"It's amazing," claimed Margery Spling of Leek, "It's about time our needs were being catered for and we have Anna to thank for it. Her protests in the rowing really put her name and views on the map and we have already started to see a change. Now all we need is for the banks to pick up the cause and we'll be fine."
Overwhelming support has put pressure on Royal Mail to extend the scheme nationwide so that even the remotest parts of the United Kingdom will be able to reap the compensation they deserve after paying for the event itself.
"It's not an ideal form of payment," noted Arthur Grout of Wilmslow, "But it's a start. We just want to see the scheme go national so us here in Wilmslow who were too busy paying our taxes to train anyone up for the games can get the repayments we are owed. Those Olympic street prancers didn't come cheap and the quicker our post box can get its golden upgrade the quicker we can settle our overdrafts."
Others were less enthusiastic about the plans with Danny Bulok of Oxford on hand to express his views, "We may not have won any medals, or paid much attention to the games and come to think of it I'm still unsure what the Double Sculls is but it's been a good week now and we've not seen a single Golden Post Box materialise anywhere in the city. This is just another way in which Royal Mail are skimping on costs to line their pockets instead of giving the money back to the people who deserve it."
The Postal Community was quick to respond to the allegations with postman Billy Feck claiming, "I'm from Northern Ireland and we didn't win shite, deal with it. These golden boxes won't change anything and the misconceptions surrounding the scheme are causing us many problems. I for one am not happy at the looks I've been getting on my round from the numerous crowbar wielding thugs that litter the streets. We at Royal Mail understand times are tough but gold-spray paint is hardly a budget breaker."
The scheme suffered a major set back when Lymington Publican Ben Ainslie in attempting to instill peace into the community by spraying the town's local post box gold incited a riot and was arrested after seven people suffered fatal encounters. "I was just trying to help," sighed Ainslie, "This whole thing has gotten out of hand. Since when did celebration become a crime."
An announcement from Royal Mail that the post boxes would only be in place for a one month temporary period sparked further aggression and rioting across the UK and with Paralympics starting next week it is thought the unrest will continue well into September and possibly the month after that.
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