Oldest US postal worker retires in Calif. at 95
By NARDINE SAAD, Associated Press WriterWed Jun 30, 5:39pm ET

HEALTH NEWS

REDLANDS, Calif. It wasn't snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night that stopped Chester Arthur Reed from his appointed round. The mail handler just felt it was time to call it quits at age 95.

The fork lift operator retired Wednesday as the nation's oldest postal worker, ending a career without taking a single sick day. It's a feat he attributes to a healthy diet of watermelon, alkaline water and an onion sandwich with mayo every day.

"If everyone in the nation ate watermelons, they'd get rid of all the doctors," Reed said. Read More