tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post5686165453602897110..comments2023-09-11T13:56:56.236+01:00Comments on Postcards From Across the Pond: Weighty MattersMikeHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-80135066184677025582012-11-29T05:48:06.878+00:002012-11-29T05:48:06.878+00:00I guess postal clerks figure, if they are there al...I guess postal clerks figure, if they are there all day, why shouldn't you be ;)MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-72194242974056429792012-11-29T02:01:19.936+00:002012-11-29T02:01:19.936+00:00Mike, I feel your pain! We have one postal clerk w...Mike, I feel your pain! We have one postal clerk who, no matter how long the line is, will respond to "I'd like to buy 20 regular stamps" with "Which style?" and proceed to go into every drawer to show me every possible style from Disney characters to wedding rings to Elvis Presley.Jean | Delightful Repasthttp://delightfulrepast.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-11548045826118265912012-11-27T05:52:47.770+00:002012-11-27T05:52:47.770+00:00I put the cards on the bathroom scale but they did...I put the cards on the bathroom scale but they didn't even register ;)<br /><br />What I did was go back this past weekend. I got the Matron, and she sold me stamps, no problem.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-81035251073464852432012-11-26T16:36:05.638+00:002012-11-26T16:36:05.638+00:00At least you can choose your weight and size! I re...At least you can choose your weight and size! I read somewhere that Belgium - I think it's Belgium - has to have all its cards/envelopes exactly the same size. You can weigh your cards at home and look it up online.janerowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295097968168916092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-852410560843831082012-11-21T19:46:43.050+00:002012-11-21T19:46:43.050+00:00Glad you liked it. Enjoy your turkey!Glad you liked it. Enjoy your turkey!MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-15586501354998559672012-11-21T19:46:18.706+00:002012-11-21T19:46:18.706+00:00If I'd have known the jobsworth I was due to g...If I'd have known the jobsworth I was due to get, I certainly would have brought them, but I was just going to buy stamps fer chrissake!MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-50792462411630352352012-11-21T19:44:39.388+00:002012-11-21T19:44:39.388+00:00Shhhh...! The mail police might be watching this b...Shhhh...! The mail police might be watching this blog! If you want to keep them, you'd best keep quiet about it ;)MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-24563168740042311082012-11-21T19:43:45.539+00:002012-11-21T19:43:45.539+00:00Thought you'd appreciate that.Thought you'd appreciate that.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-78156009186890778592012-11-21T18:24:47.891+00:002012-11-21T18:24:47.891+00:00This is so hilarious, Mike! It made my mom and me ...This is so hilarious, Mike! It made my mom and me laugh out loud. <br /><br />Better luck next time ;)<br /><br />-Abby<br />www.PictureBritain.comAbigail Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367841843553939505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-75032982267253254412012-11-21T18:18:38.327+00:002012-11-21T18:18:38.327+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Lokenrchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07875560589366529345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-84561701825250832492012-11-21T14:13:15.958+00:002012-11-21T14:13:15.958+00:00You could perhaps just take one in and assume that...You could perhaps just take one in and assume that the others all weigh more or less the same? But that would be a bit too sensible for the temp wouldn't it?Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-69062966709466320462012-11-21T09:39:36.152+00:002012-11-21T09:39:36.152+00:00We have 2 post offices within a mile of our villag...We have 2 post offices within a mile of our village home. You need to move up north!Louisehttp://fingerrollsandfoldingchairs.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-73961149126888300342012-11-20T22:02:12.554+00:002012-11-20T22:02:12.554+00:00A central post office based in Leeds would be fine...A central post office based in Leeds would be fine by me... :-)<br /><br />Er.... does it show very much that I have lived in Leeds all my life?steveghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613989768301181748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-49797696613999320752012-11-20T20:37:39.355+00:002012-11-20T20:37:39.355+00:00There were a lot of letters ;)There were a lot of letters ;)MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-88705123375306216942012-11-20T20:31:24.477+00:002012-11-20T20:31:24.477+00:00It's not that hard, you just take the letters ...It's not that hard, you just take the letters with you so they can weight them. Can't believe you didn't know this after all your time living here ;0)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com