Our friends in red

摘要

THERE they go. Our friends in red, zipping around country lanes, effortlessly locating houses and farmyard tracks, their vehicles appearing immune to the plague of potholes. Their blazing colour and trademark logo can be spotted for miles across the low-lying fields of England, conjuring a warm, noble feeling in the soul. Their daily routine resembles that of a dairy farmer, with peaks of work in the early mornings and afternoons. I am of course talking about the Royal Mail; the posties.