Well, it could have been serious if the pillar box had been full of mail..it could have involved 1000 small envelopes easily...but in the event there were only a few!The Royal Mail..had the key and opened and he was faced with half a box of wet sand! That's much better than some of the things postmen find..as Phil indicated. "Yes, we get syringes espececially in Kingston Town Centre..and up London..and dirty underwear, dead birds, or squirrels, half eaten food. It's unpleasant. So this a no problem!"ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooJust a dozen items of mail!! and the smokey package seemed to be a video cassette of some kind. So the damaged mail was taken to the Jubilee Mail Centre (TW) and the pillar box was repainted..and continued in service!!
Jim Lawes ● 6800d