What's worse than postbox toppers? Seasonal postbox toppers when it isn't that season

[IFollowRivers]

Round here we are surrounded by Christmas postbox toppers.

It's March FFS.

Wondering if the topper crafters have downed tools having realised they could do something better with their time.

That would be a loss to all those in the community who really enjoy seeing the toppers.

What's worse than postbox toppers?

Fun sponges. They're worse.

There is a entire group on Facebook dedicated to them OP

😆

@IFollowRivers

Wondering if the topper crafters have downed tools having realised they could do something better with their time

what like post nasty shite on the Internet?

Go back to bed & get out the other side

Wondering if the topper crafters have downed tools having realised they could do something better with their time

what like post nasty shite on the Internet?

Go back to bed & get out the other side

😂😂😂😂😂😂😄

Honestly OP go and remove it if it that offensive.

But really it isn't is it.

🤦‍♀️.

And good luck to all the knitters out there. Just think They could be sat doom scrolling on the Internet or something useful like that.

I think you’ve got to be quite mean spirited to get annoyed about this. For me that would be a red flag as to someone’s character, a bit like when people say they don’t like animals or children.

So I really don't like them because I've always had a really weird sensory aversion to wet wool, to the point that I can't take certain clothes out the washing machine & seeing wet wool makes my teeth feel funny & I can even urge. But I recognise that, it's a totally me issue, that is bizarre & not something anyone else should be concerned with. So I see the toppers as a form of therapy!

I can see the skill that goes into the toppers. The tatty little bits on crossings & railings, I'm less keen on those. They always look grubby very quickly.

Aw OP, don’t be such a miseryguts!

I love seeing them pop up around our village.

On reflection I'd love to sit in a Pub and knit n' natter with my pals. Shame I can't knit.

Put your money where your mouth is OP. Go and pull it off, Bung it in the wash, whack it on the radiator then stick it a carrier bag and leave the bag on top of the post box. Community service done. 👍🏻

Postman Pat's van should feature more.

I can totally accept that I am a huge misery disliking postbox toppers. If it helps I also dislike dogs intently, cats even more and eat children for breakfast.

However my issue was the unseasonal ones of which we are grifted so very many in my 'hood. It is if the crochetterati have downed sticks post Christmas.

How rude and miserable are you, OP?

I think we might live in the same town 🤣🤣

However my issue was the unseasonal ones of which we are grifted so very many in my 'hood. It is if the crochetterati have downed sticks post Christmas.

They got your vibe.

It’s the war ones which bother me. Men died in their millions and we “celebrate” that with whimsical little infantilisations of happy soldiers toddling off to be eviscerated in some freezing cold muddy field. Making them into something from fucking Trumpton really doesn’t feel like a respectful treatment of the subject.

I wonder if the knitter who made that @brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr has a connection with the forces?

With the Trumpton forces

Awww, I'd love to see that. 🌲

We have 'bollard toppers' around here.

The problem came when the tops of the bollards were all painted in 'gold' paint for the Royal Wedding.

Then along came some short-sighted Knitters & Natters who didn't see the "Wet Paint" signs and put the tops on the bollards. The toppers got stuck and then no-one could get them off for months...

Very good point

@IFollowRivers maybe this lovely Easter one I saw on Facebook will cheer you up

I lived in a village where they did yarn bombing, it always looked crap. Trees, railings, lampposts. There was even a little tykes car and old bike wrapped in yarn randomly abandoned in the village.

Thank you.

Today is likely to be a challenging day but every time I think that things are bad I will think of this and know that they could be so much worse.

You'll either love or hate these ;

https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/c/article/yarn-bombing-around-the-world

I like them too. They’re a big thing in a town we regularly visit and they always make me smile. They do seem to be changed regularly there. The coronation ones were beautiful.