tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post7976902790010722329..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: POSTED A LETTER RECENTLY? By Ann EvansKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-16535335406186036732016-01-14T21:08:09.922+00:002016-01-14T21:08:09.922+00:00Erm... well, long, long ago, the Post actually fun...Erm... well, long, long ago, the Post actually functioned, and postmen (and women) were our friends. Locally, we had a very talented artist/postman who regularly showed his work in exhibitions. To say that this is no longer so is an understatement. My post frequently ends up elsewhere. A couple of weeks before Christmas, a friend in Paris sent me a present, which never arrived. When she made enquiries, she was told that it had been refused (presumably by the people to whom it was erroneously delivered). I may get it in time for Easter (or not).<br /><br />The Postal service most certainly has an interesting and fascinating history, but in its present state I love it not, and avoid using it whenever possible. Enid Richemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218197995089241666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-24294634331964258982016-01-13T23:00:51.368+00:002016-01-13T23:00:51.368+00:00Lovely nostalgic post Ann, though I'd much rat...Lovely nostalgic post Ann, though I'd much rather have email or facebook msg or skype! Also I've noticed a lot of people seem to have lost the ability to handwrite anything legibly, the few letters I've had or sometimes cards often remain a mystery either re the sender or re the subject due to insane scrawls. I feel my handwriting too has suffered, from doing nothing but shopping lists or scribbled notes to myself. Another lovely book connected with postal services is the semi-autobiographical novel, in fact originally a trilogy of novels, Lark Rise to Candleford, by Flora Thompson, in which the young protagonist becomes a post-girl in the countryside under a then rare postmistress, and has to cope with cheeky gamekeepers, curious cows etc. I've always loved those books which is one reason I didn't watch the tv series. Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-36248151632501471192016-01-13T19:39:58.417+00:002016-01-13T19:39:58.417+00:00Right wingers in Congress have been trying to kill...Right wingers in Congress have been trying to kill off the US Postal Service (formerly the US Post Office established by Ben Franklin) for as long as I can remember (as a favor to FedEx and other corporate carriers). Miraculously, it continues and improves, despite the bad rap. My daughters and several dear friends still send me handwritten cards and letters, and I them -- although less often than I should. Your thoughtful post inspires me to sit right down and write one now. Thanks. Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-29064039411133027112016-01-13T17:25:56.117+00:002016-01-13T17:25:56.117+00:00The things that we forget, eh, Ann? A long time ag...The things that we forget, eh, Ann? A long time ago I corresponded with a Tokyo lady to whom I'd been introduced by my Japanese teacher. It would be a while before I could afford to fly there. But falling in love and then courting her by mail--with weeks sometimes elapsing from my letter to her received response--was like nothing else on earth. Letters were joyous and sometimes confusing--up to two weeks for clarification. And the worry when the mail ran more slowly! Regrettably, the courtship had an unhappy ending--a marriage that might have been avoided if email had existed then. Still, I can't regret regret the whirlwind of emotions that came with the writing and receiving of those letters.glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-82498419160868595492016-01-13T16:57:20.691+00:002016-01-13T16:57:20.691+00:00Yes, absolutely, Bill. And there's something r...Yes, absolutely, Bill. And there's something really nice about getting a proper letter in the post. It was through getting a real letter in the post the other day that had a message stamped on it, saying the 'Royal Mail's 500th anniversary' that gave me the idea for this blog.Ann Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310566139408774783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-29341731707114575742016-01-13T12:33:09.734+00:002016-01-13T12:33:09.734+00:00There's a sort of nostalgia about receiving le...There's a sort of nostalgia about receiving letters now, isn't there Ann? OK, they've been replaced by emails but the instant gratification provided by the latter doesn't compare with the slow anticipation of, for example, sending off a manuscript and waiting for the response. There's also the fact that, back then, once the postman had been, you knew there was no chance of anything arriving until his next visit. Nowadays, the 24 hour email delivery service has robbed us of the delicious Waiting for Godot experience - because Godot sometimes DID come.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.com