Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a
letter, not the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our
village mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them half-inched. The one I saw was missing was one of those that perches
on top of a pole - the pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
On 2 Feb 2025 14:47:30 GMT
Tim Streater <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a
letter, not the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our
village mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them
half-inched. The one I saw was missing was one of those that perches
on top of a pole - the pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
Here in Suffolk, there was a spate of this a couple of years ago.
They were all old historical ones. I don't know if any were ever
recovered.
The one I saw appears to have been replaced. But it apppears to say E II R on it rather than C III R (haven't had a chance for a close look yet).
On 02/02/2025 14:53, Tim Streater wrote:
The one I saw appears to have been replaced. But it apppears to say E II R on
it rather than C III R (haven't had a chance for a close look yet).
It's no longer Royal Mail so why would they make any post boxes with C
III R on them?
I presume they will not be replacing any existing post boxes with rebranded versions
On 02/02/2025 14:53, Tim Streater wrote:
The one I saw appears to have been replaced. But it apppears to say E
II R on it rather than C III R (haven't had a chance for a close look
yet).
It's no longer Royal Mail so why would they make any post boxes with C
III R on them? I presume they will not be replacing any existing post
boxes with rebranded versions and would be replacing any vandalised or
stolen ones with existing stock.
On Sun, 02 Feb 2025 16:23:24 +0000, alan_m wrote:
On 02/02/2025 14:53, Tim Streater wrote:
The one I saw appears to have been replaced. But it apppears to say E
II R on it rather than C III R (haven't had a chance for a close look
yet).
It's no longer Royal Mail so why would they make any post boxes with C
III R on them? I presume they will not be replacing any existing post
boxes with rebranded versions and would be replacing any vandalised or
stolen ones with existing stock.
If it's not Royal Mail, what is it?
On 02/02/2025 18:59, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sun, 02 Feb 2025 16:23:24 +0000, alan_m wrote:KRÁLOVSKÁ POŠTA :-) (according to Google translate)
On 02/02/2025 14:53, Tim Streater wrote:
The one I saw appears to have been replaced. But it apppears to say E
II R on it rather than C III R (haven't had a chance for a close look
yet).
It's no longer Royal Mail so why would they make any post boxes with C
III R on them? I presume they will not be replacing any existing post
boxes with rebranded versions and would be replacing any vandalised or
stolen ones with existing stock.
If it's not Royal Mail, what is it?
If it's not Royal Mail, what is it?
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a letter, not the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our village mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them half-inched. The one I saw was missing was one of those that perches on top of a pole - the pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
On 02/02/2025 19:52, Andrew wrote:> On 02/02/2025 18:59, Bob Eager wrote:>> On Sun, 02 Feb 2025 16:23:24 +0000, alan_m wrote:>>>>> On 02/02/2025 14:53, Tim Streater wrote:>>>>>>>>>> The one I saw appears to have been replaced. But it apppears to say E>>rebranded versions and would be replacing any vandalised or>>> stolen ones with existing stock.>>>> If it's not Royal Mail, what is it?>>>>>>> KRLOVSK PO?TA :-) (according to Google translate)> but, since 2022IDS (International Distributions Services
II R on it rather than C III R (haven't had a chance for a close look>>>> yet).>>>>>>>>> It's no longer Royal Mail so why would they make any post boxes with C>>> III R on them? I presume they will not be replacing any existing post>>> boxes with
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a letter, not the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our village mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them half-inched. The one I saw was missing was one of those that perches on top of a pole - the pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
On 02/02/2025 14:47, Tim Streater wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a letter, not
the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our village
mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them half-inched. The
one I saw was missing was one of those that perches on top of a pole - the >> pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
I was surprised to see what looks like an authentic modern Royal Mail
pillar box in a neighbour's garden close to the fence next to the
pavement. There is a sign saying that it's being used as this person's mailbox, for the postman to deliver to, and that people shouldn't post stamped mail and expect Royal Mail to collect from it.
What made me laugh was that just after they put it there, they were
moaning on the village Facebook group that people were posting letters
into it. I thought "well, if it looks like a pillar box, what do you
bloody expect?"
