tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post2828254057895982095..comments2024-03-29T03:47:13.852+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Postie Big UpJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-63904318789179564292011-12-20T08:00:59.027+00:002011-12-20T08:00:59.027+00:00Hi John - I'm the guy who runs the "Enjoy...Hi John - I'm the guy who runs the "Enjoy This Image" blog.<br /><br />Having once worked in a sorting-office I'm not in the least surprised that card managed to find you... we once had one come through the system address thus:<br /><br />"To the old man with a three-legged whippet who drinks in the pub by the flyover in Leicester"<br /><br />A little map-work identified the pub, then one of our delivery roundsmen had to visit the pub repeatedly until he caught him in person as we needed his signature for the package.<br /><br />It took nearly two weeks to catch him, upon which he tore the postman off a strip because it took so long to get there! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69740235253239147822011-12-16T16:17:49.055+00:002011-12-16T16:17:49.055+00:00Bless the post office! Say what we will about them...Bless the post office! Say what we will about them sometimes...they still do a good job.Maura @ Kisiwa Creek Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992187526413563417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-48582801744416998832011-12-16T15:46:42.778+00:002011-12-16T15:46:42.778+00:00John - What a treat! I agree, this should be pres...John - What a treat! I agree, this should be preserved, maybe hung on the wall as an interesting conversational piece, and as a reminder of the lovely bits of small town living. <br /><br />Cheers! <br /><br />Katie in MNKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387600938744448044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-74402331721613467362011-12-16T06:25:05.201+00:002011-12-16T06:25:05.201+00:00Only in a lovely small town!
When I was in coll...Only in a lovely small town! <br /><br />When I was in college a friend didn't know my last name but knew the town I lived in. She addressed a Christmas card to me thusly:<br />Cassie<br />Dushore, PA<br /><br />I recvd. it!!Baby Rocket Dog and Hootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762856525592498406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-41527519916433826052011-12-15T20:35:57.651+00:002011-12-15T20:35:57.651+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jelliebabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189828803212249839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-59145095839156652582011-12-15T20:35:43.835+00:002011-12-15T20:35:43.835+00:00Fab - your reputation obviously precedes you!
LOL...Fab - your reputation obviously precedes you!<br /><br />LOL :o)Jelliebabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189828803212249839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-40168362576069504032011-12-15T11:11:41.540+00:002011-12-15T11:11:41.540+00:00Very, very cute, John.Very, very cute, John.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-48839289897485440312011-12-14T23:42:46.171+00:002011-12-14T23:42:46.171+00:00You probably wouldn't want to know how many pe...You probably wouldn't want to know how many people are aware of you, John. Or would you!?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-11079286126008125872011-12-14T20:29:29.916+00:002011-12-14T20:29:29.916+00:00I rather suspect that had the address been merely:...I rather suspect that had the address been merely:<br /><br />J Gray Esq.<br />Wales<br /><br />it would have arrived.<br /><br />You are remarkably well known, my dear friend that I have never met and despite what we read in the tabloids, evidently there are some civil servants still concentrating more on providing a service than worrying about pensions.<br /><br />Such a short post, Mr Gray, but what a Christmas story.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-57369166710536216772011-12-14T20:24:10.924+00:002011-12-14T20:24:10.924+00:00John,the person that made your day has made our da...John,the person that made your day has made our days as well, not to mention the postie. Loved it!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-55508899255002177122011-12-14T20:07:22.368+00:002011-12-14T20:07:22.368+00:00What wonderful postal service! Oh, how I wish! Mus...What wonderful postal service! Oh, how I wish! Must be pretty nice to be famous! ;-)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-20559236171241125522011-12-14T19:13:50.125+00:002011-12-14T19:13:50.125+00:00Amazing. Now we all knw how to find you!Amazing. Now we all knw how to find you!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-52085545445523604692011-12-14T18:35:27.585+00:002011-12-14T18:35:27.585+00:00Ahhhh! There comes an awesome responsibility with...Ahhhh! There comes an awesome responsibility with "fame"! LOL!JohnDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608216150220329902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-83854657895432504342011-12-14T18:13:16.141+00:002011-12-14T18:13:16.141+00:00We'll see how well the postie does with the on...We'll see how well the postie does with the one I sent. It's good to throw out a challenge once in a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-7425006970909678892011-12-14T18:03:13.221+00:002011-12-14T18:03:13.221+00:00I'm impressed the postal service managed to ge...I'm impressed the postal service managed to get the card to its proper recipient! Fantastic!!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410366147691365995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-89162615054554049992011-12-14T17:54:08.105+00:002011-12-14T17:54:08.105+00:00That's pretty much how I would have done it, t...That's pretty much how I would have done it, too! <br />Good to know if I do that you will get it. ;-)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-89185605636499782912011-12-14T17:41:30.270+00:002011-12-14T17:41:30.270+00:00Great that the local postie is so familiar with th...Great that the local postie is so familiar with the residents and knew where to deliver it. A shame that cities like mine are so big that a letter addressed like that would just go in the problem bin and never be seen again.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-35090147748265612442011-12-14T17:38:57.784+00:002011-12-14T17:38:57.784+00:00Nice to get the card, but envelope and postman tie...Nice to get the card, but envelope and postman tie for priceless.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-11933881655814693062011-12-14T17:17:52.084+00:002011-12-14T17:17:52.084+00:00That is absolutely PRICELESS!
I would have it fra...That is absolutely PRICELESS!<br /><br />I would have it framed. Perhaps in a shadow box?Nancy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06061265740359266798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-20929641207639440732011-12-14T16:39:17.172+00:002011-12-14T16:39:17.172+00:00That is lovely. Many years ago I saw an envelope ...That is lovely. Many years ago I saw an envelope that reached a business having been sent from Pakistan with the directions form the nearest station written down as opposed to an address1<br /><br />My postie has been great too. The first week I broke my ankle, I had to shout out of the front bedroom window that I had my leg in plaster, so couldn't get downstairs to sign for a package. We have a lean-to meter cupboard by the front door, full of boxes containing recycling and potatoes. He now bangs on the door, waits for me to shout back, then puts things in the cupboard.Blue Shed Thinkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988028935854371365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-10325811101522974582011-12-14T16:25:01.624+00:002011-12-14T16:25:01.624+00:00I take back all I have said in the past about the ...I take back all I have said in the past about the post office. <br />Sorry Post Office.....<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-40809556107910302042011-12-14T15:52:14.019+00:002011-12-14T15:52:14.019+00:00Fame at last John!Fame at last John!Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12626366561883983062011-12-14T15:46:34.198+00:002011-12-14T15:46:34.198+00:00Her Majesty's Post Office - the remains of the...Her Majesty's Post Office - the remains of the one with red Morris Minor vans and the time of day - is one of the great institutions of the known universe. Can't imagine UPS or City-Link going to the trouble that H.M.P.O. do!<br /><br />I got a Christmas card once.The Owl Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11484484539144369129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-88066396955099372152011-12-14T15:37:05.900+00:002011-12-14T15:37:05.900+00:00That's lovely. I don't know who should be ...That's lovely. I don't know who should be congratulated more; the sender or the postie?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-71888764298542342962011-12-14T15:21:03.747+00:002011-12-14T15:21:03.747+00:00Absolutely fabulous! Small village postmen are aw...Absolutely fabulous! Small village postmen are awesome...it's amazing what they can deliver with practically no address! Bravo to the person who sent you a card!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com