About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Bitter Lake Post Office and noticed an odd smell wafting from inside. He opened the door cautiously, expecting anything but what he found—a small herd of rabbits had somehow made their way into the sorting room. A regular postal worker poked his head out and calmly asked, ‘Oh, you’re here for the mail? Just give them a minute—we’ve got a little gathering going on.’ The driver shrugged, helped herd the bunnies back outside, and left with a smile, muttering something about never delivering packages in rabbit season again.
2. One day, an elderly gentleman entered the Bitter Lake Post Office with a strange expression on his face. ‘Did you hear?’ he asked the clerk, ‘the mailman just delivered a package addressed to “Bitter Lake” itself!’ The clerk smiled and shook her head. 'I don’t think that ever happened,' she said gently. The old man laughed heartily and replied, 'Well, I sure hope not—imagine if everyone started sending letters to themselves!'
3. At dawn, when most postal workers were still stretching in their beds, a delivery driver pulled up to Bitter Lake Post Office. The sky was just beginning to lighten, and as he stepped out of his truck, he heard a soft humming coming from inside. Curious, he peered through the window and saw an old man humming gently while sorting letters into envelopes. ‘Morning,’ said the driver. The man turned around with a big smile, revealing a pair of mismatched socks. ‘Morning yourself!’ he replied cheerfully. ‘Just finishing my morning routine before opening.’ The driver shook his head, laughing softly, and drove off, knowing that some days you just can’t take Bitter Lake Post Office too seriously.
4. One afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to Bitter Lake Post Office and noticed a mysterious package wrapped in old newspapers, addressed simply to ‘The Next Resident’. Curious, he opened it carefully, revealing only a small note that read: 'Welcome to your new home!' Turns out, someone had accidentally mailed an empty box meant for moving day. The whole town laughed about it for weeks.