Did Royal Mail ever sell off old pillar boxes which were no longer needed/used (eg if one developed a fault and had to be replaced), or
would this one be a replica?
On 02/02/2025 19:52, Andrew wrote:
On 02/02/2025 18:59, Bob Eager wrote:but, since 2022
On Sun, 02 Feb 2025 16:23:24 +0000, alan_m wrote:KRÁLOVSKÁ POŠTA (according to Google translate)
On 02/02/2025 14:53, Tim Streater wrote:
The one I saw appears to have been replaced. But it apppears to say
E II R on it rather than C III R (haven't had a chance for a close
look yet).
It's no longer Royal Mail so why would they make any post boxes with
C III R on them? I presume they will not be replacing any existing
post boxes with rebranded versions and would be replacing any
vandalised or stolen ones with existing stock.
If it's not Royal Mail, what is it?
IDS (International Distributions Services plc)
On 2 Feb 2025 at 14:50:57 GMT, "Davey" <davey@example.invalid> wrote:
On 2 Feb 2025 14:47:30 GMT
Tim Streater <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a
letter, not the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our
village mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them
half-inched. The one I saw was missing was one of those that perches
on top of a pole - the pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
Here in Suffolk, there was a spate of this a couple of years ago.
They were all old historical ones. I don't know if any were ever
recovered.
OK.
The one I saw appears to have been replaced. But it apppears to say E II R on it rather than C III R (haven't had a chance for a close look yet).
alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> Wrote in message:rrebranded versions and would be replacing any vandalised or>>> stolen ones with existing stock.>>>> If it's not Royal Mail, what is it?>>>>>>> KRLOVSK PO?TA :-) (according to Google translate)> but, since 2022IDS (International Distributions Services
On 02/02/2025 19:52, Andrew wrote:> On 02/02/2025 18:59, Bob Eager wrote:>> On Sun, 02 Feb 2025 16:23:24 +0000, alan_m wrote:>>>>> On 02/02/2025 14:53, Tim Streater wrote:>>>>>>>>>> The one I saw appears to have been replaced. But it apppears to say E>
II R on it rather than C III R (haven't had a chance for a close look>>>> yet).>>>>>>>>> It's no longer Royal Mail so why would they make any post boxes with C>>> III R on them? I presume they will not be replacing any existing post>>> boxes with
That's the parent company. It is still Royal Mail who deliver
letters and parcels in the UK.
On 02/02/2025 14:53, Tim Streater wrote:
On 2 Feb 2025 at 14:50:57 GMT, "Davey" <davey@example.invalid> wrote:
On 2 Feb 2025 14:47:30 GMT
Tim Streater <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a
letter, not the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our
village mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them
half-inched. The one I saw was missing was one of those that perches
on top of a pole - the pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
Here in Suffolk, there was a spate of this a couple of years ago.
They were all old historical ones. I don't know if any were ever
recovered.
The one I saw appears to have been replaced. But it apppears to say E II R on
it rather than C III R (haven't had a chance for a close look yet).
As with the traditional pillar boxes, new ones with the C III R crest
will only be put up once the stock of E I R ones is exhausted.
On 3 Feb 2025 at 09:33:14 GMT, "Colin Bignell" <cpb@bignellREMOVETHIS.me.uk> wrote:
On 02/02/2025 14:53, Tim Streater wrote:
On 2 Feb 2025 at 14:50:57 GMT, "Davey" <davey@example.invalid> wrote:
On 2 Feb 2025 14:47:30 GMT
Tim Streater <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a
letter, not the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our >>>>> village mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them >>>>> half-inched. The one I saw was missing was one of those that perches >>>>> on top of a pole - the pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
Here in Suffolk, there was a spate of this a couple of years ago.
They were all old historical ones. I don't know if any were ever
recovered.
The one I saw appears to have been replaced. But it apppears to say E II R on
it rather than C III R (haven't had a chance for a close look yet).
As with the traditional pillar boxes, new ones with the C III R crest
will only be put up once the stock of E I R ones is exhausted.
That should have happened some hundreds of years ago, I would have thought. :-)
Scott wrote:
Did they change the name from International Distributions Services to
International Distribution Services?
