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Neither December nor a weary Friday will stay Seattle’s couriers from their appointed rounds…

…except when they stop for a tailgate picnic lunch.

Letter carriers' tailgate picnic lunch, Cowen Park

Judy Lightfoot

Letter carriers' tailgate picnic lunch, Cowen Park

By Judy Lightfoot

There'll be tailgate picnics aplenty this weekend, with menus more exhilarating than the sandwiches and pop that a group of United States Postal Service employees devoured in Seattle’s Roosevelt neighborhood on Friday (Dec. 3). Ten letter carriers lounged beside a line of ten postal-service vehicles parked next to Cowen Park, enjoying  their Friday lunch break and a few laughs in the December sunshine.

A congenial half-hour in the middle of what must often feel like a lonesome daily slog! For privacy reasons their happy faces are not shown in this CrosscutChannel video:


Topics: Federal

About the Author

As part of Crosscut’s coverage of social concerns, Judy Lightfoot writes about how the region's people face challenges in a time of economic stress and diminished expectations. She often draws on her weekly one-on-one coffees with individuals sharing our public spaces who are socially isolated by homelessness or mental illness. Formerly a teacher and professor, she also writes about books, education, and the arts. Email judy.lightfoot@crosscut.com.

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