Little Green Boxes

ElvisP

everywhere i look i see green boxes on black poles. they have an 'an post' look about them but have no openings and only a small flat key hole. they also have hooks underneath them. i've never seen anyone at one and have no idea what they're for but they're everywhere. about 1.5m high

ElvisP

since i mainly see them in or beside residential areas i suspect they may be telecom switches of some sort

jonbravo

ElvisP wrote: »

since i mainly see them in or beside residential areas i suspect they may be telecom switches of some sort

ive never seen them little green boxes you write about, so i couldnt tell you!!

6th

Moved to After Hours. Its just too random not to!

don't suppose you have any pictures of these little green boxes?

maybe leprechauns hide their gold in them?

muletide

These green boxes are used by An Post to deliver large quantities of post to a certain area by a van. The on-foot or on-bicycle postman then goes to the box and removes a managable amount of post which he then delivers and repeats this process until the holding box is empty.

That is normally why you find them near the entrance to large estates or developments.

SYLT

Green box?

Better get to the clinic!

muletide, admit it, you're a leprechaun aren't you? aren't you?

sam34

muletide wrote: »

These green boxes are used by An Post to deliver large quantities of post to a certain area by a van. The on-foot or on-bicycle postman then goes to the box and removes a managable amount of post which he then delivers and repeats this process until the holding box is empty.

That is normally why you find them near the entrance to large estates or developments.

damn, i was really excited tehre for a min when i saw this thread, thought i'd be the first to post the answer.

damn you to hell, muletide!!

ejmaztec

I thought this was about mouldy prostitutes.

ElvisP

so the reason i've never seen anyone at one is 'cos i'm a lazy bastid who is never up at that time of day?

can't argue with that

ejmaztec

ejmaztec wrote: »

I thought this was about mouldy prostitutes.

it is - don't mind that muletide lad - he's trying to sound all clever.

Please, share your story.....

ElvisP

now, about those mouldy prostitutes...

BaconZombie

FYP

ElvisP wrote: »

now, about those festive prostitutes...

ejmaztec wrote: »

I thought this was about festive prostitutes.

ejmaztec

BOFH_139 wrote: »

FYP

You're about half right, but the word's "festering" :P

Saibh

Little green boxes are for these fellas

Terry

6th wrote: »

Moved to After Hours. Its just too random not to!

Where the **** did you move it from?

Aidric

I had one of these in Thailand.

Dartz

They're 'Studio Apartments'... from before the recession.

100k a box. Usually rented out to foreigners. Which is why they're usually so clean

juke

ElvisP wrote: »

everywhere i look i see green boxes on black poles. they have an 'an post' look about them but have no openings and only a small flat key hole. they also have hooks underneath them. i've never seen anyone at one and have no idea what they're for but they're everywhere. about 1.5m high

One appeared in my estate a fewweeks ago

muletide wrote: »

These green boxes are used by An Post to deliver large quantities of post to a certain area by a van. The on-foot or on-bicycle postman then goes to the box and removes a managable amount of post which he then delivers and repeats this process until the holding box is empty.

That is normally why you find them near the entrance to large estates or developments.

So what are the 2 hooks for?

BaconZombie

For hanging his bag on while taking a piss.

juke wrote: »

One appeared in my estate a fewweeks ago



So what are the 2 hooks for?

Fries-With-That

I think the hooks may be for the postperson to hang his/her bag on whilst he/she fills it from the green box.

6th

Terry wrote: »

Where the **** did you move it from?

Conspiracy Theories would you believe?

Terry

6th wrote: »

Conspiracy Theories would you believe?

Jesus. Talk about stretching it.

muletide

6th wrote: »

Conspiracy Theories would you believe?

might look for mulder and scully's job so