Apparently, yes.
[source:wikip, ICBA to check companies house filings, but I'd expect it
would confirm]
On 03/02/2025 10:36, Tim Streater wrote:
On 3 Feb 2025 at 09:33:14 GMT, "Colin Bignell" <cpb@bignellREMOVETHIS.me.uk> wrote:
On 02/02/2025 14:53, Tim Streater wrote:
On 2 Feb 2025 at 14:50:57 GMT, "Davey" <davey@example.invalid> wrote:
On 2 Feb 2025 14:47:30 GMT Tim Streater <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a
letter, not the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but
our village mag, received today, indicates that there were three of >>>>> them half-inched. The one I saw was missing was one of those that
perches on top of a pole - the pole was still there but no letter
box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
Here in Suffolk, there was a spate of this a couple of years ago.
They were all old historical ones. I don't know if any were ever
recovered.
The one I saw appears to have been replaced. But it apppears to say E
II R on it rather than C III R (haven't had a chance for a close look
yet).
As with the traditional pillar boxes, new ones with the C III R crest
will only be put up once the stock of E I R ones is exhausted.
That should have happened some hundreds of years ago, I would have
thought.
:-)
:-)
On 02/02/2025 14:53, Tim Streater wrote:
On 2 Feb 2025 at 14:50:57 GMT, "Davey" <davey@example.invalid> wrote:
On 2 Feb 2025 14:47:30 GMTOK.
Tim Streater <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a
letter, not the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our
village mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them
half-inched. The one I saw was missing was one of those that perches
on top of a pole - the pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
Here in Suffolk, there was a spate of this a couple of years ago.
They were all old historical ones. I don't know if any were ever
recovered.
The one I saw appears to have been replaced. But it apppears to say
E II R on
it rather than C III R (haven't had a chance for a close look yet).
As with the traditional pillar boxes, new ones with the C III R crest
will only be put up once the stock of E I R ones is exhausted.
On 02/02/2025 14:53, Tim Streater wrote:
The one I saw appears to have been replaced. But it apppears to say E
II R on
it rather than C III R (haven't had a chance for a close look yet).
It's no longer Royal Mail so why would they make any post boxes with C
III R on them? I presume they will not be replacing any existing post
boxes with rebranded versions and would be replacing any vandalised or
stolen ones with existing stock.
Did they change the name from International Distributions Services to International Distribution Services?
On 02/02/2025 14:53, Tim Streater wrote:
On 2 Feb 2025 at 14:50:57 GMT, "Davey" <davey@example.invalid> wrote:
On 2 Feb 2025 14:47:30 GMT
Tim Streater <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a
letter, not the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our
village mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them
half-inched. The one I saw was missing was one of those that perches
on top of a pole - the pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
Here in Suffolk, there was a spate of this a couple of years ago.
They were all old historical ones. I don't know if any were ever
recovered.
OK.
The one I saw appears to have been replaced. But it apppears to say
E II R on it rather than C III R (haven't had a chance for a close
look yet).
As with the traditional pillar boxes, new ones with the C III R crest
will only be put up once the stock of E I R ones is exhausted.
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a
letter, not the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but
our village mag, received today, indicates that there were three
of them half-inched. The one I saw was missing was one of those
that perches on top of a pole - the pole was still there but no
letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
On 02 Feb 2025, Tim Streater wroteHmm.. Pikey truck with a HIAB
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a
letter, not the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but
our village mag, received today, indicates that there were three
of them half-inched. The one I saw was missing was one of those
that perches on top of a pole - the pole was still there but no
letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
Dunno, but the scrap value of cast iron must be a lot higher than I
thought it was if nicking one of those is worth the effort.
The ones that look like they're sitting on the ground used to have
about the same height of what you see above ground hidden underground.
You don't just pick up a length of cast iron like that and carry it
back home.....
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a letter, not the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our village mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them half-inched. The one I saw was missing was one of those that perches on top of a pole - the pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
On 2025-02-02, Tim Streater wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a letter, not
the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our village
mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them half-inched. The
one I saw was missing was one of those that perches on top of a pole - the >> pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
I was under the impression they had a significant amount of anchorage
in the ground --- is that wrong?
