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August 24, 2015

The man who posted himself to Australia

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In the mid-1960s, Australian athlete Reg Spiers found himself stranded in London with no money to buy a plane ticket home.
Desperate to get back to Australia in time for his daughter's birthday, he decided to post himself in a wooden crate. "I just got in the thing and went. What was there to be frightened of? I'm not frightened of the dark so I just sat there. "It's like when I travel now if I go overseas. There's the seat. Sit in it, and go." - BBC News

Posted by gerardvanderleun at August 24, 2015 7:57 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Probably had more leg room than a typical airline seat today.

Posted by: SteveS [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 24, 2015 11:35 AM

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