Author Topic: Last cycling postie in Orkney retires  (Read 1458 times)

Last cycling postie in Orkney retires
« on: 13 April, 2019, 05:20:47 pm »
https://www.orcadian.co.uk/end-of-an-era-as-orkneys-final-postie-on-two-wheels-hangs-up-her-helmet/

Last in the north of Scotland and possibly the last one in Scotland, she carried on using the bike after the islands were fully van-enabled because she doesn't drive. Kudos to the woman for cycling year round whatever the weather in a very windy place on what looks a very heavy bike. :thumbsup:

Re: Last cycling postie in Orkney retires
« Reply #1 on: 13 April, 2019, 07:13:05 pm »
Awww, good for her.  :)
Quote from: Kim
^ This woman knows what she's talking about.

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Re: Last cycling postie in Orkney retires
« Reply #2 on: 14 April, 2019, 09:15:44 am »
Around here they've gone electric. Some of them have 3-wheeled electric scooters with a swivel in the bottom bracket so that they can bank in the curves.
I've dusted off all those old bottles and set them up straight