#postal banking

[potato-lord-but-not]

mostly tma doodles with some sillies sprinkled in

[postcard-from-the-past]

Banks of the Are river by Saint-Just-en-Chaussée, Picardy region of France

French vintage postcard

[9w1ft]

Don't you find the strict rules of society in Japan overwhelming for you and the kids?

not one bit

[recherchestetique]

Otto Wagner, Postal Savings Bank, Vienna, 1906-9.

[hairtusk]

if all of my packages don't arrive simultaneously tomorrow + the landlord texts me to let me know my other packages are at the office i'm going to scream until my guts come out of my mouth

[thursdayg1rl]

killing myself in front of the houses of parliament to change their life tragectories forever. and then maybe they will consider trying to make life easier for people in abusive situations

[the-chickenshit-oddity]

today, someone spoke really harshly to me, and while i'll admit that the sign i oversaw was in plain view and quite clear, i apologised three times so at some point it's like, what more d'ya want from me? so now it's been 8 hours and i'm still upset and all i can think is that if my mom had kept her shit together until twenty-fifty or something, i would have probably spent my whole life only ever speaking to robots and stuff and that'd be way better. which, yeah, biology and shit but whatever.

[realityfragments]

Danger Polls.

The world is a strange place. Something captured my imagination. Being a pollster in Gaza and the West Bank. This, apparently, is a real thing. I found out this morning that people did polls in Gaza and the West Bank after October 7th, when Israel started Israeling after Hamas Hamassed1. There were pollsters running around after October 7th2 in Gaza and the West Bank (the West Bank has it’s own…

[annalisearabella]

Love how a massive chunk of my plans got absolutely fucked up due to someone else deciding to be an asshole

Love that I don't get to fuck around but I always get to find out

[raeraesrummage]

Off to do post at 3pm, want a last minute dress/shoes for the bank holiday weeked?

[doggerel-catchall]

Emmaline

"There are no new ideas under the sun," Said old Granny Mavis while cleaning her gun. She spat at the postman, whose name was Jerome; He threw down his mailbag and stomped off to home.

Granny was bitter, not having received A check that was due to her (so she believed). But what can you do? Mused the bitter old granny, As she munched on cicadas and sat on her fanny.

Now into this scene strolled the fair Emmaline (Who'd have been fairer still if she laid of the wine). A tragical figure in velvet and chrome, She suffered for love of the postman Jerome.

All attempts to attract his affection had failed; She prayed for the Lord to deliver the male. But her amorous notions were bound to be wrecked, For Emmaline's Granny would surely object.

She hated Jerome on account of that check She was certain was due her (you must recollect). They could ne'er be united while Granny drew breath, So it seemed they would just have to wait for her death.

And 'though Emmy hated to wish people harm, She wondered when Granny would purchase the farm. But she needn't have wasted her guilty emotion, For Gran was immortal, since drinking a potion

An alchemist gave her in seventy-eight, So she could have all of forever to wait For that check for two thousand, which never would come. Now, Jerome was a mailman, but he wasn't dumb.

He discovered the source of the old woman's hatred, And brought her a check - it was all signed and dated - Made out for two thousand (the proper amount). She couldn't have known that the checking account

That the money was drawn from was phony as hell (Though the name "Mick E. Mouse" should have rung a few bells). So Jerry wed Emmy, although she still drank, Before Granny Mavis could get to the bank,

And they really were happy, although 'twas a draw- Back to have an immortal grandmother-in-law.

