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How to keep the Editor mobile with a piece of cardboard...

Not a good day for the Post Office, Haringey. Once again, they've irritated The Boss by not delivering a letter. But this time, methinks they've gone too far. They've taken money from him, and STILL not delivered it.

You may not know how the British Post Office handles deliveries, but one of the options is "guaranteed next day" and of course, staff have dozens of dodges to help avoid doing anything over-strenuous. Quite understandably, given their remuneration. But nonetheless, irritating.

One of these clever dodges involves "What do we do if we can't actually get it there before 12 Noon as guaranteed?" and really, the plan is so clever, you can't help admire it.

That way, the van doesn't have to make a call in rush hour, and the customer will never be able to prove what time you actually left it! Cunning. Unless, of course, The Boss has a webcam watching the door.

Which he has.

Blackmail time! - and the hapless postie had to go retrieve it, or face an Official Complaint...

But today's caper was started two weeks ago, with the posting of a card saying: "Sender did not pay postage."

You have a choice. Either go to Haringey sorting office (before 12 noon) and get caught in the parking snarlup there and get told you have to have a passport, the card isn't good enough... or, stick stamps to the value of £ 1.27 on the other side of the card, and post it back to them, and they'll deliver!

So that's what The Boss did. And you can imagine how pleased he was when the Post Office took one look at the card, and posted it back to him...