25mins by foot ... or 10 weeks by post! The Christmas card that arrived in February.Byline: Gareth Rogers A CHRISTMAS card turned up 10 weeks late - even though the man who received it lives less than a mile from the friends who posted it. To his surprise Peter Gifford, of Railway Terrace, Canton, Cardiff Canton (Welsh: Treganna) is an inner-city area of west Cardiff, Wales. The name (from "St. Canna's Town") refers to the 6th century female saint after whom Pontcanna is also named. , opened the mail that dropped on his mat and found a Christmas card that had been sent by his friends Neil Collins Neil Jeffrey Collins (born 15 October 1961 in Manchester, England) is a former Speedway rider.[1]. He once finished runner-up with England in the World Team Cup final. and Robert Sutherland Robert Sutherland (1830-1878) was the first known graduate of colour at a Canadian university. His accomplishments, bequest and legacy resulted in a student-led awareness campaign on the diverse history of Queen's University nearly twelve decades after his death. in mid December. But rather than the tardiness Tardiness Dagwood comic strip character; chronically late at the office. [Comics: “Blondie” in Horn, 118] ten o’clock scholar schoolboy who habitually arrives late. [Nurs. of the card's arrival, the real shock for Peter was that it had only travelled a mile from his friends' house in Carlton Gardens, Grangetown. The 61-year-old, who retired due to ill health, said: "It was a bit of a shock. I had a pile of mail and one of the things was a card from my friends Robert and Neil. "I could understand if it had been sent from Outer Mongolia Outer Mongolia: see Mongolia, republic. Outer Mongolia desert wasteland between Russia and China; figuratively and literally remote. [Geography: Misc.] See : Remoteness , but it only came from down the road. And it took nearly three months to arrive. "I phoned them up to thank them for their Christmas card and they had no idea what I was talking about. It was lost on them." But Mr Gifford, who had been wondering why his friends of many years appeared to have failed to send him a festive card, says it could have been a lot more serious. "As it turned out it was quite funny and no harm was done, but it could have been a bill or some bad news," he said. "It's not acceptable to be waiting so long for any mail. "It would have been quicker for them to walk here and deliver it themselves." "I have had mail mixed up with Railway Street in Splott a few times but it has never taken this long to arrive." The lost card arrived on the same day the Echo reported a bag of missing mail, containing Christmas cards, finally arrived in Railway Street, Splott. A Royal Mail spokesman said Mr Gifford's card was in the same bag and when it was discovered, it was redirected to the right street. The spokesman apologised for the error. gareth.rogers@mediawales.co.uk The snail which would beat Royal Mail... How long does it take to travel the 1.2miles from Carlton Gardens, Grangetown, to Peter's house in Canton? In a car: 2min 20sec On a bicycle: 4min 50sec Walking: 24minutes A tortoise: 5hrs 10min A snail: 20 days The Royal Mail: 10weeks! CAPTION(S): LATE ARRIVAL Peter Gifford's Christmas Card took nearly three months to arrive from a post box just a mile down the road. PICTURE: Richard Swingler |
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