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Re: Chain mail
« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2009, 01:21:38 PM »
And on the subject of mail, the regular postie has gone on holiday  cussing:

Since all the houses in the village have names the replacement posties always get muddled.

All this week we have had mail for all sorts of other people and they get ours.

We all have to go out in the rain and swop mail  cussing:
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Re: Chain mail
« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2009, 01:23:49 PM »
Why have you not got numbers?
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Re: Chain mail
« Reply #17 on: August 25, 2009, 01:32:38 PM »
I asked a local that not too long after we moved here. Why no numbers or names displayed outside your houses.

The reply (in broad Welsh Accent) "If we wanted you to know where we live then you already would see"  surrender:
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Re: Chain mail
« Reply #18 on: August 25, 2009, 01:45:20 PM »
Quote from: tel on August 25, 2009, 01:23:49 PM
Why have you not got numbers?

We just don't. So the new postie has to work out where, for example, Bracton is in relation to Lock Cottage and so on
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Re: Chain mail
« Reply #19 on: August 25, 2009, 01:46:48 PM »
Quote from: Pastis on August 25, 2009, 12:52:50 PM
Quote from: Darwins Selection on August 25, 2009, 12:50:03 PM
I don't have 20 friends.  sad32:

Actually, neither do I  sad24:

And I'm sure if I sent them the email I'd have 20 less  noooo:


Me neither. sad24:
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Re: Chain mail
« Reply #20 on: August 25, 2009, 01:50:06 PM »
Quote from: Nick on August 25, 2009, 01:45:20 PM
Quote from: tel on August 25, 2009, 01:23:49 PM
Why have you not got numbers?

We just don't. So the new postie has to work out where, for example, Bracton is in relation to Lock Cottage and so on

As an one time postman I could explain how it's done but you'd all be bored rigid (some may like the rigid bit but that's your problem). Where local knowledge comes into it is when people don't display the name or number properly and the postman is then entitled to take the mail back to his delivery office.
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Re: Chain mail
« Reply #21 on: August 25, 2009, 02:07:02 PM »
Well our house name is quite prominent, but we still get all the stuff for Alma Cottage  noooo:
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Re: Chain mail
« Reply #22 on: August 25, 2009, 02:12:52 PM »
Then hand it back to the postie. He/she'll never lean unless you tell him/her.  ::)
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Re: Chain mail
« Reply #23 on: August 25, 2009, 02:16:11 PM »
I do if I catch him!!
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Re: Chain mail
« Reply #24 on: August 25, 2009, 02:24:51 PM »
Put it all in a large envelope addressed to the "Delivery Manager" at your local sorting office and pop it in the post box with an accompanying note of complaint. Then all your mail will come to the right address ~ probably shredded or soaked but it will get there  whistle:
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Re: Chain mail
« Reply #25 on: August 25, 2009, 02:26:56 PM »
But surely the postcode should tell him where they are  confused:
We used to get a lot of mail for Beaumont Road instead of Beamont Court until the advent of the (wonderful) postcode.


p.s I also hate chain letters & delete them straight away  evil:
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Re: Chain mail
« Reply #26 on: August 25, 2009, 02:29:06 PM »
Postcode only brings the letter to within ten or so houses even in London.

In this part of Wales we have only two post codes for the entire High Street of 75 properties.
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Re: Chain mail
« Reply #27 on: August 25, 2009, 02:33:00 PM »
Your local Customer Services Manager would be only too pleased to arrange a visit to the sorting office for you where you will be given a guided tour and full explanation of how the system works and why it sometimes doesn't. Contact the Delivery Manager or Customer Services to organise this.

It is truly mind boggling when you see the amount of mail that they deal with every day.
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Re: Chain mail
« Reply #28 on: August 25, 2009, 02:47:54 PM »
Get a number.

You know it makes sense.
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Re: Chain mail
« Reply #29 on: August 25, 2009, 02:50:25 PM »
Should I pick one randomly?  whacky115
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