11th July, 2025: Waterloo.
It’s not often I start a post with ‘Hmmm … ’
But I’m going To start this one with ‘Hmmm … ’.
Hmmm …
Why have I started it like that?
Because I saw some news, yesterday.
That tells me the Royal Mail, the service that delivers our post, has been given regulator approval: to reduce the number of second-class deliveries, per week.
From the six days a week it now operates under, to five days a week over the course of ten working days.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, one week, and Tuesday and Thursday, the next.
Hmmm … again …
I can appreciate why the Royal Mail is doing this.
It’s an effort to keep costs down.
I both understand, and appreciate, that.
But … ?
I get a lot of mail from various places: usually medically linked, but occasionally from other sources.
These are usually sent by second class post: as that’s cheaper.
My concern … ?
Is simply that this reduced service will mean delays in getting important medical information.
And increased cost to the National Health Service: when they use first class post for urgent mail.
What is a body to do … ?
When I work that out, I’ll let you know!
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As you’re very aware, by now, I’ve been watching the US series, Max Headroom, over the past few days.
And been playing a game I call Actor Spotting whilst watching it.
I spot an actor I know … and give myself a pat on the back for recognising them.
Thus far? I’ve caught Robert O’Reilly and Rosalind Chao — Gowron and Keiko O’Brian from Star Trek — and W. Morgan Sheppard — Mark Sheppard’s dad — as Blank Reg*.
Who, along side Max himself, gets some of the funnier lines.
When I watched last night’s episode, “Dream Thieves”, it didn’t take me long to recognise Jenette Goldstein — Private Vasquez, from Aliens — as a villainous TV executive.
Granted, the series could do with remastering for blu-ray: the DVD version, the only version I could find on Amazon, has seriously ropey picture quality.
But … ?
I’ve got a fun game I can play, whilst watching the show.
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