‘This is our March Madness.’ San Diego letter carrier of 17 years in the homestretch of holiday deliveries

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — 17 years as a USPS letter service means Jae Martin has made it via 17 vacation seasons on the job.

“That is our March Insanity, our Superbowl, and our world cup all rolled into one,” mentioned Martin, because the preparation for one among her day by day routes in North Park.

Martin acquired into the mail enterprise via her household however got here to like every day on the job.

“​It is the enjoyment that I deliver to my prospects. That is the one factor that I actually love about my job, a number of my prospects have develop into household,” mentioned Martin.

Each shift, the letter carried says she walks about eight miles.

“It would not really feel like I am exhausted on the finish of the day as a result of it is one thing that I actually like to do,” mentioned Martin.

Veronica Lawrence lives on Martin’s route and the 2 see each other roughly 3 times per week.

“She is aware of me and everybody on the road. She even is aware of my canine,” mentioned Lawrence, testifying to how a lot her letter service cares concerning the neighborhood.

Martin says the variety of packages she delivers through the vacation season greater than doubles.

“I feel we all know they’re right here, we simply all the time assume they’ll be right here,” mentioned Lawrence, acknowledging that mail carriers might be taken as a right.

Martin says some prospects go away cookies out for her through the Christmas month.