Adrian Stott wrote: > "Jason King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Unfortunately the Post Office have to ask for your address before >> they give you a PO box: > > Yes, and this is truly bizarre. > > In Canada, a common reason for having a Box is that you 'don't have a > conventional mailing address, or want a private one rather than the > common ones often found in rural areas. > > I have a Box. But I had to give a relative's address to get it! This > is simply barmy, as I could have gone to a private supplier of box > addresses and rented one without having to give a "real" address. At > a considerably higher rent, of course, and the Post Office's rents > already look grossly high to me. > > The level of control the UK government exercises over its citizens > continues to amaze me. The acquiescence to it by the citizenry > astounds me. > > Adrian
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