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The "How was your day" thread.

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wabbithunta
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by wabbithunta »

ewancurze wrote:1st day after an office reorganisation (no revision yet)...chaos, all the walks were numbered as 101,102,103 etc and your share box was with the walk next to you.Now they have moved them all over the place eg 101 next to 122 next to 108 etc so your share box is still as before but no longer close to you and you have 200 postmen walking round with half full boxes looking for half their flats....i mean..really HOW HARD CAN IT BE to keep the walks in order!

Sounds like your DOM had a re-organisational "brainwave" and cocked it all up.
Our office used to be in sequence, that's to say the delivery numbers on all the frames ran in number order so you could walk through the office and find the walk you needed.. not anymore! They are all over the place now and also with this three digit numbering sequence [why!] and frames that are P&L next to or opposite each other, the mail for them is never even in the same York let alone even in the same area at times. More wasted time trying to find your mech etc, as some trays are not even labelled up now and even have other delivery office mail on the same York as your mail....!

So much for "progress"!

From an orderly organised office to a shambolic and disorganised one in the space of two years.. [that how long we've been on this so-called modernised delivery] and we still have not had our bonus either!
"Better to die on your feet than live a life time on your knees"
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clashcityrocker
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by clashcityrocker »

Fairly busy for a Monday.
Did a walk and a half.
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widowmaker
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by widowmaker »

Busy for a Monday :crazy:

Tomorrow off, give the knees a chance to heal :dance
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heapsy
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by heapsy »

Wasn't too bad but people were getting hassled about overtime. Will be speaking with the rep tomorrow regarding comments made. :evil/mad
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krussel
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by krussel »

Not a bad Monday. Think it was lighter than sat so prob not much left at the MC. Hopefully the weather will warm up a bit later in the week as i walked in sleet for about 30 mins today.

Finished 15 mins early.
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
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fb1969
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by fb1969 »

Only 4 pouches for me today and a total of just 5 packets!
Royal Mail
failing the workforce, failing the public and deliberately failing mail on a daily basis for too many years.
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combo_king
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by combo_king »

after nearly 10 years first time doing a rural walk, not use to the bumpkins ha ha, wasnt to bad 25 mins over that was due to being out late due to a strange frame, and the lino told me my break was split, 20 mins in the van going out and 20 mins on the bus comin back to D.O lol he was swiftly told where to go
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cyberheater
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by cyberheater »

Really busy today. Loads of council housing pish and lots of packets and late out due to work time learning rubbish. Biggest Tuesday for a while. Really hated today.
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fishtank
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by fishtank »

20 mins in the van going out and 20 mins on the bus comin back to D.O
Did you lose the van somewhere? :shock:
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
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widowmaker
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by widowmaker »

Spend the first part of the day resting my brain and my knees the rest worrying about tomorrow :mad

Didnt realise that working for royal mail would consume my life :cry
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DGP1
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by DGP1 »

widowmaker wrote:Spend the first part of the day resting my brain and my knees the rest worrying about tomorrow :mad

Didnt realise that working for royal mail would consume my life :cry
Welcome to the Hotel California..........crap, I mean RM :nervous :chuckle :chuckle
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KnockKnock
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by KnockKnock »

Quite light today, will get it's revenge tomorrow though i'm sure! Highlight of my day was being shown a new way of prepping D2D's (My 3rd in 4 weeks by the way). You do house fittings ending 1 & 2 on Monday, 3 & 4 on Tuesdays, 5 & 6 on Wednesdays, 7 & 8 on Thursdays and 9 & 10 on a friday...must admit it did spread the load and i didn't even really notice i was doing them! I must get out more though if this was a highlight.... :crazy:
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chooch
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by chooch »

combo_king wrote:after nearly 10 years first time doing a rural walk, not use to the bumpkins ha ha, wasnt to bad 25 mins over that was due to being out late due to a strange frame, and the lino told me my break was split, 20 mins in the van going out and 20 mins on the bus comin back to D.O lol he was swiftly told where to go
Too Right!!
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clashcityrocker
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by clashcityrocker »

Had a letter with an incomplete address.
Scored out the address with blue crayon but when I turned it over to circle the return address there was just 2 verses of David Bowie's "Life on Mars".
So I circled them instead.
The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.
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cyberheater
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by cyberheater »

Pretty good for a Wed. Nice weather. Volume was okay as well. And had a few lingerie flats with pictures of nice women on the front which always helps.
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