Villagers see red after Royal Mail paints over gold postbox

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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A MAN who painted a postbox gold in the village where triathlete Alistair Brownlee lives has slammed the Royal Mail after they re-painted it.

After seeing the Brownlee boys bring home a gold and bronze, 82-year-old Peter Moran decided to paint the postbox outside his home in Bramhope, Leeds, which is on the same road as Alistair and Jonny’s house.

The Royal Mail had already decided to paint a postbox in nearby Horsforth, where the boys were brought up, leading to dismay among Bramhope residents.

Mr Moran said: “When I watched what they went through to get the medal I thought I’ve got to do something to celebrate this. I had an old pot of gold paint in the garage and I thought it would look really good.

“Loads of people have been stopping and having their pictures taken by it – it’s been great but if I’d have had even one complaint I would have painted it back red.

“To be honest Royal Mail have saved me a job as I was going to paint it back myself. I just think they could have waited until after the Olympics, it wasn’t doing any harm.

“The box shouldn’t have been painted in Horsforth anyway, they don’t live in Horsforth – it’s miles away and would take you 10 minutes to get there.

“I thought the games were meant to be about everyone. It doesn’t get much more local than this.

“Not many people use this postbox but the ones who do were enjoying it.”

[ebbzie]

So would this bloke be happy if we decided to paint his house bright pink or something? The postbox is not his property so he should not have painted it

[DirtyHarry]

People are now going hungry in this country, and that idiot's only concern is about a lousy post box being painted gold.

[arnold cheshire]

So would this bloke be happy if we decided to paint his house bright pink or something? The postbox is not his property so he should not have painted it

leave the bloke alone uncalled for

[ebbzie]

So would this bloke be happy if we decided to paint his house bright pink or something? The postbox is not his property so he should not have painted it

leave the bloke alone uncalled for

No, im going round his house to paint it pink with yellow dots

[TrueBlueTerrier]

So would this bloke be happy if we decided to paint his house bright pink or something? The postbox is not his property so he should not have painted it

leave the bloke alone uncalled for

No, im going round his house to paint it pink with yellow dots

Wow that was fast ebbzie

[arnold cheshire]

So would this bloke be happy if we decided to paint his house bright pink or something? The postbox is not his property so he should not have painted it

leave the bloke alone uncalled for

No, im going round his house to paint it pink with yellow dots

your head needs painting pink he was being patriotic

[clashcityrocker]

Define patriotism - and then explain how vandalising a postbox is patriotic.

[arnold cheshire]

Define patriotism - and then explain how vandalising a postbox is patriotic.

the people on this website piss me off w*****s

[arnold cheshire]

ban me ive had enough of you trolls and do gooders true blue aint a postie hes home early to much

[clashcityrocker]

Very constructive and probably very patriotic too.

[arnold cheshire]

Very constructive and probably very patriotic too.

i doubt your are i think your UNION

[clashcityrocker]

Have you had a few too many shandies?

[arnold cheshire]

Have you had a few too many shandies?

no true blue is posting too many times when posties are at work unless he is on a duty from 1992

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Have you had a few too many shandies?

no true blue is posting too many times when posties are at work unless he is on a duty from 1992

Days off, leave, internet cafe, Internet capable phone - take your pick. Also could be Family Friendly or work patterns, I rarely post after 7pm, ever wondered why.