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Post by irishjack on Jul 19, 2015 15:09:38 GMT
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Ireland is in the process of spending 27million euros on a postcode system. Seemed a couple of chaps decided that its not needed. |
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Andy Pastuszak
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Jul 19, 2015 23:39:30 GMT
They didn't have one before? I know it's not that big a country, but wow.
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Post by Jerry B on Jul 20, 2015 0:04:27 GMT
Hi
At least they are getting with it. Costa Rica doesn't even have addresses. When we were in San Jose the "address" of our hotel was:
Go North to Sabana Park. On the left street go 200 meters to the drug store. Hotel xxxx is across the street. Here's a couple of actual hotel addresses:
50m este 50m sur del Colegio de Medicos, Sabana Sur, San Jose, San Jose, 10108 Costa Rica.
Ave 1, Calles 11 y 15, 50m oeste del costado sur de TSE, San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica
We were told (excuse me, my wife was told in Spanish) that the government hired a Colombian consulting firm, twice, to lay out postal zones and addresses. The Costa Rican people sent them home because they did not want it. We sent a letter to someone we met and the address was like those above.
Jerry B
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Post by Admin on Jul 20, 2015 0:31:47 GMT
The town I grew up in Ireland was a small village 200 people but the township was about 1500 people in total. Mail would be address Oldtown Co Dublin Ireland , we had many people with the same name delivering mail was a art. The postman would always get the bills dilvered on time, lots of joe Murphy's and paddy rooneys
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Jul 20, 2015 3:22:39 GMT
Hi At least they are getting with it. Costa Rica doesn't even have addresses. When we were in San Jose the "address" of our hotel was: Go North to Sabana Park. On the left street go 200 meters to the drug store. Hotel xxxx is across the street. Here's a couple of actual hotel addresses: Jerry B I am beginning to like Costa Rica a lot.... No Postcode, No Army... sounds like a place for me. |
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