On 4 Feb 2025 at 13:24:29 GMT, "Adam Funk" <a24061a@ducksburg.com> wrote:
On 2025-02-02, Tim Streater wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a letter, not
the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our village
mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them half-inched. The
one I saw was missing was one of those that perches on top of a pole - the >>> pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
I was under the impression they had a significant amount of anchorage
in the ground --- is that wrong?
They just hacksaw (or whatever) through the pole just underneath the letter box. The one I saw, the pole was still there but with no letter box on top of it.
On 4 Feb 2025 at 13:24:29 GMT, "Adam Funk" <a24061a@ducksburg.com> wrote:
On 2025-02-02, Tim Streater wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a letter, not
the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our village
mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them half-inched. The
one I saw was missing was one of those that perches on top of a pole - the >>> pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
I was under the impression they had a significant amount of anchorage
in the ground --- is that wrong?
They just hacksaw (or whatever) through the pole just underneath the letter box. The one I saw, the pole was still there but with no letter box on top of it.
Tim Streater wrote:
They just hacksaw (or whatever) through the pole just underneath
the letter box. The one I saw, the pole was still there but with
no letter box on top of it.
Battery angle grinder!
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Tim Streater wrote:
They just hacksaw (or whatever) through the pole just underneath
the letter box. The one I saw, the pole was still there but with
no letter box on top of it.
Battery angle grinder!
Portable bandsaw
On 04/02/2025 19:02, Andy Burns wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Tim Streater wrote:
They just hacksaw (or whatever) through the pole just underneath
the letter box. The one I saw, the pole was still there but with
no letter box on top of it.
Battery angle grinder!
Portable bandsaw
Shaped charge of Cemtex ;-)
On 04/02/2025 17:52, Tim Streater wrote:
On 4 Feb 2025 at 13:24:29 GMT, "Adam Funk" <a24061a@ducksburg.com> wrote:
On 2025-02-02, Tim Streater wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a letter, not
the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our village
mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them half-inched. The
one I saw was missing was one of those that perches on top of a pole - the >>>> pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
I was under the impression they had a significant amount of anchorage
in the ground --- is that wrong?
They just hacksaw (or whatever) through the pole just underneath the letter >> box. The one I saw, the pole was still there but with no letter box on top of
it.
The small ones, on poles, would be pretty easy. The full-sized ones,
planted directly into the ground, seem to have about 1/3 of them buried
and are pretty immovable.
Take a look at the left and right ones in this picture:
https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aYrA8Am_700b.jpg
On 4 Feb 2025 at 18:09:02 GMT, "SteveW" <steve@walker-family.me.uk> wrote:
On 04/02/2025 17:52, Tim Streater wrote:
On 4 Feb 2025 at 13:24:29 GMT, "Adam Funk" <a24061a@ducksburg.com> wrote: >>>
On 2025-02-02, Tim Streater wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a letter, not
the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our village
mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them half-inched. The
one I saw was missing was one of those that perches on top of a pole - the
pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
I was under the impression they had a significant amount of anchorage
in the ground --- is that wrong?
They just hacksaw (or whatever) through the pole just underneath the letter >>> box. The one I saw, the pole was still there but with no letter box on top of
it.
The small ones, on poles, would be pretty easy. The full-sized ones,
planted directly into the ground, seem to have about 1/3 of them buried
and are pretty immovable.
Take a look at the left and right ones in this picture:
https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aYrA8Am_700b.jpg
That image brings Monty Python to mind, not sure why.
On 4 Feb 2025 at 18:09:02 GMT, "SteveW" <steve@walker-family.me.uk> wrote:
The small ones, on poles, would be pretty easy. The full-sized ones,
planted directly into the ground, seem to have about 1/3 of them buried
and are pretty immovable.
Take a look at the left and right ones in this picture:
https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aYrA8Am_700b.jpg
That image brings Monty Python to mind, not sure why.
