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# Thursday, 20 September 2007
The Communication Workers Union has announced more strikes which will take place in October. These will start with a 48 hour strike on the 5th & 6th October and a 48 hour strike on the 8th & 9th October. From the week commencing the 15th October there will also be a rolling programme of strikes which will continue weekly until the dispute is resolved. During this time PC2Paper cannot guarantee delivery times.

posted on Thursday, 20 September 2007 15:46:32 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Wednesday, 19 September 2007
I found this interesting method of folding clothes, which is supposed to mean they don't get creased in the suitcase. It is called bundle wrapping and you can see the diagram here. Not having tried it yet, I don't know if it actually works but it’s certainly interesting.

posted on Wednesday, 19 September 2007 17:13:09 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Easyjet has said it supports imposing green taxes on flights. They say the current passenger duty should be scrapped and replaced with a tax based on the amount of carbon dioxide each flight produces. Under this scheme Easyjet believe their passengers will pay less than they do currently. This is because most of Easyjet’s planes are quite new and the majority of its flights are short.

posted on Tuesday, 18 September 2007 17:22:29 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Monday, 17 September 2007
A postman in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire has been jailed for nine months after he admitted stealing mail. Between October 2004 and May 2007, it is estimated he stole about 20 items of mail a week. He was finally caught after an operational involving covert cameras and dummy packages.

posted on Monday, 17 September 2007 13:59:42 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Sunday, 16 September 2007

blogoftheweek_thumbThis week's travel blog is The New Hampshire Bushman in Taiwan. Every so often we come across something really special and this blog is one of those rare gems. It is written by M J Klein and details his adventures in Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Laos, China and Borneo.

This blog is full of interesting articles; one of the more striking photographs is of two Thai men that dressed up as ladyboys or Kratoey. Another really interesting article looks at the Hukou Monday Night Market and details what you can find there. It appears there is something for everyone, from games and rides for the children to clothing stalls and fabrics. There is even a stall that sells illegal DVDs but because they are illegal it is untended and relies on customers to put money in a pink receptacle. M J Klein, quite rightly points out the irony of using an "honour system" to sell illegally copied DVD's.

dvd stall

M J Klein also posts a lot of entries about cooking outside and in particular on grills. One in particular shows Shao-hui's Thai marinade and the various stages of cooking what looks like wonderful food. This picture showing a pair of freshly killed pigeons looks just wonderful.

pigeons

posted on Sunday, 16 September 2007 22:57:09 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
I found this website that has some good holiday offers. They cover Beach Holidays, tropical holidays, weekend breaks, car hire and also have a selection of cheap flights. Some of the destinations they offer include Antigua, Barbados, Borneo and the Cayman Islands. I found some really good deals for St Lucia starting at £473 for a three star hotel. To book all you need to do is call one of their UK based travel consultants who will help you find a holiday that is tailor made for your requirements.

posted on Sunday, 16 September 2007 14:48:15 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback

PC2Paper's Internet letter sending service now offers colour laser printing from its UK printing station.

posted on Sunday, 16 September 2007 13:40:12 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Friday, 14 September 2007
The Norwegian postal service takes the delivery of ballot papers very seriously. So seriously in fact that when a ballot paper was sent to the wrong town, they pulled out all the stops to try and get it to its destination before the polls closed. This included taking the unusual steps of flying it 220 miles to Oslo and then another 185 miles to Foerde, before sending it on a chartered helicopter for the remaining 35 miles to its destination of Stryn. The complete bill was 15,000 kroner.

posted on Friday, 14 September 2007 11:23:59 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Thursday, 13 September 2007
The Communication Workers Union has said they will announce further strikes after they failed to reach an agreement with Royal Mail after five days of talks. Whilst they have made some progress it was not enough to avert the treat of further action. If the strikes go ahead they would take place before the end of September.

posted on Thursday, 13 September 2007 11:55:56 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Wednesday, 12 September 2007
Postal workers in Stoke-on-Trent have returned to work after staging an unofficial strike after twelve of their colleagues were suspended. The strike has caused disruptions in the Stoke-on-Trent area and mail may be delayed for the next few days.

posted on Wednesday, 12 September 2007 18:44:41 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback