Shovelling Parcels

[Seymour Buts]

Then after those moments there is one REAL moment where you know, beyond all doubt, that the lunatics have taken over the asylum.

We're not quite at the Men Who Stare At Goats level yet of harnessing the power of positive thinking to clear frames. Or hire magicians - David Copperfield could have made all those backlogged yorks disappear in December.

Oh but you’re wrong. Apparently from August we are all going to take half an hour less to prep. No explanation from the donkeys as to how we are going to do this but I’m sure it’s all been thought through and will be amazing.

It’s simple really. They want rid of the RM2000 frames. You ram your flats and unsorted primary mail into your mech tray then boom straight into back of van. Scan your parcels in then chuck them in the back of van using your photographic memory when out on delivery as obviously you haven’t marked any letters. You then grab a random stack of door to doors and hope you remember which loops to balance them on your head whilst out on delivery. Then it will start pissing down with rain which will make organising your delivery in the back of the skip on wheels *ahem* sorry van so much easier. The 30 mins saved indoors will somehow mean you can do 2 hours extra outdoors as “traffic is light today”
It’s gunna be a hoot.

I actually do this on dead monday/tuesdays if I have no d2d's. Sort the lose and flats into the mech trays. I never mark parcels anyway, know where the redirections are on my duty and it actually works really well. Is about 30 minutes from walking in the office, prepping and loading. With no d2d's though and my own duty i know inside out. It'd be impossible for reserves or on busy days. You're right though, getting rid of the frames and assigned duties in general is the end game I reckon.