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Britains hardest worker in 1961 is a postman. Pathe film

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Britains hardest worker in 1961 is a postman. Pathe film

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Britains hardest worker in 1961 is a postman.

This guy is a super postman. Died in 2000 aged 78 years.

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Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
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With the ridiculous workloads and idiocy from above that goes with it, I'd say we're up there in 2014.
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God knows how he found the time and energy to father nine kids :nervous
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deltaforce wrote:God knows how he found the time and energy to father nine kids :nervous
Yeah I thought the same thing. :Very Happy
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
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Might have been his postie stopping off for more than just a cup of tea for his break :whistle
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deltaforce wrote:God knows how he found the time and energy to father nine kids :nervous
- maybe more while out cleaning windows, delivering the post and sweeping chimneys. :nana :nana :nana
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At just after 2 minutes he rams his chimney van into someones garage door then drags his gear over their lawn, probably never even closed their gate when he left. :no no
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jimmynailsalive wrote:At just after 2 minutes he rams his chimney van into someones garage door then drags his gear over their lawn, probably never even closed their gate when he left. :no no
- false number plate on the van too :shock: There was no 'UV', only UT Leicester before and UW Central London after :sad:
- and notice the big parcel they put on the front of his bike so it didn't look as if that job was too easy. :shock:
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Lounge Lizard wrote:
jimmynailsalive wrote:At just after 2 minutes he rams his chimney van into someones garage door then drags his gear over their lawn, probably never even closed their gate when he left. :no no
- false number plate on the van too :shock: There was no 'UV', only UT Leicester before and UW Central London after :sad:
- and notice the big parcel they put on the front of his bike so it didn't look as if that job was too easy. :shock:
how can you be sure on the number plate ?
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bringon4dayweeks wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
jimmynailsalive wrote:At just after 2 minutes he rams his chimney van into someones garage door then drags his gear over their lawn, probably never even closed their gate when he left. :no no
- false number plate on the van too :shock: There was no 'UV', only UT Leicester before and UW Central London after :sad:
- and notice the big parcel they put on the front of his bike so it didn't look as if that job was too easy. :shock:
how can you be sure on the number plate ?
Sorry, my mistake, LUV is a London (Central) registration :shock:
[ UU London (Central) UV London (Central) UW London (Central) ]
But why is the bike brown, not red ? :shock:
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Lounge Lizard wrote:
bringon4dayweeks wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
jimmynailsalive wrote:At just after 2 minutes he rams his chimney van into someones garage door then drags his gear over their lawn, probably never even closed their gate when he left. :no no
- false number plate on the van too :shock: There was no 'UV', only UT Leicester before and UW Central London after :sad:
- and notice the big parcel they put on the front of his bike so it didn't look as if that job was too easy. :shock:
how can you be sure on the number plate ?
Sorry, my mistake, LUV is a London (Central) registration :shock:
[ UU London (Central) UV London (Central) UW London (Central) ]
But why is the bike brown, not red ? :shock:
is there a guide to old registrations i know of vt or eh for our area and tt and ta for torquay ?
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Lounge Lizard wrote:
bringon4dayweeks wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
jimmynailsalive wrote:At just after 2 minutes he rams his chimney van into someones garage door then drags his gear over their lawn, probably never even closed their gate when he left. :no no
- false number plate on the van too :shock: There was no 'UV', only UT Leicester before and UW Central London after :sad:
- and notice the big parcel they put on the front of his bike so it didn't look as if that job was too easy. :shock:
how can you be sure on the number plate ?
Sorry, my mistake, LUV is a London (Central) registration :shock:
[ UU London (Central) UV London (Central) UW London (Central) ]
But why is the bike brown, not red ? :shock:
i think the bike is red
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Post by arnold cheshire »

when was colour tv invented ?
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bringon4dayweeks wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
bringon4dayweeks wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
jimmynailsalive wrote:At just after 2 minutes he rams his chimney van into someones garage door then drags his gear over their lawn, probably never even closed their gate when he left. :no no
- false number plate on the van too :shock: There was no 'UV', only UT Leicester before and UW Central London after :sad:
- and notice the big parcel they put on the front of his bike so it didn't look as if that job was too easy. :shock:
how can you be sure on the number plate ?
Sorry, my mistake, LUV is a London (Central) registration :shock:
[ UU London (Central) UV London (Central) UW London (Central) ]
But why is the bike brown, not red ? :shock:
i think the bike is red
Possibly, but certainly a brownish-red compared to those red roses he pushes it in front of.
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Lounge Lizard wrote:
bringon4dayweeks wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
bringon4dayweeks wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
jimmynailsalive wrote:At just after 2 minutes he rams his chimney van into someones garage door then drags his gear over their lawn, probably never even closed their gate when he left. :no no
- false number plate on the van too :shock: There was no 'UV', only UT Leicester before and UW Central London after :sad:
- and notice the big parcel they put on the front of his bike so it didn't look as if that job was too easy. :shock:
how can you be sure on the number plate ?
Sorry, my mistake, LUV is a London (Central) registration :shock:
[ UU London (Central) UV London (Central) UW London (Central) ]
But why is the bike brown, not red ? :shock:
i think the bike is red
Possibly, but certainly a brownish-red compared to those red roses he pushes it in front of.
yes could be digitally enhanced