@upbristol@ohai.social
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Jun 01, 2026
Peter Down
@upbristol@ohai.social
Retired Anglican priest. Likely to toot about rugby (Bristol), cricket (Gloucestershire), music (jazz, classical, prog and more), occasionally politics.
ohai.social
RE: https://halo.nu/@theguardian_world_news/116674711041953009
Who could have guessed that privatising an essential service, and then allowing it to be sold off to business not based in the UK would have resulted in its performance getting worse rather than better? #RoyalMail
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@revk@toot.me.uk
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Apr 30, 2026
RevK 
@revk@toot.me.uk
Species 5618, Geek, techie, grandfather, software (mostly C), and hardware (mostly KiCad, and ESP32 based), IoT, IPv6, 3D printing, occasional [even parliamentary] expert, a bit tactless, Canon over Nikon, TNG over Kirk, Stargate fan. My hallway has a working ASR-33 (as old as me) and a suit of armour (modern). Oh, and I run an ISP, but these are my personal views and worth what you paid me for them. May contain nuts. Ordained atheist. Yes, RevK is a UK registered trade mark. Making 🏴 my home.
toot.me.uk
@royalmail@bird.makeup are being special, again #RoyalMail
A package lost, simple. Tracking shows it got to target country and no more, and now months later. So simple, this is “International Tracked £50 compensation”.
The fun is that they want
- Original certificate of posting.
- Proof of cost price
Well, I have asked, and got no answer, if their own tracking is proof of posting. I cannot imagine I need some paper certificate or something. I hope not. We’ll see what they say.
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@gregc@mastodonapp.uk
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Feb 18, 2026
NorfolkGreg
@gregc@mastodonapp.uk
I'm a #boater, and a #blues and #gospel #musician. I dabble in #webdesign and #wildlife #photography. At least, those are the things I'm most likely to post about. Also play #boardgames in my "spare" time, but don't have much of that. I was born in 1948. Last paid full-time work: 1998. No paid part-time work since 2009. Now live on the edge of a #village on the #coast of #Norfolk, close to the #norfolkbroads. #fedi22
mastodonapp.uk
I received a letter from the #UK #government Department of Work & Pensions (#dwp) recently. It was sent to my old address and had arrived thanks to the forwarding service of #RoyalMail.
They told me I couldn't do it online due to one of the answers I gave, so I made a phone call.
After 30 minutes of repeatedly being told they knew I was #waiting it was great to speak to a human with a thoroughly #English accent. I could understand her and enjoy a little chit chat. Since my #teenage #years I've been known by my middle name. That's common in Ireland, I was told. She confessed to having Irish relatives in her family.
But to the point of this toot! I really should have told her that #Google reckons the number I rang belongs to a company called "Funerals on a Budget". After the call a dialogue appeared asking me if I could confirm they had the correct information. I was so busy #laughing I managed to close the #dialogue before answering.
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