On 04/02/2025 22:37, Tim Streater wrote:
On 4 Feb 2025 at 18:09:02 GMT, "SteveW" <steve@walker-family.me.uk>
wrote:
On 04/02/2025 17:52, Tim Streater wrote:
On 4 Feb 2025 at 13:24:29 GMT, "Adam Funk"
<a24061a@ducksburg.com> wrote:
On 2025-02-02, Tim Streater wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts
a letter, not the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one
but our village mag, received today, indicates that there were
three of them half-inched. The one I saw was missing was one of
those that perches on top of a pole - the pole was still there
but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
I was under the impression they had a significant amount of
anchorage in the ground --- is that wrong?
They just hacksaw (or whatever) through the pole just underneath
the letter box. The one I saw, the pole was still there but with
no letter box on top of it.
The small ones, on poles, would be pretty easy. The full-sized
ones, planted directly into the ground, seem to have about 1/3 of
them buried and are pretty immovable.
Take a look at the left and right ones in this picture:
https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aYrA8Am_700b.jpg
That image brings Monty Python to mind, not sure why.
Now you've said it, I can't get the image out of my mind.
On 04/02/2025 17:52, Tim Streater wrote:
On 4 Feb 2025 at 13:24:29 GMT, "Adam Funk" <a24061a@ducksburg.com> wrote:
On 2025-02-02, Tim Streater wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a letter, not
the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our village
mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them half-inched. The
one I saw was missing was one of those that perches on top of a pole - the >>>> pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
I was under the impression they had a significant amount of anchorage
in the ground --- is that wrong?
They just hacksaw (or whatever) through the pole just underneath the letter >> box. The one I saw, the pole was still there but with no letter box on top of
it.
The small ones, on poles, would be pretty easy. The full-sized ones,
planted directly into the ground, seem to have about 1/3 of them buried
and are pretty immovable.
Take a look at the left and right ones in this picture:
https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aYrA8Am_700b.jpg
On 04/02/2025 22:37, Tim Streater wrote:
On 4 Feb 2025 at 18:09:02 GMT, "SteveW" <steve@walker-family.me.uk> wrote: >>
On 04/02/2025 17:52, Tim Streater wrote:That image brings Monty Python to mind, not sure why.
On 4 Feb 2025 at 13:24:29 GMT, "Adam Funk" <a24061a@ducksburg.com> wrote: >>>>
On 2025-02-02, Tim Streater wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a >>>>>>letter, not
the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but >>>>>>our village
mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them >>>>>>half-inched. The
one I saw was missing was one of those that perches on top of a >>>>>>pole - the
pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
I was under the impression they had a significant amount of anchorage >>>>> in the ground --- is that wrong?
They just hacksaw (or whatever) through the pole just underneath the letter
box. The one I saw, the pole was still there but with no letter box
on top of
it.
The small ones, on poles, would be pretty easy. The full-sized ones,
planted directly into the ground, seem to have about 1/3 of them buried
and are pretty immovable.
Take a look at the left and right ones in this picture:
https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aYrA8Am_700b.jpg
Now you've said it, I can't get the image out of my mind.
In message <vnu7kp$22cqq$1@dont-email.me>, SteveW
<steve@walker-family.me.uk> writes
On 04/02/2025 22:37, Tim Streater wrote:
On 4 Feb 2025 at 18:09:02 GMT, "SteveW" <steve@walker-family.me.uk> wrote: >>>
On 04/02/2025 17:52, Tim Streater wrote:That image brings Monty Python to mind, not sure why.
On 4 Feb 2025 at 13:24:29 GMT, "Adam Funk" <a24061a@ducksburg.com> wrote: >>>>>
On 2025-02-02, Tim Streater wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a >>>>>>> letter, not
the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but >>>>>>> our village
mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them
half-inched. The
one I saw was missing was one of those that perches on top of a
pole - the
pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
I was under the impression they had a significant amount of anchorage >>>>>> in the ground --- is that wrong?
They just hacksaw (or whatever) through the pole just underneath the letter
box. The one I saw, the pole was still there but with no letter box
on top of
it.
The small ones, on poles, would be pretty easy. The full-sized ones,
planted directly into the ground, seem to have about 1/3 of them buried >>>> and are pretty immovable.
Take a look at the left and right ones in this picture:
https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aYrA8Am_700b.jpg
Now you've said it, I can't get the image out of my mind.
The Knights who say "Ni", or even the Black Knight after King Arthur cut
his arms off?
In message <vnu7kp$22cqq$1@dont-email.me>, SteveW <steve@walker- family.me.uk> writes
On 04/02/2025 22:37, Tim Streater wrote:
On 4 Feb 2025 at 18:09:02 GMT, "SteveW" <steve@walker-family.me.uk>
wrote:
On 04/02/2025 17:52, Tim Streater wrote:That image brings Monty Python to mind, not sure why.
On 4 Feb 2025 at 13:24:29 GMT, "Adam Funk" <a24061a@ducksburg.com>
wrote:
On 2025-02-02, Tim Streater wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a >>>>>>> letter, not
the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but >>>>>>> our village
mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them
half-inched. The
one I saw was missing was one of those that perches on top of a
pole - the
pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
I was under the impression they had a significant amount of anchorage >>>>>> in the ground --- is that wrong?
They just hacksaw (or whatever) through the pole just underneath
the letter
box. The one I saw, the pole was still there but with no letter box
on top of
it.
The small ones, on poles, would be pretty easy. The full-sized ones,
planted directly into the ground, seem to have about 1/3 of them buried >>>> and are pretty immovable.
Take a look at the left and right ones in this picture:
https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aYrA8Am_700b.jpg
Now you've said it, I can't get the image out of my mind.
The Knights who say "Ni", or even the Black Knight after King Arthur cut
his arms off?
The small ones, on poles, would be pretty easy. The full-sized ones,
planted directly into the ground, seem to have about 1/3 of them buried
and are pretty immovable.
Take a look at the left and right ones in this picture:
https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aYrA8Am_700b.jpg
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Take a look at the left and right ones in this picture:
https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aYrA8Am_700b.jpg
That image brings Monty Python to mind, not sure why.
Now you've said it, I can't get the image out of my mind.
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Close, I guess it is John Cleese that confused you. It was
actually from The Frost Report.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_sketch
On 2 Feb 2025 at 21:20:06 GMT, "NY" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
On 02/02/2025 14:47, Tim Streater wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a letter, not
the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but our village
mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them half-inched. The
one I saw was missing was one of those that perches on top of a pole - the >>> pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
I was surprised to see what looks like an authentic modern Royal Mail
pillar box in a neighbour's garden close to the fence next to the
pavement. There is a sign saying that it's being used as this person's
mailbox, for the postman to deliver to, and that people shouldn't post
stamped mail and expect Royal Mail to collect from it.
What made me laugh was that just after they put it there, they were
moaning on the village Facebook group that people were posting letters
into it. I thought "well, if it looks like a pillar box, what do you
bloody expect?"
Did Royal Mail ever sell off old pillar boxes which were no longer
needed/used (eg if one developed a fault and had to be replaced), or
would this one be a replica?
There's one like that near us. But it's obviously on the geezer's property, not on the road, and it's clearly marked as to what its use is. Not that this always helps - there's plenty of loonies around who haven't got a clue.
On 04/02/2025 18:09, SteveW wrote:
The small ones, on poles, would be pretty easy. The full-sized ones,
planted directly into the ground, seem to have about 1/3 of them buried
and are pretty immovable.
Take a look at the left and right ones in this picture:
https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aYrA8Am_700b.jpg
Which does leave me wondering why, in 1953, they decided that a new post
box required a shallower hole than an old one.
On 04/02/2025 18:09, SteveW wrote:
The small ones, on poles, would be pretty easy. The full-sized ones,
planted directly into the ground, seem to have about 1/3 of them buried
and are pretty immovable.
Take a look at the left and right ones in this picture:
https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aYrA8Am_700b.jpg
Which does leave me wondering why, in 1953, they decided that a new post
box required a shallower hole than an old one.
Like all our public services, it used to be ours, now it's not.
On 04/02/2025 17:52, Tim Streater wrote:
On 4 Feb 2025 at 13:24:29 GMT, "Adam Funk" <a24061a@ducksburg.com> wrote:Battery angle grinder!
