Post by coyote on Oct 16, 2009 22:13:18 GMT
Post Office battling snail mail as letters are devoured by hungry molluscs
. . . A warm, wet summer has led to an increase in the numbers of slugs and snails taking up residence in rural postboxes where they find the glue used to seal letters and attach stamps irresistible.
. . . A Royal Mail spokesman said: “After a wet summer we find snails on and in the postboxes. Given the summer we have just had, there seems to be an abundance. One of the less pleasant duties for some of our staff is to clear snails and slugs out of the boxes . . .
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. . . A warm, wet summer has led to an increase in the numbers of slugs and snails taking up residence in rural postboxes where they find the glue used to seal letters and attach stamps irresistible.
. . . A Royal Mail spokesman said: “After a wet summer we find snails on and in the postboxes. Given the summer we have just had, there seems to be an abundance. One of the less pleasant duties for some of our staff is to clear snails and slugs out of the boxes . . .
full article here
