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The "How was your day" thread.

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
egor110
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by egor110 »

Really quiet today, normally have 3 trays of walk sort per day , this week we've had none!

Question is when it does all turn up will be staying out or working our hours?
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Loads of packets and the xmas card avalanche has started. Pretty cold as well.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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newtimes wrote:
TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
newtimes wrote:letters realy quiet, still manageable parcels level, still cold, just waiting for the Christmas rush to kick in. Good day.
point taken, using Firefox with Ubuntu, spell check doesn’t work till you click the words and then red wavy lines appear under most of my words.

Letters really quiet, still manageable parcels level, still cold, just waiting for the Christmas rush to kick in. Good day.
Sorry :oops: wasn't trying to make a point - I was being lazy and just copying your post instead of typing long hand..... That worked didn't it.

Once again my apologies. :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by fb1969 »

My coldest and heaviest day so far (started two months ago). Not helped by the council sending a postcard to every address to tell them what day the bins will be emptied instead of on Christmas Day - really useful information to the 40% of addresses on my walk that have communual bins that don't need to be put out.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by WornOutPosty »

Easy day AGAIN. Lots of cards, normal packets and not many flats. Finished with time to spare - and it's Wednesday! Not sure when the "rush" will start.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by krussel »

Xmas has arrived in my office.

Three and half packet bags with 17 rec and 4 reg :shock: Cards coming through steady now. A few flats today as well :sad:

Temp was -7 deg c at start of delivery 9.15am and - 2 deg c at finish 2.40 pm. Bloody cold. :d'oh!
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
newtimes wrote:
TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
newtimes wrote:letters realy quiet, still manageable parcels level, still cold, just waiting for the Christmas rush to kick in. Good day.
point taken, using Firefox with Ubuntu, spell check doesn’t work till you click the words and then red wavy lines appear under most of my words.

Letters really quiet, still manageable parcels level, still cold, just waiting for the Christmas rush to kick in. Good day.
Sorry :oops: wasn't trying to make a point - I was being lazy and just copying your post instead of typing long hand..... That worked didn't it.

Once again my apologies. :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
No need, really like this forum. Cheers.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by heapsy »

Very basy. Loads of packets. Quite a bit taken back. Freezing cold especially early on.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Yet another day overloaded with packets, 1 york completely filled with bulks and another york half filled with tracked, specials and a few other packets :chuckle
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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relief collections all day, easy
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by GOGS! »

first really busy day 5 boxes of sorted mail about another 3 unsorted mail and just over 1 box of flats had 3 bags full of parcels :cry . I came in the office at 7am I am a floater and don't know the round that well didnt get out of the office untill 11.05. finished at 2.50 felt like I was going to freeze to death
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Pretty busy today, I don't know where all the packets are though as it was only really heavy on the card front.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Another day pushed on the packets. Only 9 recordeds today which was better than the 17 yesterday :d'oh!

Took 5hr 20 mins to get around.

Temps still below freezing all day a 2 days of double frost is starting to look like snow in places. :neutral:
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by newtimes »

Extra truck came up, tomorrow could be hell, today ok. Most people out by 7.30am.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by cyberheater »

Unbelievable amount of parcels and sign fors. I filled over two books worth.
At least the weather is okayish.