Our post (on Honor Oak Rise at the top of Forest Hill Road) just didn’t turn up for a week a couple of weeks back. And as our son had his birthday during this period we knew that letters have definitely been posted.

Then all our mail turned up at once a week after last receiving post. My good lady bumped into the postman, who was weighed down with a massive bag. He said he'd been on holiday and no one had covered his shift.

Things definitely not right, but maybe not as sinister as we may think.