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Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: loulou on July 08, 2007, 02:42:39 pm

British troops in Afghanistan have got a reminder of home with the delivery of the country's first red post box.

The Royal Mail pillar box has been set up at a base near the town of Gereshk, 75 miles northwest of Kandahar, in the southern Helmand province.

The initiative was organised by Staff Sgt David Capper following requests from soldiers serving in Afghanistan.

The Army says the arrival of the post box has been welcomed by the troops and provided a boost to morale.

Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: goldencup on July 08, 2007, 08:46:52 pm

I'm sure that has made a big difference.

Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: wjp666 on July 08, 2007, 09:23:54 pm

all that tax-payers money to fly it out there. terrific stuff.

Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: Forth Bridges on July 08, 2007, 10:47:23 pm

well there Plenty of UK red post boxes all over the world 

Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: loulou on July 09, 2007, 10:17:05 pm

Quote from: wjp666

all that tax-payers money to fly it out there. terrific stuff.

Shame they couldn't get some sort of flat pack Ikea style of one.

Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: Forth Bridges on July 09, 2007, 10:46:29 pm

Why there, just because there euquitment is falling apart there don;t need the post boxes doing the same! 

Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: loulou on July 10, 2007, 11:15:16 pm

Perhaps they would like some lifesize cardboard cutouts of postmen too.

Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: goldencup on July 11, 2007, 10:01:22 am

They'd be about as much use as the one I've got at the moment.

Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: loulou on July 11, 2007, 09:08:13 pm

I thought you were very fond of your postie GC.

Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: goldencup on July 12, 2007, 08:44:46 am

Quote from: loulou

I thought you were very fond of your postie GC.

 

Shhhh don't tell everyone  Yes I am but he's been temporarily sent off to cover another area and we now have an illiterate one.  I can't wait for Gorgeous Gordon to return!

Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: loulou on July 13, 2007, 12:20:32 am

My postie Vince is in Florida at the moment and I have some miserable dog hating man who insists on giving me three of every free leaflet he is delivering.

Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: oldspice on July 13, 2007, 07:56:00 am

Bloody hell, you lot have traditional posties with names you can pronounce!  We rarely see the same postman twice, he can arrive at anytime between 7am and 3pm and his name is uaually Vladimir or Dimitri or Slow**kovski or something similar.

Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: loulou on July 13, 2007, 10:33:49 am

Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: goldencup on July 14, 2007, 09:26:41 am

  Rest assured Oldspice that Gorgeous Gordon is about the only English speaking postie in my area and that's why he's so popular.  Although he's only about 30 he's a traditional postman in that he actually knows everyone's names and will deliver stuff to the right house even if the address is not absolutely correct!  Please don't get me on this subject - I am seriously thinking about taking a course in Polish and/or whatever they speak in Afghanistan as it's becoming more and more difficult to communicate with our customers at work.

Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: loulou on July 14, 2007, 09:58:38 am

Royal mail were on strike again yesterday.

Title: Red pillar box cheers up troops.
Post by: oldspice on July 14, 2007, 10:17:47 am

Quote from: goldencup

  Rest assured Oldspice that Gorgeous Gordon is about the only English speaking postie in my area and that's why he's so popular.  Although he's only about 30 he's a traditional postman in that he actually knows everyone's names and will deliver stuff to the right house even if the address is not absolutely correct!  Please don't get me on this subject - I am seriously thinking about taking a course in Polish and/or whatever they speak in Afghanistan as it's becoming more and more difficult to communicate with our customers at work.

 

I find it's  often even difficult to communicate with the native English, born and bred kids nowadays. They're much more likely to greet you with a "Whoooah!" or a "Wasa? Wasa?" than a straightforward "Good morning".