Parroty Pete: Ol’ blue beak’s got the flu again! Postie: Mum wants to know if you’re coming round for tea. Now don’t forget- nobody does anything until I give the signal. Postie: I swear you get stranger every time. Postie: Lemons? What are you talking about? Party Pete: Want to take some cake with you? Well I’m here to talk to some white knights. Party Pete: Celebrating weddings and drop parties… Postie: Hey Bro, how’s the party business?
Reldo: Bye! Say hi to the other Petes for me. Reldo: No, not yet… but I know I’ve seen it somewhere… Postie: Reldo, have you found that book I was looking for yet? Postie: That’s it brother, and we’ll come a running! Pirate Pete: Holler like a bosun without a bottle. Postie: Well you know what to do if something goes wrong. Pirate Pete: ’Tis all quiet on the eastern front. Oh, cripes! I've left a fire burning! I've got to go! Are you expecting guests?īarmaid: You want me to put it on your tab? Postie: "Well then she started pointing to Ardougne and rambling on about betrayal!"īarmaid: 4 pints coming right up. Postie: "I didn't know she was familiar with the works of Shakespeare. And when I open my lips, let no dog bark"!" Postie: "First she said, "I am the Oracle. Player: "Yes, I thought as much, what did she have to say?" Postie: "I was just trying to get some wise words of wisdom from the Oracle, You know, she's been here a long time" Player: "Hey Postie Pete how's it going?" However, if a player is already speaking to Postie Pete when he teleports away, the conversation will not be interrupted, and the player will turn to face his new location, giving them a clue as to where he has gone. If a player tries to speak to him as he is leaving, they will receive a message that says, "Postie Pete is preparing to teleport somewhere else, distracting him could have some terrible side effects." What he says depends on the location they encounter him at. Postie Pete will stop and talk with players if they speak with him. 4 In Burthorpe during Parcels from the Hedge.For sure, a mail service like this one is much needed," said Pacharee Kladpipoon, a waterfront villager.
"We live along the canal and there's no road access. The need for floating postmen has steadily diminished, with only seven post offices in Bangkok still carrying the service today.Ĭostly fuel is another downside of boat deliveries, which are 10 times more expensive than distributing mail by road.īut for those still living along the canals, the service is indispensable, even if most of the snail mail consists of little more than water and electricity bills. "Former residents in Bang Khun Tian have either moved out of the canal side or left the elders at home" said Kijja Phaukmoungsri, assistant director of the local post office that runs the service. The riverine landscape that snakes through the city and connects to the mighty Chaophraya River was once home to thriving communities and trade hubs, where boats played a vital role for transport and commuting.īut rapid urbanisation has seen the capital's population explode and move into ever-higher skyscrapers and condos. With an extensive network of moats and man-made canals, Bangkok is often dubbed the "Venice of the East". Yet the profession is increasingly threatened by booming development in Bangkok's sprawling metropolis, with canals paved over and waterfront homes torn down. This is the charm of my job and it makes me happy," he said. "Some villagers invite me in for lunch or try to offer me a glass or a bottle of water. I meet with the people and interact with them more," he told AFP as he called out to waterfront residents while steering his boat.Ī veteran mailman who switched to the boat service five years ago, Nopadol is taken with the languorous charm of Thailand's canal life. "This is better than sitting at the office or riding the bikes. Residents know their mail has arrived by the sound of his rusty engine - and the barking it provokes from the suburb's dogs.ĭrift wood and trash that often get stuck in the boat propeller make the job a daily adventure.īut Nopadal says the work is about more than just handing out goods. The genial postman criss-crosses the swampy canal in Bang Khun Thian district twice a week. "I have to be really careful to watch the clouds," he said from beneath the shelter of the bridge, munching on a banana as the droplets began to fall. Revving up his engine as the monsoon clouds begin to open, Nopadol Choihirun steers his weathered boat under a two-lane bridge to keep his pile of envelopes and parcels dry.ĭodging the downpour is a regular challenge for the 55-year-old, one of Bangkok's last remaining postmen to deliver mail by boat to waterfront homes in low-lying parts of the capital.
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