Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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The struggling Royal Mail are turning down business just in case a tinlet of Humbrol paint or Mr S Cement bursts and hurts a postman.....
It has not actually happened of course but just in case it does even small amounts of hobby products are being banned from being sent by post.
The world has gone mad.
Thankfully the private sector are made of stronger stuff than our wimpy 'state enterprises'.
Keith Sansum1
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Probably more to the story
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Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Not really. It is on over the modelling sites. Initial scepticism was dashed when a copy of the RM notice was published.
Rather than order the odd bottle of this or that in future I will be ordering in bulk from on-line shops. It will end up cheaper but more fool RM for their stupidity.
I don't actually use Humbrol at all, or enamels I use Vallejo acrylics that are water based non-toxic and even these are now limited to a max of 4 bottles. What will affect me are orders of Mrs S Cement, Gunze metallisers and some other Gunze products.
SWWood- Location: Dover
- Registered: 30 May 2012
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Barry, it's not that simple. When sending anything through the post you have to anticipate it will get thrown about a bit. When handling 80M items a day, this can't be helped. Inevitably, some things will break or leak. When you are building a model aircraft (to an excellent standard, I might add), you know what you are handling. A postman will have no idea, and if you think about the different things that get sent through the post, I think most of us would have some sympathy with them. Add to this the damage that paint, for example could do to other people's mail, or the multi-million pound sorting machines, and these restrictions seem reasonable.
Here is a list of items prohibited by Royal Mail. Are there any more that represent "the curse of 'elf and safety"?
http://www.royalmail.com/personal/help-and-support/Tell-me-about-Prohibited-GoodsGuest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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SWWood... I understand exactly what you are saying and clearly there must be minimum packaging standards. I have no doubt either that some irresponsible people do not pack properly or safely and these should be dealt with accordingly. But banning all these products, even from responsible suppliers, in the small quantities in which they are ordered is over the top.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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From the Royal Mail banned list,
Frozen water... amused me
Goods made in foreign prisons... bemused me
The one that made me laugh out loud considering Royal Mails penchant for delivering known scams was... Lottery tickets (non UK)
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Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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That amused me too Jan.
SWWood- Location: Dover
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My guess is that most of the items on the prohibited list is determined by law and/or customs regs. Also, given that a lot of mail is flown around the country, there is probably issues over what can loaded onto aircraft.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Thank goodness, I can still get my horse meat by post without breaking any rules.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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A poor chap is in a quandary...can you help?
On his travels he arrives at a river-side, and ponders how he is to get himself and each of his burdens across - all in one piece.
His burdens consist of:
1 Fox
1 Chicken
1 Bag of corn
There is a small boat, but it will only hold him and one of his burdens at any one time*...
Who'd be a Postman?
*If he carries;-
-the corn, the fox will eat the chicken
-the fox, the chicken will eat the corn
...etc.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
DT1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 15 Apr 2008
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A classic Tom.
I do however have a better solution:
Take the fox across, come back use the Humbrol paint to make the hen look like a fox, take the hen across to keep the fox company, go and get the corn. Easy!
That being said, perhaps it would be better to paint the fox as a chicken as there is every possibility the fox would get killed by Daily Mail readers if left on its own.
...or use the poly-cement to construct a corn based man on horse back and hound to stand over the fox in hunting victory (maybe more paint might be needed), thus protecting the fox from harm.
Please be clear, I am not a fan of foxes and do not think that they are cute and fluffy.
SWWood- Location: Dover
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Or, the Communication Workers Union could ballot for industrial action in disgust at the amount of work the poor postman is expected to , and demand another above inflation pay rise.
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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Your government have the power it rain it in Barry
Wasn't that one of there promises
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Take the chicken across, leaving the fox with the corn. Row back and get the fox. Leave the fox on its own and take the chicken back again. Leave the chicken and take the corn across, leaving it with the fox. Row back and get the chicken. Simples.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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You can still get the real cornish cream in a tin from Cornwall.Best cream I love it,not the same in the shops.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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the fox,chicken,corn thingy.east peasy,shoot the fox and then take chicken and corn across.the fox is an elite greedy pig.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Better idea. Row the fox across and let it loose. Feed the chicken on the corn. Corn-fed chicken is as good as it gets.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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peter agreed,but shooting fox would be a better idea,then it wont eat the chicken before you do.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Brian that's why you row the fox across first and let it loose on the other side of the river.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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yeah ok but it might find a way back across the river and eat your chicken.