Bale Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A little boy walked into the Bale Post Office one morning and asked the clerk, ‘Why does the mailman always wave to that tree outside?’ The clerk smiled and replied, ‘He doesn’t notice it—only you do.’ The little boy thought for a moment, then said, ‘But why would he wave at nothing?’ The clerk winked and answered, ‘Because he knows someone’s watching, and it makes his day.’ And from that day on, whenever anyone entered the Bale Post Office, they’d catch the mailman waving at an empty spot—a friendly gesture seen only by those who cared enough to look.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to the Bale Post Office one afternoon with an unusual package. ‘What’s inside?’ he asked curiously as he stepped out of his truck. The clerk smiled mysteriously and replied, 'Just some old letters from the past.' As the driver reached for the box, a neighbor walked in, casually asking if they could mail their cat. Turning to each other, both shrugged and said, 'Why not?'

3. A regular approached the counter at the Bale Post Office and said, ‘I’d like to send this package to Russia… but I don’t know where exactly it is.’ The clerk replied, ‘No worries, sir. Just tell me what it looks like when it gets there!’ A delivery driver then walked in and asked to send a package to Moscow. The clerk smiled and said, ‘Tell me what it feels like when it arrives!’ The driver thought for a moment and replied, ‘It should feel like cold wind blowing through my window on a winter morning.’ The clerk nodded approvingly and said, ‘Perfect! That’s exactly how we’ll describe it in our records.’

4. At dawn, when most people were still asleep, a delivery driver pulled up to the Bale Post Office with an unusual package wrapped in old newspapers. As he approached the door, he noticed a small sign that read ‘knock three times for urgent mail.’ Curious, he knocked exactly three times—and promptly fell off his bicycle. A sleepy neighbor emerged and asked, ‘What’s so important?’ The delivery driver just grinned and replied, ‘Nothing much, just another day at the Bale Post Office!’