John Chenery
@lightstraw.bsky.social
Making clear sense of telecommunications history, of the Post Office/RM/BT. Delving into its organisation, corporate identities and long forgotten technologies.
'The Post Office Regrets' - that's what all the ex-postmasters want to hear!
July 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
'The Post Office Regrets' - that's what all the ex-postmasters want to hear!
Last year I had a box of 20 newly-printed books just vanish with absolutely no trace. They got as far as the final delivery depot and then, not a clue what happened. The printer had to re-run them and claim from Parcelforce. Considering everything is scanned and tracked, it's quite unbelievable.
July 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Last year I had a box of 20 newly-printed books just vanish with absolutely no trace. They got as far as the final delivery depot and then, not a clue what happened. The printer had to re-run them and claim from Parcelforce. Considering everything is scanned and tracked, it's quite unbelievable.
Will that become a new or additional offering for public TPM catalogue/archive users?
July 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Will that become a new or additional offering for public TPM catalogue/archive users?
Oh, my 'handle' has gone 'invalid' because I moved servers last month. I forgot that would need to be fixed!
June 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Oh, my 'handle' has gone 'invalid' because I moved servers last month. I forgot that would need to be fixed!
Carefully planned rules of the universe!
June 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Carefully planned rules of the universe!
Princess Leia read the article and exclaimed in shock, "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi"!
June 17, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Princess Leia read the article and exclaimed in shock, "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi"!
I wonder how many people are waxing lyrical in their letters!
June 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I wonder how many people are waxing lyrical in their letters!
Like these ones? www.nationalgrid.com/national-gri...
National Grid energise world’s first T-pylons | National Grid
High-voltage electricity – up to 400,000 volts – is now passing through the T-pylons, a newly constructed electricity substation at Sandford and 8.5km of underground cables through the Mendip Hills Ar...
www.nationalgrid.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Like these ones? www.nationalgrid.com/national-gri...
It has to be a Junior ISA now.
May 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It has to be a Junior ISA now.
Lovely as toppers are for their design and crafting, street furniture inc. postboxes should be functional and not cluttered with extraneous adornments or street art. Original postboxes that are 'butchered' to fit modern kit shouldn't be allowed either. Now, where can I post my parcel?!
April 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Lovely as toppers are for their design and crafting, street furniture inc. postboxes should be functional and not cluttered with extraneous adornments or street art. Original postboxes that are 'butchered' to fit modern kit shouldn't be allowed either. Now, where can I post my parcel?!
It seems that RM has an expectation for you to buy all your postage online and place/collect it from lockers. I'm not sure what will happen to the Post Office longer term.
February 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
It seems that RM has an expectation for you to buy all your postage online and place/collect it from lockers. I'm not sure what will happen to the Post Office longer term.
The people that do manage to upend these poor innocent boxes must really be determined/reckless, or totally stupid.
February 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The people that do manage to upend these poor innocent boxes must really be determined/reckless, or totally stupid.
Certainly locally, it wasn't until the late 1980s that smoking in British Telecom offices started to be restricted/segregated.
February 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Certainly locally, it wasn't until the late 1980s that smoking in British Telecom offices started to be restricted/segregated.
You've only got ONE lifetime to do all this! 🕰️
February 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
You've only got ONE lifetime to do all this! 🕰️
My 'VIC 20' is languishing in a cupboard if it's of interest! All very BASIC. 🧐
February 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
My 'VIC 20' is languishing in a cupboard if it's of interest! All very BASIC. 🧐