{"id":5047,"date":"2008-02-21T03:04:01","date_gmt":"2008-02-20T21:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=2401"},"modified":"2008-02-21T03:04:01","modified_gmt":"2008-02-20T21:34:01","slug":"the-postman-always-eats-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/the-postman-always-eats-twice\/","title":{"rendered":"The Postman Always Eats Twice"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Australia’s postal service,” reports Reuters<\/a>, “has increased the maximum weight for mailmen and women by 15 kg (33 pounds) in an attempt to attract more ‘posties’.”<\/p>\n

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Australia Post had a weight limit of 90 kgs (198 pounds) for “posties” because its 110cc motorcycles had a safe working limit of 130kg (286 pounds)—that’s 40kg (88 pounds) for letters and up to 90 kgs for mailmen and women fully clothed.<\/p>\n

But after talks with motorcycle manufacturer Honda it was agreed the bikes could safely carry a “postie” weighing 105 kgs (231 pounds), said Sydney’s the Daily Telegraph newspaper.<\/p>\n

But the “posties” will only carry 25 kgs of mail.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I suggest they increase the weight limit to 130kg, and make their postmen carry email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Australia’s postal service,” reports Reuters<\/a>, “has increased the maximum weight for mailmen and women by 15 kg (33 pounds) in an attempt to attract more ‘posties’.”<\/p>\n

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Australia Post had a weight limit of 90 kgs (198 pounds) for “posties” because its 110cc motorcycles had a safe working limit of 130kg (286 pounds)—that’s 40kg (88 pounds) for letters and up to 90 kgs for mailmen and women fully clothed.<\/p>\n

But after talks with motorcycle manufacturer Honda it was agreed the bikes could safely carry a “postie” weighing 105 kgs (231 pounds), said Sydney’s the Daily Telegraph newspaper.<\/p>\n

But the “posties” will only carry 25 kgs of mail.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I suggest they increase the weight limit to 130kg, and make their postmen carry email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,15],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Postman Always Eats Twice - India Uncut<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/the-postman-always-eats-twice\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Postman Always Eats Twice - India Uncut\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"“Australia’s postal service,” reports Reuters, “has increased the maximum weight for mailmen and women by 15 kg (33 pounds) in an attempt to attract more ‘posties’.” Australia Post had a weight limit of 90 kgs (198 pounds) for “posties” because its 110cc motorcycles had a safe working limit of 130kg (286 pounds)—that’s 40kg (88 pounds) for letters and up to 90 kgs for mailmen and women fully clothed. 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