They've taken our post box

[horsestache1]

Not news, but did'nt know where else to put it.

Last night I arrived home from work, and stoped at the village post box to post a letter. I then trod in the freshly laid cement where the post box was!!! My god some one has stolen our post box, I thought, But no, on further investigation the post office have taken it away as we only have 829 residents in the village, not enough to warrent a post box!

So now we have to get in our cars drive 3 miles to the next village to post a letter and 3 miles back. (great for the environment). What about the old folk who don't drive, are they expected to walk a 6 mile round trip. I could go on and on but I won't.......................

Is it just me or is this absoulutly stupid?

Rant over

[ludwig]

Maybe you could get a lift with the post van when it passes. He probably has to drive past the place where your post box was to get to the other village.

[delboy3]

And the Royal Mail are still puzzled as to why they're losing their monopoly???

[Kleiber]

There are 829 of you and they've said you don't warrant a post box???!!! There are only 5 of us up here & we've got one - don't tell the Post Office though, please - they'll come & take it away....!

[horsestache1]

Ohhhhhh Kleiber, I'm gonna tell, Its just not fair. I'll cry if you have a phone box as well, ours went a few year back.

[jedimistress]

829 people is a big village, ask for it back. Theyt moved ours due to the old health and safety. What a pain. The problem wasn't the box it was the drivers driving too fast.

[Neilzulu1]

How stupid ? The P.O is a spent force in this country. How sad that they feel your village is just not worth bothering with.

[Kleiber]

Hiya, horsestache - no, we haven't got a phone box nearby, but there is one up the mountain! You don't expect to find a phone box on top of a mountain, in the middle of nowhere, but I swear, it's there!!