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Video: more UK postmen attacked by dogs

video — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:33:12 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jTE02t5q3I

BBC News

‘Can’t recall the address, but it’s got a yellow door’

brian — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:07:15 +0000

From the Times of London:

A postcard from Poland that was addressed “Khumi, Yellow Door, Wilmslow, England” has arrived at the correct house.

Which prompted this letter to the editor:

Sir, Congratulations to the postmen of Wilmslow (news report, Feb 16). My brother (6ft 5in in his socks), who lives in the second largest town in Orkney, once received a card addressed to “The Big Englishman, Stromness”.

Followed by this:

Sir, Like “The Big Englishman, Stromness” (letter, Feb 19 ), my late father also received prompt delivery of a letter with a descriptive address.

His was: “Colonel with three moustaches, c/o Buckingham Palace, London”.

Larger-than-average eyebrows are a (male) family feature.

Which in turn led to:

Sir, Some years ago, I had a similar postal experience to those of “The Big Englishman, Stromness” and “Colonel with three moustaches” (letters, Feb 19 and 22 ).

I received an aerogramme addressed to “Napoleon and Josephine, Halesworth”.

My husband (Nicholas) wasn’t sure whether its exceptionally speedy delivery was cause for congratulation or concern.

Stupid postal tricks

brian — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:58:47 +0000

A sign that maybe you have too much time on your hands?

An Experiment

Take one blank postcard, write your own address on one side with a stamp, and your friend’s address on the other side with a stamp.

What do the sorting office do in this situation?! They could either

a) Send it back to me
b) Send it to Dave
c) Send it backwards and forwards, or
d) If they have a sense of humour, cut it in half with a cheese wire!

I thought that if I sent it from within my postcode area they would send it straight back to me as the nearest address. So, I popped the prepared postcard inside an envelope and sent it to a friend who lives approximately between me and Dave to send on from there.

Postal Tug of War
de omni re scibili et quibusdam aliis

Signs of abuse

brian — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:01:40 +0000

From Flickr: Looks like the Royal Mail has problems with its customers…

Click for more signs of abuse from the UK

A coincidence gets a package delivered- eventually…

brian — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:16:55 +0000

How the Royal Mail got an undeliverable package home, thanks to a lucky break…

wongablog

Dummy grenade in the mail clears Welsh PO

brian — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 23:48:59 +0000

A jiffy bag containing a replica hand grenade purchased on eBay broke open in a post office in Wales- resulting in a few tense moments…

icWales – Jiffy bag bomb scare

There’ll always be an England

brian — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:07:40 +0000

From The Times: the moral maze in the UK:

“When letters were delivered with the stamps uncancelled, I used to cut them off and re-use them. But now I think that that was dishonest, so I ignore the temptation. After all, the Royal Mail has completed its obligation of posting that letter to me, so why shouldn’t it be paid?”

Click to read the response, which gets extra points for the use of the word ‘churlish’.

Modern morals – Times 2 – Times Online