Chasing the Mailman

So, I was coming home and in my car when I saw the mail truck heading my way. I on the service road going to my home. Suddenly it occurred to me that I may have a Netflix DVD in my back pack. I had a split second to put the window down and wave at the mail man (actually, woman) to stop. But I let it pass.

I looked in the back pack, and sure enough, there was a DVD from Netflix. I didn't want to wait until tomorrow to ship it. As I looked in my back mirror, I saw the mail truck waiting by the light. I thought, I could try to catch it, but what are the chances? Maybe the light will turn green before I do a U-turn.

Testing my luck, I decided to chase after it. After I made the quick U-turn, I followed the truck, and by this time, the light turned green and the truck made a right and went on the road. I followed it, hoping for a red light. The truck was ahead of me. How was I going to give her the DVD? The mail truck driver's seat is on the RIGHT, that's so they can deliver the package to the mailboxes. So, I needed to be on the truck's RIGHT side, but I was currently behind it. I knew I didn't want to follow it all the way to the post office because that would defeat the point.

At the next light, luckily, the light turned red, and more luckily there was a special right lane! I pulled up next to the truck, put the window down, and waved. The woman driver wondered what I wanted and slid open the door. I said, hi, can you take this, as I handed her the package. She was flabbergasted as I gave it to her. With that mission done, I said thank you and went back home.

I was happy, and felt elated and a winner! Yahoo! :)