On 2025-02-02, Tim Streater wrote:
Here, I'm referring to those on the street into which one posts a
letter, not
the one on one's front door.
Round here we have had three of them nicked. I knew about one but
our village
mag, received today, indicates that there were three of them
half-inched. The
one I saw was missing was one of those that perches on top of a pole
- the
pole was still there but no letter box.
Do scroats just take them for the scrap value?
I was under the impression they had a significant amount of anchorage
in the ground --- is that wrong?
They just hacksaw (or whatever) through the pole just underneath the
letter
box. The one I saw, the pole was still there but with no letter box on
top of
it.
On 7 Feb 2025 at 16:58:25 GMT, "Another John" <lalaw44@hotmail.com> wrote:
Like all our public services, it used to be ours, now it's not.
It was never ours. Like all nationalised stuff, it belonged to an entity known
as "The Government", which could do what it liked with it. What d'ye mean, "ours"? Had share certificates, did you?
It is a fallacy the Left use that nationalised services 'belong to the peepul'. They never did.Like all our public services, it used to be ours, now it's not.
It was never ours. Like all nationalised stuff, it belonged to an entity known
as "The Government", which could do what it liked with it. What d'ye mean, >> "ours"? Had share certificates, did you?
They are funded by the peepul but belong to whitehall and the unions.
On 9 Feb 2025 at 20:29:31 GMT, "The Natural Philosopher" <tnp@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
It is a fallacy the Left use that nationalised services 'belong to theLike all our public services, it used to be ours, now it's not.
It was never ours. Like all nationalised stuff, it belonged to an entity known
as "The Government", which could do what it liked with it. What d'ye mean, >>> "ours"? Had share certificates, did you?
peepul'. They never did.
They are funded by the peepul but belong to whitehall and the unions.
By "ours" I mean "Us: the Community of the Nation of the United Kingdom". Part of our Common Wealth, to be run for our benefit by the Government of the day. (It takes _taxes_ to do this, but successive Governments, for a few decades now, never admit it this, and never try try to persuade (or rather: teach) the population thar if taxes are continuously cut, public services will
go down the toilet.
So: privatised public services used to belong to us, but now to whom do they belong? Giant corporations - all of them foreign - who have never been able to
believe their luck, when the Tories decided that the best way to avoid squaring the circle of low taxes versus good public services would be to flog them all off, to whoever would take them, so that _they_ could be blamed when the railways fell apart, and the bus companies, and the Very Wonderful Private
Energy industry, which does such a great job of keeping prces fair and simple.
Profit - preferably as excessive as you can make it - is all.
I would be less cheesed off about all of this, if the people who run these "businesses" got paid such astronomical rewards, on the mutual merry-ground of
"top people".
Go ahead.
Taxes are already high. I don't bother with overtime, because I'm not
willing to sacrifice my precious free time, only to have 40% income tax +
2% national insurance + another 13.8% (as a contractor I pay both
employee's and employer's NI) taken in tax. Then I am charged 20% VAT when
I spend it. Then there's having to pay into a pension, due to the UK's pitifully low state pension.
On 11/02/2025 19:44, Another John wrote:
On 9 Feb 2025 at 20:29:31 GMT, "The Natural Philosopher"
<tnp@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
It is a fallacy the Left use that nationalised services 'belong to theLike all our public services, it used to be ours, now it's not.
It was never ours. Like all nationalised stuff, it belonged to an
entity known
as "The Government", which could do what it liked with it. What d'ye
mean,
"ours"? Had share certificates, did you?
peepul'. They never did.
They are funded by the peepul but belong to whitehall and the unions.
By "ours" I mean "Us: the Community of the Nation of the United Kingdom".
Part of our Common Wealth, to be run for our benefit by the Government
of the
day. (It takes _taxes_ to do this, but successive Governments, for a few >> decades now, never admit it this, and never try try to persuade (or
rather:
teach) the population thar if taxes are continuously cut, public
services will
go down the toilet.
So: privatised public services used to belong to us, but now to whom
do they
belong? Giant corporations - all of them foreign - who have never been
able to
believe their luck, when the Tories decided that the best way to avoid
squaring the circle of low taxes versus good public services would be
to flog
them all off, to whoever would take them, so that _they_ could be
blamed when
the railways fell apart, and the bus companies, and the Very Wonderful
Private
Energy industry, which does such a great job of keeping prces fair and
simple.
Profit - preferably as excessive as you can make it - is all.
I would be less cheesed off about all of this, if the people who run
these
"businesses" got paid such astronomical rewards, on the mutual
merry-ground of
"top people".
Go ahead.
Taxes are already high. I don't bother with overtime, because I'm not
willing to sacrifice my precious free time, only to have 40% income tax
+ 2% national insurance + another 13.8% (as a contractor I pay both employee's and employer's NI) taken in tax. Then I am charged 20% VAT
when I spend it. Then there's having to pay into a pension, due to the
UK's pitifully low state pension.
On top of that there's fuel duty, VED, insurance tax, council tax,
councils grabbing every penny by charging high rates for parking,
congestion charges, low emission zone fines, tolls and a whole lot more.
After all that, I am expected to pay £1000 a months for accommodation,
while two of my sons are away at university.
My wife is disabled and so our home needs heating 24 hours a day and the costs of that are going up and up.
On 11/02/2025 21:45, SteveW wrote:
On 11/02/2025 19:44, Another John wrote:But you can still pay 100% of your income into a pension and get full
On 9 Feb 2025 at 20:29:31 GMT, "The Natural Philosopher"
<tnp@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
It is a fallacy the Left use that nationalised services 'belong to the >>>> peepul'. They never did.Like all our public services, it used to be ours, now it's not.
It was never ours. Like all nationalised stuff, it belonged to an
entity known
as "The Government", which could do what it liked with it. What
d'ye mean,
"ours"? Had share certificates, did you?
They are funded by the peepul but belong to whitehall and the unions.
By "ours" I mean "Us: the Community of the Nation of the United
Kingdom".
Part of our Common Wealth, to be run for our benefit by the
Government of the
day. (It takes _taxes_ to do this, but successive Governments, for a
few
decades now, never admit it this, and never try try to persuade (or
rather:
teach) the population thar if taxes are continuously cut, public
services will
go down the toilet.
So: privatised public services used to belong to us, but now to whom
do they
belong? Giant corporations - all of them foreign - who have never
been able to
believe their luck, when the Tories decided that the best way to avoid
squaring the circle of low taxes versus good public services would be
to flog
them all off, to whoever would take them, so that _they_ could be
blamed when
the railways fell apart, and the bus companies, and the Very
Wonderful Private
Energy industry, which does such a great job of keeping prces fair
and simple.
Profit - preferably as excessive as you can make it - is all.
I would be less cheesed off about all of this, if the people who run
these
"businesses" got paid such astronomical rewards, on the mutual merry-
ground of
"top people".
Go ahead.
Taxes are already high. I don't bother with overtime, because I'm not
willing to sacrifice my precious free time, only to have 40% income
tax + 2% national insurance + another 13.8% (as a contractor I pay
both employee's and employer's NI) taken in tax. Then I am charged 20%
VAT when I spend it. Then there's having to pay into a pension, due to
the UK's pitifully low state pension.
tax and NI relief.
In practice you can decide how much *gross* your ltd co can afford
to pay into your SIPP and that massively reduces your liability to
employers NI
On top of that there's fuel duty, VED, insurance tax, council tax,But you have a free EV thanks to your wifes condition which you use
councils grabbing every penny by charging high rates for parking,
congestion charges, low emission zone fines, tolls and a whole lot more.
for your daily commute and when she is with you that nice free-parking
blue badge covers that, surely.
After all that, I am expected to pay £1000 a months for accommodation,Who should pay for their accomodation ?
while two of my sons are away at university.
My wife is disabled and so our home needs heating 24 hours a day andShould have spent more money and effort on insulating your house when
the costs of that are going up and up.
energy costs were 'cheap'. Your choice.
SteveW wrote:
Then there's having to pay into a pension, due to
the UK's pitifully low state pension.
But you can still pay 100% of your income into a pension and get full
tax and NI relief.
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