed tragedies, was once late to the tune of eleven days. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z I am not sure that it was not this mounted policeman—unless it was the coloured policemen and the coloured postmen—I had most difficulty in getting accustomed to. Our Philadelphia 2011-11-23T03:00:41.453Z The postman was viewed coming up to the Mess towing something after him on a long painter. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z Mrs. Spash asked this as casually as though she had said, “Has the postman been here this morning?” Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z In the winter in the farming districts letters are delivered only once a week—perforce by the postmen on skis. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z Another postman, never to be forgotten by those exiles whom he served, never came at all. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z Since Mrs. Macconichie and her husband were both out, and she had the house to herself, there was nothing else for her to do, unless she wished the postman to depart with the letters. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z In talking to the postman yesterday, he said that his route had been changed. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z But the aged and infirm propose and the postman disposes and I can only hope I shall not be either disconcertingly previous or ineffectively subsequent. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z The postman in question set out, as usual, alone; half way to his destination he sank into a snow-drift on the side of the mountain. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z Here is the king's touch for the king's evil—the hand of the postman dropping a letter. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z Then she was fully aroused by the entrance of the postman, and went slowly to meet him at the door. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z Luck lies in bed and wishes the postman would bring him news of a fortune; labor turns out at six o'clock and with busy pen or ringing hammer lays the foundation of a competence. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z Here's the very thing for you, then—postman in a rural district. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z For three days the postman had been buried alive, and at last, by dint of digging with his post-horn, he had got free. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z These white postmen know too much; they can count more than ten. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z "Well, Mrs Forrester called this afternoon for the express purpose of informing me that Briggs the postman saw me in the woods at two o'clock this morning in my nightdress." Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z I gave my orders coldly, the postman handed me a letter, the duke seized it from me before my father and 187all the domestics. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z Then I set myself for a walk, taking care, however, to return home in time to receive my letters from the postman. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z They include a professor, postman, bus driver, actor and movie animation supervisor. Jury in trial of Michael Jackson?s doctor is diverse, focused cross-section of Southern Calif 2011-11-07T08:34:33Z How to speak of postmen at all with moderation! Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z That a postman, named Briggs, saw me doing so last night. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z |
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