If you ever need to collect from the Manchester South West Delivery Office, do yourself a favour: check the opening hours first. Again. And bring a book. Or a friend for moral support. Oh, and don’t wear headphones—you might miss your name being called, and then you’re back at square one. Trust me, I learned that lesson the hard way, standing there like a lemon while the locker beeped at me.
Honestly, it’s just a building. But it’s our building. The one that reminds us that the postal system, for all its quirks, still connects us. Even if it does require a short (or long) wait in a queue to prove it. So go ahead, hold that red card like a ticket to a secret show. You’re part of the club now. Welcome to the queue.