Writing letters

Jellybaby1

I still write the 'ould Christmas cards, and the envelope. More recently my friends are using a database to print out the Christmas labels. I did consider following suit but decided against. When a handwritten card arrives, I know before I open it who it is from.

Steve

Was clearing out some old boxes of attic junk recently and I came across a letter.

It was written over 20 years ago by a man who was in charge of maintenance at a monastary, he had called the company I was in with an electrical problem and I described over the phone how he could easily fix it himself (by following some detailed and complex instructions I gave him).

It was a heartfelt and detailed 2 page account of how he was so grateful for the help and what he did to fix his problem and that a month had passed and everything was still working. He even enclosed a 20 punt note as a thanks and a caveat that I could either have a few pints with it or invest it wisely as was my choice.

What a lovely man.

Nowadays you just google the answer or post on boards and give no heed to those that help you bar a virtual thanks. Not saying that's wrong, just that I think we've lost an aspect of community interaction since the days we would write a personal note and send it.

Jellybaby1

Steve wrote: »

Was clearing out some old boxes of attic junk recently and I came across a letter.

It was written over 20 years ago by a man who was in charge of maintenance at a monastary, he had called the company I was in with an electrical problem and I described over the phone how he could easily fix it himself (by following some detailed and complex instructions I gave him).

It was a heartfelt and detailed 2 page account of how he was so grateful for the help and what he did to fix his problem and that a month had passed and everything was still working. He even enclosed a 20 punt note as a thanks and a caveat that I could either have a few pints with it or invest it wisely as was my choice.

What a lovely man.

Nowadays you just google the answer or post on boards and give no heed to those that help you bar a virtual thanks. Not saying that's wrong, just that I think we've lost an aspect of community interaction since the days we would write a personal note and send it.

Nice one. This makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. So what did you do with the 20 quid then?

Steve

I probably didn't invest it wisely

Rubecula

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Nice one. This makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. So what did you do with the 20 quid then?

Wine, women and song..... the rest was just wasted?
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