[Gayle]

I've just completed the first delivery of my leaflet to about 2/3s of the houses in Ossy. I have always respected postmen and women because it is a thankless job but until you do a leaflet drop you don't realise quite how much you have to praise them for.

For a start there's no direct route around the town so you have to keep doubling back on yourself - you'd have to be very fit to walk that every day.

Then there's the amount of houses that clearly don't want to receive mail - letter boxes near the ground or too small or too springy or, the worst, with that fly catcher stuff behind it.

Add to that the odd dog or two snapping at your hand.

So, all hail our postmen and women! Thank you!