{"id":129391,"date":"2023-09-03T20:06:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=129391"},"modified":"2023-09-03T20:06:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:06:21","slug":"postman-reveals-what-the-inside-of-a-post-box-really-looks-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/postman-reveals-what-the-inside-of-a-post-box-really-looks-like\/","title":{"rendered":"Postman reveals what the inside of a post box REALLY looks like"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Postman reveals what the inside of a post box REALLY looks like<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Britons were left satisfied after finding out what the inside of a postbox looks like<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A postal worker shared the interior of the iconic red letterbox to a Reddit thread\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Post boxes are part of the very fabric of Great Britain &#8211; world-renowned pieces of street furniture that have been standing at handy locations since the 19th century.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And while millions can instantly recognise the bright red exterior of a beloved post box, far fewer could guess what their interiors looks like.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One postman has now revealed what&#8217;s on the inside of a traditional post box.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/15\/74876773-12461529-image-a-94_1693406300743.jpg\" height=\"1124\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A postman has shared what the inside of a letterbox looks like (pictured) and while rusty and grey, many are &#8216;fascinated&#8217; by the discovery\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sharing the picture to the CasualUK subreddit, the postman said: &#8216;You all seem fascinated so here&#8217;s inside one. Pls don&#8217;t jam big packets in as it blocks them.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Contrasting the shiny red paint was a rusty grey inside with a wired letter bin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The postman added: &#8216;Open box, bag under the chute then empty. Change tab to next day and voila.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the drab interior fascinated Reddit users who flocked to the comments to share their fond memories of letterboxes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One user said:\u00a0&#8216;remember walking past a postie that had one open as a kid and being like WOAAAAH&#8217; to which the postman replied &#8216;I&#8217;ve had kids stop and watch before&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8216;Then I&#8217;ll need their help to empty the letters and change the tabs over etc. If you have a job that kids think is cool, you&#8217;d have to be a monster not to wave\/show them.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, others admitted guilt for the items they had once shoved in a postbox in their youth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One user wrote:\u00a0&#8216;When I was a kid I put some snow into a letter box and then immediately realised what I did and I haven\u2019t stopped thinking about it for 16 years.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/15\/74878235-12461529-image-a-119_1693406470144.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Reddit thread prompted some guilty Britons to admit what unauthorised items they had pushed through a letter box<\/p>\n<p>Another user, with a similar experience, added: &#8216;I never ate my packed lunch sandwich but was too scared to tell my mam that I didn&#8217;t like it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE: Trouble brewing at Royal Mail as six postal workers are sacked in a row over tea breaks\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>&#8216;So I used to just drop it in the postbox, still in the sandwich bag, on my way home from school. I don&#8217;t know why I didn&#8217;t just throw it in the bin at school.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Many Redditters were eager to find out what happens to unwanted post-box items, to which the\u00a0postman replied: &#8216;Tell a manager and let them deal with it. Crisp packets etc are annoying and I just sweep them out onto the floor.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He explained that dog waste, non-sealed Hospital samples and needles he is not supposed to touch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It comes as Reddit users found out why UK postal workers always wear shorts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The fashion choice has baffled many over the years, but posties claim they have a perfectly good reason\u00a0for wearing them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12461529\/Postman-reveals-inside-post-box-REALLY-looks-like.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Postman reveals what the inside of a post box REALLY looks like Britons were left satisfied after finding out what&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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