Living in a backward town where the local post office take siestas I always got my exam results the day after everyone else despite being 60 miles closer to Gatwick than all my compatriates.
The helpful chaps at the CAA always faxed through my results to my home fax number if you call them up and ask nicely on the day result were issued.
It's worse watching them slowly come out of the fax machine line by line!!...
I think I'll be quaking it more when the elusive interview result comes through when posty can be a*sed!, but I think that is a few years away!!!