Brit woman receives postcard from Greece 22yrs after it was sent.Byline: ANI London, Jul 9 (ANI): A Brit brit also britt n. 1. The young of herring and similar fish. 2. Minute marine organisms, such as crustaceans of the genus Calanus, that are a major source of food for right whales. woman is said to have received a postcard from a Greek Island 22-years after it was sent. Wendy Bosworth, 64, a retired bookkeeper, from Wolverhampton, was surprised when the card, slightly damaged and in a sealed bag, dropped on her mat in Blackburn Avenue, Claregate. Her niece NIECE, domestic relations: The daughter of a person's brother or sister. Amb. 514; 1 Jacob's Ch. R. 207. Joanne Bosworth, who had been holidaying on the island of Nisyros in 1987, had posted the card.The postcard said about how the island was not affected by tourism and how the sea was beautiful and the people were very friendly," the Telegraph quoted Bosworth as saying. "We had a joke when I spoke to Joanne and she said 'I wondered why you never said thank you'. She was amazed a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. ," she said. Joanne is now 42, married and an Oxford graduate, and she recently completed her doctorate in African studies African studies (also known as Africana studies) is the study of Africa, and can encompass such fields as social and economic development, politics, history, culture, sociology, anthropology or linguistics. A specialist in African studies is referred to as an Africanist. and now lives in Uganda where she works for the British Government. "We would like to apologise for the delay," a spokesman for Royal Mail said. "It's a bit of a mystery, I'm afraid, as we don't track items of ordinary mail but it's unlikely that it has been in our system for 22 years," he added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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