(50) December 15th: the only appropriate date to `address` a couple of Niro siblings. And next day ´address´ a couple more

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In December 1989 the Bedford Mail depot advertised for extra hands to cope with a Christmas backlog. So I worked for just a few days as a postman. 
On December 15th I was introduced to an official; Mr Niro.
"I hope you’re not fiddling around, Mr Niro", I said.
"Oh, I’ll let the whole lot go up in flames!", he replied. I suspect that I was not the first person to joke about his name.
Later that day I noticed that amongst the Anniversaries noted in The Times that December 15th AD 37 was the very birthdate of Nero. Nero - Wikipedia I thought that I would mention it to Mr Niro, so the following day I asked at the depot to see him again.
"Which one? There’s two of them." It turned out that Mr Niro’s brother also worked there.
When later that morning I delivered some letters I noticed two were addressed to people at the same address; a Ms L. Niro and another to a Master B. Niro, both of 78 Butler Way. 
I mentioned this to the first Mr Niro and he said these siblings were unrelated to him.

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