[postcard-from-the-past]

Parisian book sellers on the banks of the Seine river

French vintage postcard, mailed in 1904 to Dresden, Germany

[dozenhost]

Ogun declares Tueday, Wednesday, as work-free days for PVC collection

Ogun State Government has declared Tuesday, 24th, and Wednesday, 25th January, as work-free days for workers in the state public service. According to a statement issued on Sunday in Abeokuta by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, “Following the extension of Permanent Voter Cards collection till Sunday, January 29, 2023, by the Independent National Electoral Commission…

[satorimoney]

Urgent Royal Mail warning after 400 reports of simple postal scam that could EMPTY your bank account before Christmas

Urgent Royal Mail warning after 400 reports of simple postal scam that could EMPTY your bank account before Christmas

WARNINGS have been issued to anyone waiting for a parcel after 400 reports of a new postal scam.The fraudsters send a simple and legitimate-looking email \- but it has the power to empty your bank account before Christmas. Read Full Text

[263adder]

Don't Lose Your Vote! UK Edition

Update: Tuesday 18th June 2024 is the deadline to register to vote for the general election.

A snap general election could be called any day. This will be the first general election that requires photo ID if you vote at the polls (postal votes 📫 are unaffected by the Election Act 2022).

If you don't have an approved form of identification (list here), you can apply for a FREE voter ID photo card. Find out more below or use these 5 minutes to register and get your ID sorted instead ❎ because, and this is important to know, the government really doesn't want young people to vote.

The Explanation

Rishi Sunak, UK Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party, may call a snap election in 2023. (A snap election is a vote brought in earlier ⏱ than the one that’s scheduled 🕐) The UK’s next general election (for MPs and the PM) is meant to happen between December 2024 and January 2025.

A snap election happens in as little as 25 days 😨 between the announcement (aka the PM asking the House of Commons’ to approve the dissolution of Parliament) and the vote 🏃‍♀️

You must be registered to vote - currently over 8 million people are not. Unlike other a democratic countries, the UK doesn’t automatically register all eligible voters. You have to do this yourself. Here’s a quick reminder of how to register:

Over the past 15 years, it has gotten harder for British citizens to vote:

Families can no longer register to vote as a household 🏡 so young voters must register themselves (Cameron Govt)

Colleges and universities are barred from registering students 👨‍🎓 (Cameron Govt)

The Elections Act requires photo ID 🤳 for anyone voting in person (Johnson Govt)

Local elections (for city and town governments) in 2023 were the first votes that required VOTER ID. According to the Electoral Commission, over 14,000 people were turned away from the polls because they had not heard about the change.

The House of Lords tried to amend the Elections Act before it passed, to include more common types of ID, such as bank statements, bills, student ID, library cards and much more. This amendment was struck down in the House of Commons. A lot of the IDs included in the approved list are more likely to be owned by older voters than younger ones. For example, a 60+ Oyster Card is acceptable ID but an 18+ Oyster Card is not.

Here’s the important thing to know: voters who don’t have a driving licence or passport or other approved forms of ID, can apply for a free voter ID photo card. Watch the video below to find out how!

And finally, please, for the love of our democracy, vote.

"Democracy is not something you believe in or a place to hang your hat, but it's something you do. You participate. If you stop doing it, democracy crumbles." Abbie Hoffman

[r2b2grady]

“Do you understand anything I’m saying?” shouted Moist. “You can’t just go around killing people!” “Why Not? You Do.” The golem lowered his arm. “What?” Moist. “I do not! Who told you that?” “I Worked It Out. You Have Killed Two Point Three Eight People,” said the golem calmly. “I have never laid a finger on anyone in my life, Mr. Pump. I may be—all the things you know I am, but I am not a killer! I have never so much as drawn a sword!” “No, You Have Not. But You Have Stolen, Embezzled, Defrauded, And Swindled Without Discrimination, Mr. Lipvig. You Have Ruined Businesses And Destroyed Jobs. When Banks Fail, It Is Seldom Bankers Who Starve. Your Actions Have Taken Money From Those Who Had Little Enough To Begin With. In A Myriad Small Ways You Have Hastened The Deaths Of Many. You Did Not Know Them. You Did Not See Them Bleed. But You Snatched Bread From Their Mouths And Tore Clothes From Their Baks. For Sport, Mr. Lipvig. For Sport. For The Joy Of The Game.”

– Going Postal, Chapter 4, by Sir Terry Pratchett