From: axel@white-eagle.invalid.uk
Subject: Re: Bank Of Scotland Botched Disguised Mail
Newsgroups: ed.general soc.culture.scottish uk.finance
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:57:18 GMT

In soc.culture.scottish Ian Smith  wrote:
>    What I'd like to know is why we can't simplify/standardise flat 
> numbers. Surely it would be better to dispense with all the 
> superfluous Thingmy Court/2-up-left nonsense, and just have a number 
> and street?

Because it would break down as soon as a block of flats was built
to replace a building which had only had one number.

>    Also, the postcode system has an obsolete feel to it. I think we 
> should "go modern" and have a numbers-only setup like the US zip code. 
> We seem to manage ok with entirely numerical phone numbers.

I don't know - I think the current system allows people to easily
recognise certain post codes - e.g. I know what KY16 is (St Andrews)
but is it were replaced with 4875, then I would soon forget.

Axel