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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  9 August 2014     07:27270382
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  Although we rely on it less and less many businesses will be inconvenienced by this.
  
  
  
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11022717/Last-post-moved-to-as-early-as-9am-at-nearly-half-of-Britains-post-boxes.html
• Terry Nunn

  • Location: London Road, Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 4,316
  9 August 2014     08:29270384
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  Back in the 70's (halcyon days) I had a document that needed Graham Tutthill's attention. He was on holiday at home in River at the time. I posted it, ordinary mail, in the "General" as the Priory Street post office was known at about 09.45. He received it in the second post at 11.15!
  
  How times have changed.
  
  
  Terry
  Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
  • Posts: 13,883
  9 August 2014     09:07270387
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  They were discussing this stupid plan on Sky news this morning, it certainly makes a mockery of the 1st class next day delivery.
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  9 August 2014     09:50270391
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  It was on the cards once the Royal Mail was privatised, now all about a return for the shareholders rather than service to the public.
• Guest 767

  • Registered: 30 Aug 2012
  • Posts: 458
  9 August 2014     11:27270400
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  I recently sent a disc of photos to a customer in River, by first class post, posted monday and it arrived in River on ........Friday!
  Phil Wyborn - Brown at www.wybornphotography.co.uk
• Guest 698

  • Registered: 28 May 2010
  • Posts: 8,664
  10 August 2014     20:46270473
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  Everything posted in Dover goes first to Rochester nowadays.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• Karlos

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 1 Oct 2012
  • Posts: 2,549
  22 August 2014     17:39270972
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  Just had my delivery at 5.35pm.
  Is that 1st, 2nd or last post? Perhaps even tomorrow's post?
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  22 August 2014     17:47270976
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  Mine normally arrives between 1 pm and 2 pm, not a problem for me but for businesses waiting for important documents could prove a problem.
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
  • Posts: 13,883
  22 August 2014     19:15270979
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  Our postal deliveries have gradually got later and later while we have to pay more and more for an inferior service.
  
  Although I live very near the sorting office I never know when my post will arrive it is anytime between 9.30am and 3.30pm, this week it has been around lunch time..
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• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 14,118
  22 August 2014     20:28270980
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  I am in no rush to get bills they can take as long as they like.
• Alec Sheldon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 18 Aug 2008
  • Posts: 1,037
  22 August 2014     23:04270982
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  Usually midday here in Whitfield. Always earlier on Tuesdays, I was told by a postman ages ago why, but I have forgotten.