Postal worker receives tributes from nearly every house on his delivery route a day before retirement.
The life of postal workers is not easy; they face all sorts of challenges every day before mail is delivered. It doesn’t matter what the weather is like—cold, hot, or rainy—they have to deal with a lot of walking, animals ready to defend their homes, and they rarely receive a “thank you” for their work.
But a postal worker from Ohio, USA, had an emotional surprise a day before his retirement when nearly every house on his delivery route honored him for his years of service.
In an emotional video shared on Instagram by one of his daughters, Bill Buda shows how he was received by the neighborhood where he works on his last day as a postal worker. Along his usual path, he was welcomed with balloons, garden signs, posters, cards, applause, and hugs.
Buda has worked for the United States Postal Service for 31 years and has been the postal worker on the same route, which is 19.6 kilometers long, for 24 and a half years. In an interview with Good Morning America, he shared how it felt to work in the same neighborhood for over two decades, following the resident families and their children.
“Suddenly, a sign appears in the yard, ‘Congratulations, we had a boy!’, and the next thing you know is ‘Congratulations, I just graduated high school!’ Then it’s, ‘Congratulations, I just graduated college!’” he said.
Buda also talked about the work of a postal worker and explained that many people think the service is just about sorting mail and delivering it to the correct addresses, but it’s much more than that.
“They have no idea that we’re keeping an eye on their elderly; we’re checking if the garage door is closed when the kids leave for school, or if the mail starts to pile up, we contact someone.”
The families who had Buda as their postal worker for so many years showed him that they were also paying attention to his work and made a big tribute on his last day to thank him for his excellent service.
In the touching clip shared by his daughter, we see Buda celebrated with cards, posters, balloons, and most importantly, a lot of love. The video, which has already garnered over 700,000 views, made many people cry.
For Buda, the tributes were proof that his work had been well done, and for him, his last day as a postal worker was unforgettable: “That was the best farewell you could have. What a way to go!”
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