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THE MAN WHO has been testing out Ireland’s postal workers’ puzzle-solving skills is still going and An Post is coming up trumps.
In June we brought you the story of David Curran, a man who decided he wanted to see just how far An Post would go to deliver a piece of mail.
He has sent envelopes with the addresses using pop-up book mechanisms, jigsaw puzzles and even mirrored writing, and almost every time they have managed to drop it through the correct letterbox.
The challenge has gone up a gear, with An Post now delivering knitted post.
What’s knitted post? This is knitted post:
With the help of Tangentmonger, who has a project called the TwitterKnitter, which knits out people’s tweets, the scarf above was made.
So did it get delivered?
Why of course, the men and women of An Post wouldn’t let us down.
“The address scarf arrived today the day after she posted it. I really enjoyed this one,” Curran wrote on his blog.
He said another similar scarf has been made and he is expecting it imminently. (If An Post deliver.)
Curran has been trying new things, such as sending a piece of cardboard.
“ I tried to see if An Post would deliver nothing but the absence of an address. I cut out the letters in a piece of cardboard. An Post delivered.”
However, An Post aren’t the only postal service to have acquired these particular set of skills.
The Royal Mail also have some savvy problem solvers across the sea.
Curran’s friends sent him a letter using Nato phonetic alphabet. The Royal Mail managed to write out the correct address on the envelope.
An Post has taken the challenge in its stride, with a spokesperson telling TheJournal.ie that it faces challenges (not exactly like this) almost everyday where people write either illegible, incorrect or vague addresses on post.
It called Curran a “postal champion” but said it encourages people not take chances and ensure a clear, legible and correct address is on every piece of mail.
What next? Any good ideas?
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Won’t be the first time he’s been completely isolated with Wilson.
@T Colton: besr comment ive seen this year. Take a bow son.
@T Colton: you sir have won the internet!
@T Colton: Knowing Tom, after he tested positive, he probably got the rest of the cast away…
@T Colton: bring back comment of the week.
You, sir, nailed it
@T Colton: absolute peach. Would be up there for comment of the year
@T Colton: Well done Sir
@T Colton: you are on the ball there.
If they were at home in the US they wouldn’t have been tested and therefore wouldn’t have the virus #Trumplogic
@The Guru: Shut up you absolute moron!
@Pád: not very nice there lad. Can you be sounder?
@The Guru: they’ve confirmed over 13000 cases. Can you quantify your comment?
@thomas patrick: You’ve an extra Zero there. 1,300 cases. They have only tested 1,700. Less than Ireland. With about 65 times the population.
@thomas patrick: The USA only has 1300 confirmed cases, not 13000.
@Pád: Have a great day!
@Bilbo Baggins: So they tested 1700 people and detected 1300 cases????
@David Walters: Varying reports but most put they’re test count below 2k in the last week. But yeh they’re basically only testing in certain places with advanced symptoms so far.
@Bilbo Baggins: slip of the oul thumb there. Thanks
Life is like a box of chocolates, ya never know what ya gonna get.
@Damien: The one I thought of was Philadelphia.
Sad to see Tom all shook up. Hope it’s a speedy recovery
NBA season has been canceled after a player has tested positive. Maybe now people might start taking it seriously. Maybe.
@Adam Sheridan: Not a chance. Virus bashing is the new cool. “Calm down people, it only kills you if you believe it’s real”.
Wonder what the test criteria is in Australia. Just showing symptoms described wouldn’t warrant a test here. There is probably hundreds walking around with it unbeknownst to themselves.
I’m sorry Wilson!!!!!
This man has survived a plane crash, being stranded on a deserted island, pirates, being stuck in an airport terminal for months, pirates and being in space. Coronavirus ain’t sh*t on him
All the best and I wish you both a speedy recovery
@Marianne: thanks
You’ve got a friend in…… Hell no
Holy shit if famous rich people can get this we have a teal problem!!!!! Now its tome to panic
@Opinionated: me thinks you have a real problem! When you can’t even spell.
“we’ll keep the world posted” thanks Tom, I’m sure the whole of the world are waiting with bated breath.
Meanwhile Donald Trump has declared the Corona virus a terrorist organisation and blamed the Palestinians.
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