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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Friday 30th November
It was going to be a long day today with the Bampton Community Evening and being expected to open until 8pm. Someone came into post a parcel and wanted a ‘Proof of Posting’. As I put on the post label … Continue reading
Thursday 29th November
We had a very serious problem early this morning when a customer tried to write a birthday card. The shop pen on the chain ran out of ink. I told the customer it was a Post office custom that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult Ballet, Christmas Cards, leotards, M&S, Pen on a chain, Philatelic, Quarryman’s Rest, UB40, Waitrose, WD40
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Wednesday 28th November
A few things have been left behind in the shop this week so far. A walking stick, a set of car keys (the owner must have been carrying a spare one I guess) and this aged address book. The address … Continue reading
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Tagged 1957, H. W. Harper's Letters from New Zealand, Happy as Larry, larrikin, Larry Foley, Meredith
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Tuesday 27th November
An early customer summed up the reason why Post offices are struggling to survive. She asked for a redirection form and took it to the writing shelf to complete it. After a few minutes she picked up her papers and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12:09 bus, Canoe, indian runner ducks, redirection form, Scotts, Tiverton canal
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Monday 26th November
Bampton was still suffering from the rainy weekend as traffic could not get out along the Tiverton Road. The service buses and the School bus all set off for Tiverton but then were confronted by a lake in the road … Continue reading
Sunday 25th November
After a late night we were awoken about 9 o’clock by the sound of a ladder being put against our wall next to our bedroom window. I thought Christ (well, it was Sunday) the flooding must have returned with a … Continue reading
Saturday 24th November
A bit of a late blog today as we have been on flood alert all day. We had been warned about another deluge on top of the couple we have already had this week. It was a quite a steady … Continue reading
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Tagged kerb crawling, Quarryman’s Rest, sandbags, Somerton, What time is the bus to Tiverton?
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Friday 23rd November
It is quite surprising how many new faces have been in to get their discounted stamps which you can buy if you are a benefit claimer. I wonder why they have not supported their local Post office before now. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Crumpets, Easter, Gift boxes, Robins, Santa Claus, Sleighs, Snow, Snowmen
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Thursday 22nd November
The weather continued to be the major area of discussion and concern. The local events even made the main UK news as the South West is the one getting the bad weather at the moment. The canal bank at Tiverton … Continue reading
Wednesday 21st November
We had an early morning phone call today. Just before 6 a.m. the environment agency called with a flood warning for Brook St. It was throwing it down as when I went to get my paper just after 7 and … Continue reading
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Tagged Cunard, environment agency, New York, Plymouth, Queen Mary 2, Tiverton High School, Virgin
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