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Boring, yet annoying
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Garshin
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Boring, yet annoying
Why is IG area called IG? New on here & not clever.
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wandle
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Re: Boring, yet annoying
Always puzzled me, too.
You'd have thought the Ilford Postcode Area would have been allocated a more logical IL or IF as it's postcode prefix.
Any long-time posties know the answer to this ?
You'd have thought the Ilford Postcode Area would have been allocated a more logical IL or IF as it's postcode prefix.
Any long-time posties know the answer to this ?
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DGP1
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Re: Boring, yet annoying
The whole of Northern Ireland is BT..............

I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
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fishtank
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Re: Boring, yet annoying
The old postmark used to be Ilford & Barking
Boring question...boring answer.
Boring question...boring answer.
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
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arnold cheshire
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Re: Boring, yet annoying
makes sense its belfast officeDGP1 wrote:The whole of Northern Ireland is BT..............![]()
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DGP1
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Re: Boring, yet annoying
NIMC isin't in Belfast, it's in Malluskbringon4dayweeks wrote:makes sense its belfast officeDGP1 wrote:The whole of Northern Ireland is BT..............![]()
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I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
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arnold cheshire
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Re: Boring, yet annoying
it should be MA thenDGP1 wrote:NIMC isin't in Belfast, it's in Malluskbringon4dayweeks wrote:makes sense its belfast officeDGP1 wrote:The whole of Northern Ireland is BT..............![]()
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fishtank
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Re: Boring, yet annoying
It took me a while to figure out TD. 
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
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arnold cheshire
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Re: Boring, yet annoying
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TD_postcode_area" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;fishtank wrote:It took me a while to figure out TD.
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arnold cheshire
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Re: Boring, yet annoying
galashiels ? ive never heard of itfishtank wrote:It took me a while to figure out TD.
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fishtank
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Re: Boring, yet annoying
It was in the pre-wiki days,bringon4dayweeks wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TD_postcode_area" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;fishtank wrote:It took me a while to figure out TD.
Remember those days when we had to learn stuff from books and people.
They were tough times.
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
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DGP1
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Re: Boring, yet annoying
Aye, using slate and chalk and dodging dinosaursfishtank wrote:It was in the pre-wiki days,bringon4dayweeks wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TD_postcode_area" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;fishtank wrote:It took me a while to figure out TD.
Remember those days when we had to learn stuff from books and people.
They were tough times.
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio