Monday, April 27, 2026

Going Postal


Here two ways in which Royal Mail, recently flogged off to a foreigner like all else in the UK and the Royal Family surely likely to follow... Our Dominions eat Dominos.

But the historic post-box, each of which bear the initials of whichever monarch was reigning at the time, has been given a makeover with a camera, solar panel and wifi with which to allow for the electronic dispatch of physical letters... which Denmark has given up on entirely.

Ironically the only people who post letters are older than I am and lacking means to read the instructions along with the time, I like them bought a stamp and used the conventional type sunk into a brick wall further along the road.

What we should really do is maintain systems that would continue to operate in the event of a war, as they did in the two previous. When it comes to aerial navigation, ask yourself why the US decided not to scrap ground-based aids which run whether the internet does or not*.

Rather more successfully altogether the Royal Mail recently trialed Beta's electric aircraft around the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, requiring a fraction of the fuel and maintenance of the fossil-fuelled version.

* VHF Omnirange. I've booked a hotel in order that the family can enjoy a visit and picnic at beacon 'BHD' on the south coast. During my Instrument Rating I organised a visit to the non-directional beacon we'd used all week, though sadly I was the only one to turn up on the day.