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Happy 8th Birthday Going Postal

3rd February 2024 Swiss Bob 4325 Comments

Lots going on at the moment. Events to organise, painting and decorating, which is an unbelievable faff – I shall be cleaning behind the fridge later. Filling a just rented storage unit before taking ninety [more…]

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GP Update December 2023

3rd December 2023 Swiss Bob 1396 Comments

Another year and we still haven’t left the EU! plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Also another year of divide and conquer. It is surprisingly effective. TPTB shout squirrel and many of us [more…]

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Flounce !!!

23rd November 2023 Rookwood 2924 Comments

To some, this article will come as a major surprise as my demise has been exaggerated somewhat. For those of you who were concerned as to my well-being, a big thank you and a hug. [more…]

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Writing – a few tips

25th March 2023 Going Postal 2694 Comments

I’ve often heard Puffins lament that they would like to contribute articles to our esteemed website but are too daunted. So, I thought I’d share a few tips to encourage more Puffins to pick up [more…]

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Happy 7th Birthday Going Postal

31st January 2023 Swiss Bob 1636 Comments

It hasn’t been a great year, no change there then. Yet another event has divided people, this time Ukraine – Covid previously. I can’t say I understand the Ukraine/Russia divide, supporting either side to me [more…]

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Happy 6th Birthday Going Postal

31st January 2022 Swiss Bob 2556 Comments

Six today! From https://goingpostaldotorg.wordpress.com/ (defunct) to https://going-postal.org/ (now the forum site) to https://going-postal.net/ (currently redirects to the .com) to our final home https://going-postal.com/ Not forgetting three house moves, two of which were international. We’ve come [more…]

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In Praise of The Uptick, Part Two

6th October 2021 Going Postal 3326 Comments

A sizeable number of GPers recently attended SB’s 60th birthday bash and they came and went over three days, some attending the whole bash, some just an afternoon or evening. This convergence of puffins in [more…]

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Book Review: Honest, Not Invent

14th June 2021 Grimy Miner 4204 Comments

Stanislav, a young Polish plumber, in reality a creation of blogger Ismael Smith, now sadly no longer with us. His comments first appeared below the line in the place we don’t speak of, and subsequently [more…]

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2nd November 2018 El Cnutador 2009 Comments

As devoted puffins may notice, I have spent quite a lot of internet hours to date. From the times of 56k modems all the way to what BT laughingly describes as “best” internet, I have [more…]

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