Severe weather storm Ciarran

[thefox]

Does anyone have details of the severe weather risk assessment tool please?

Ah, I can help with this one. Stick your finger out, bend over and shove it up your arse whilst singing the national anthem. Go out and deliver and pretend everything is normal and fine.

There could be a hurricane and this lot would expect you out on delivery.

[derekm]

Last severe weather warning they sent some of us out who were tied up ,i was out on my delivery for 1 and a half hours battling through the wind nearly being hit by falling branches when i got a phone call to go back to office as it was dangerous (no s**t) on return found out everyone else was sent home you couldn't make it up every manager in the morning was struggling to make any decision,lucky i wasn't injured id be suing their ass off,hopefully they will send us out tommorrow

They're probably not allowed to make that decision, probably has to be cleared by someone higher up the food chain

Very true sent out when they said the rainfall was biblical in October. Roads flooded all over town letters turning to mash when we got back to the office had to stay till clocking out time absolutely soaked through.

[pieoftheday]

Last severe weather warning they sent some of us out who were tied up ,i was out on my delivery for 1 and a half hours battling through the wind nearly being hit by falling branches when i got a phone call to go back to office as it was dangerous (no s**t) on return found out everyone else was sent home you couldn't make it up every manager in the morning was struggling to make any decision,lucky i wasn't injured id be suing their ass off,hopefully they will send us out tommorrow

They're probably not allowed to make that decision, probably has to be cleared by someone higher up the food chain

Very true sent out when they said the rainfall was biblical in October. Roads flooded all over town letters turning to mash when we got back to the office had to stay till clocking out time absolutely soaked through.

Well I've never had any letters turn to mash,must have Been awful

[norris9]

BBC - "Lives are at risk in the UK and parts of the British Isles when Storm Ciarán arrives later, forecasters have warned. Damaging winds are forecast in southern England and gusts of up to 95mph (152km/h) are predicted in the Channel Islands."


"Lives at risk"


You want to send us out in that? - scaffolding on homes/apartments at risk of falling, trees/branches, and everything inbetween.

They can't send us out in that. I guess it just depends on how bad the weather is in your specific location at ~8pm tomorrow morning, when they'll probably make the final decision.

Coast supposed to be worst affected.

[neviboss]

Two weeks ago, a number of us got stranded on rural delivery, and ended up staying overnight!

[Mr Rush]

every manager in the morning was struggling to make any decision,lucky i wasn't injured id be suing their ass off,hopefully they will send us out tommorrow

They're probably not allowed to make that decision, probably has to be cleared by someone higher up the food chain

Yep. In the flooding at the start of last month it was suggested to management that they should start calling people to return to the office due to deteriorating conditions. They said they didn't have the authority to do so unless it was a MetOffice red alert. Local management are really more Local Executive.

[BenacreNick]

How was it for you today ?

[Ren Hoëk]

Same as usual. Manager completely unwilling to make a firm decision and placed the onus of the postie to decide and plan for themselves. When they did they huffed and questioned that decision. You cannot win.

Not only did the manager not do a risk assessment they barely briefed the team on what was happening and only when pressed by the rep. Head in the sand as per and not a clue. They had days to come up with a plan for the office but it was just last minute chaos with the usual bullying and pressure on the OPG.

These people are not fit to lead us. They are f***ing clueless on how to do anything. Pathetic really.