"Mary Fisher" wrote
| * another thing we asked for was an isolator (he had to be told it
| was a gas tap) for an 8mm pipe. He went in the back and said he
| could get one, it would take about a week. No offer to post it, we
| were expected to drive 20 miles and back for it.

The shop probably has no mechanism for buying stamps. Everything down to the
toilet rolls will be supplied by Head Office, and there are probably
pre-addressed pre-paid envelopes for things that have to be sent to Head
Office. Blessed be the name of Head Office.

Owain