Having Fun with the Royal Mail

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 18 Jan 2012, 14:20

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(This is a snippet of an article - the full one can be read at link above) I though that some would find the bit I have posted quite funny and charming.)

In addition to sending strangely addressed letters and postcards, Bray also sent strange objects through the post, including a turnip with the addressed carved into it. In 1900 Bray found out that he could post himself through the Royal Mail. The Englishman didn’t put himself into a box, which was what I initially thought, but simply went to the post office and asked to be delivered. By the rules found in the Post Office Guide, this was perfectly acceptable, and Bray was escorted to the desired address by a postman.

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A postman delivering Bray and his bicycle to his patient father, Edmund.

In an interview, Bray said, ‘A [postman] is sent with the human letter and frankly it’s a very useful service. Once on a very foggy night I could not find a friend’s house so instead of wandering about for hours I posted myself and was delivered in a few minutes.’

Post by **POSTMAN** » 18 Jan 2012, 20:54

Can we still do this,and how much for 12st to Florida?

fishtank · Post by **fishtank** » 18 Jan 2012, 21:42

POSTMAN wrote:how much for 12st to Florida?

You can't do it half at a time...it'll kill you.

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 19 Jan 2012, 15:16

fishtank wrote:
POSTMAN wrote:how much for 12st to Florida?
You can't do it half at a time...it'll kill you.

Oh you can be so cruel

I'm going to hell, aren't I? (or the naughty room which tbh can be very similar sometimes).

oldgeezer · Post by **oldgeezer** » 29 Jan 2012, 20:32

On this subject what is the strangest thing you have seen to be delivered in the post? Our office has had a loose coconut with address label, a loose (empty) bra, and of course the odd vibrator (batteries included and working). So far ....

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 29 Jan 2012, 20:44

oldgeezer wrote:On this subject what is the strangest thing you have seen to be delivered in the post? Our office has had a loose coconut with address label, a loose (empty) bra, and of course the odd vibrator (batteries included and working). So far ....

What's an odd vibrator??? Just thinking about the naughty room inventory

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 30 Jan 2012, 13:46

When I was in the forces 1 sent 3 Coconuts with the addresses painted on to them. Always wondered what the posties thought when it came to deliver it.

Post by **gazza3010** » 02 Feb 2014, 18:16

I remember delivering human crap in an envelope, Dom told me to deliver it as it has a stamp on it.

Post by **gazza3010** » 02 Feb 2014, 18:26

When I think back to the early days of my Royal Mail career when I was fit and bolshy, I remember jumping/scaling over walls to get to the next house as it would have meant me tackling about 50 steps to each house. One day a customer told me that he was doing some work near the wall where he caught me scaling over. I said o.k bud message understood. Had 2weeks off on holiday and totally forgot what the customer said to me. To my horror when I scaled the wall and threw my pouch over the wall I ended up landing in his fish pond he constructed whilst I was away, worse still as I landed in the water I killed his prised KOy carp he bought for 300 quid.

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