"Martin Smith" wrote in message
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Here in S London it has gone from 7:30am about 30 years ago to now no
earlier than 3pm usually about 3:30.


No doubt you've heard of the Arab sheikh who upon asking his Son what
he'd like for Christmas (unusually a Christian family in a Muslim area
-) )
and on being answered, "A Cowboy Outfit, Dad!" went out anf bought
the Post Office for him?