Three cheers for Royal Mail and Blue Cine Tech

There was consternation in our house on Sunday afternoon when Jenny turned on her projector and the bulb blew. She was booked to do illustrated talks on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week, we had no spare bulb and our substitute projector is very old with an inferior bulb of a different size, voltage and wattage. Where could we find a new bulb at 4pm on a Sunday? A few minutes on the internet provided the answer. Several sellers on ebay were offering bulbs of the type we needed at a "buy it now" price of £2.09 each plus postage. We ordered three from a London firm, they were dispatched on Monday and delivered by our postie on Tuesday, despite the postal strike. Problem over. Well done the Post Office and bulb supplier Blue Cine tech. If you would like to know more about our talks log on to www.peet-talks.co.uk.