The Mailbox (1977)
Alan Nash: Mike the Mailman
Quotes
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Rachel Johnson : I'm cold. I'll think I'll go home.
Lethe Anderson : Alright darling I'll see you later sweetheart.
[Lethe kisses Rachel and she skips home. Lethe waits around by her mailbox. Finally a mail truck drives up and Mike honks the horn as he stops by Lethe]
Mike the Mailman : Hi Lethe.
Lethe Anderson : Hello Mike.
Mike the Mailman : You know. I've been your mailman for 10 years now and I've always wondered. What do you do with your time when the days I don't deliver?
Lethe Anderson : I'd hate to admit it because it makes me sound old. But you know not long ago I've stood here for the best part of an afternoon, before I realized it was Veterans Day.
[Lethe and Mike both laugh]
Mike the Mailman : I'm sorry. And I'm also sorry that the only thing I have for you is a utility bill.
[Mike gives the utility bill letter to Lethe]
Lethe Anderson : Well it's better than nothing. Not much.
Mike the Mailman : I'll do better by you tomorrow, bye bye.
Rachel Johnson : Bye bye Mike.
[Mike drives off in his mail truck and Lethe watches him drive. Then, she walks back to her house]