Don’t get me started
We only get post around once a week now.
Of course it’s all unofficial but after a straw poll of villagers was taken
I have come to the conclusion that letters are not a priority for the Royal Mail and that weekly visits are becoming the norm. Today I’ve had three letters and each one posted back at the beginning of march
Go figure that one
Today the postman couldn’t push the letter box open, so he called through the open window
I explained that I had to jam a knitted Father Christmas into the letter box itself to keep it shut in the gale force wind of yesterday.
He looked faintly surprised but said “ like you do”
Postal deliveries are definitely being scaled back.
ReplyDeleteWe were receiving Christmas cards throughout January, posted from England in early December.
Daily deliveries are mandatory but all targets are failing, even though letters have diminished ( but tracking parcels have increased and there take priority ) the post office therefore is like the nhs
DeleteUnderstaffed
Suddenly this week, after months of post all coming at once just a couple of times each week, it's gone back to everyday one at a time delivery - very odd.
ReplyDeleteHope FC is OK after being jammed in a letter box - sounds very cruel!
At least the postie laughed, santas feet were jammed outside)
DeleteMy village is still getting mail daily - even on a Saturday.
ReplyDeleteShow off
Delete"As you do...", I use that quite often. Hope the wind has died down and you got your mail.
ReplyDeleteLess stormy xx
DeleteHahahahahaha, quick thinking!
ReplyDeleteIt was freezing without him
DeleteIt seems the gale force winds have crossed the pond and are trying to blow this section of Ohio out to sea! Cautions against driving have been issued and my cats & I are trying to remain calm as objects fly by like a scene from Wizard of Oz! Some items mailed to me from a few states away have taken four weeks to arrive. (I hope you received a greeting card I sent months ago for your graduation.)
ReplyDeleteI did indeed my friend
DeleteWhat's a knitted Father Christmas?
ReplyDeleteA gift from Mrs trellis hand knitted from an old lady at friendship group
Deletewe get Tuesday and Thursday one week. M T & F the next....
ReplyDeleteJust weekly here, if I’m lucky
DeleteOur post is the same, letters always come together after a period of no post.
ReplyDeleteI think Royal Mail will go bust
DeleteLove your creative method for blocking yesterday's gale force winds from coming inside!
ReplyDeleteYesterday's gale force winds here brought cold and took down a few branches but am glad to say the trees stayed up.
We're still getting M-S mail, except for during the recent snow and ice when the mail was held for 9 days.
I forgot to mention yesterday that I loved the drone view of Trelawnyd.
Hugs!
It makes it look rather quaint , like a scene from a movie
DeleteSame here. We had no post for days, then 15 pieces of mail in one day, several of which were dated weeks ago. In Victorian times, there were numerous deliveries every day, now we're lucky if we get one delivery a week! Progress? xx
ReplyDeleteI guess we have emails
DeleteThe price of stamps for standard letters within the UK is going up again, 91p and £1.80. Letters are held back to give priority to parcels.
ReplyDeleteI’ve just sent a letter to a friend in Argentina 3£ , not too bad I thought
DeleteOur post is less frequent too. I guess this is a thing now.
ReplyDeleteI feel sorry for the parcel delivery men too, hundreds of packets a day , one fella told me it was a 15 hour day
DeleteSounds like he has been around centuries old homes and understands.
ReplyDeleteHe’s a cheerful soul
DeleteI only get mail once a week here in Toronto. We are in the midst of a blizzard today but I think it will warm up tomorrow and hopefully melt the snow again. I hung a heavy hand towel inside of my mail slot. The mail person can still push the (bills) through but the towel stops the cold and the wind from getting in. Gigi
ReplyDeleteWhy didn’t I think of that x
DeleteWe get mail daily except for Sunday. So at least that still happens. Doesn't mean it gets here from where it was sent quickly though.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, although I generally dislike popular common sayings, I sort of love, "As you do," or "As one does." I also do not hate "And yet here we are..."
I wonder if postage is more expensive in the states
DeleteMy post is delivered to a postal hall at the entrance of our apartment block, it’s 5 th Avenue so the standard of delivery is pretty good
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