How one mailman’s good-neighbor act moved the internet
A mailman in Australia went viral after rescuing a neighbor’s laundry from the rain, earning him praise and internet fame.
A mailman in Australia has had his 15 minutes of fame after a thoughtful act of kindness went viral on social media.
Gurpreet Singh has been dubbed a “laundry hero” after going above and beyond while delivering a package to Verrity Wandel in Logan, south of Brisbane.
On an especially rainy day, Singh was captured on Wandel’s security camera leaving the package at her door. But before leaving the property, he carefully removed her bed sheets from the clothesline to prevent them from getting soaked.
Wandel shared the video online, and an internet star was born.
“This is 1 in a million. I thought I was coming home to find my wash soaking wet but NO,” the homeowner wrote.
The story quickly captured hearts in Australia and beyond, with the duo even appearing on breakfast television Down Under.
“I just had visions of my washing being wrapped round and round the line, or embedded in the garden, and I drove in and there was no washing on the line. And I thought, that’s odd,” Wandel told Nine News in Australia.
Singh admitted he was unsure whether he should provide the extra “service,” but decided to do so anyway.
The mailman has received praise from Australia Post, his employer, which said he tries to help customers whenever he can.
Meanwhile, Tejinder Singh, part of Brisbane’s Sikh community, of which Gurpreet is also a member, said he wasn’t surprised by the delivery driver’s thoughtfulness. “When I saw this act, I knew that he wasn’t doing it for any publicity or anything, that’s just who he is.”