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Post by **jimmynailsalive** » 17 Dec 2014, 21:22

Nondescript wrote:worryingly light today. Waiting for the packet storm to hit

Yip we were the same, definitely missing packets, 2 days running and finished on time albeit we never took any oversized packets out today.

heapsy · Post by **heapsy** » 17 Dec 2014, 21:55

Absolutely hammered. Parcels everywhere. Never seen so many tracked items, and six specials on top.

Barbel · Post by **Barbel** » 18 Dec 2014, 17:24

Absolutely mental day. Knew I'd pay for it today as it was light yesterday for a Wednesday. 5 trays of mail, 3 sackfuls of packets and and loads of tracked parcels. Hoping it won't be as bad tomorrow but I'm not holding my breath. Surely we've peaked by now.

manboss · Post by **manboss** » 18 Dec 2014, 18:08

What a day, got back to the office at 4.30, had 18 specials today! thought it would never end.

dave72 · Post by **dave72** » 18 Dec 2014, 18:27

Hammered! Filled the van up to the roof (Doblo XL) on the first run of mail and the 2nd run was nearly as bad

Took 4 of us nearly 2 hours just to sort the packets out

Left loads of loops

wabbithunta · Post by **wabbithunta** » 18 Dec 2014, 18:28

Bloody ludicrous today! We got buried under mail and packets galore, normally it's Wednesday when we get clobbered, but yesterday was really light on packets. And did we suffer for it today!
Left at 10:15... got shot of some of the specials as they were at the end of the delivery and would've failed. Then up and down all those sodding stairs in the flats as well, and finally got back to the orifice at 3:10

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Cheers TBT. These do come in handy...!

ShropshireLad · Post by **ShropshireLad** » 18 Dec 2014, 18:32

Hammered Wednesday and today. Insane numbers of packets and loads of mail too. Not much in the boxes today so perhaps we'll have a quieter Friday. Our DOM reckons it will be busy right up to Christmas Eve this year, with Christmas being on a Thursday - people have got this weekend to have a last panic buying session online.

dave72 · Post by **dave72** » 18 Dec 2014, 18:34

ShropshireLad wrote:Hammered Wednesday and today. Insane numbers of packets and loads of mail too. Not much in the boxes today so perhaps we'll have a quieter Friday. Our DOM reckons it will be busy right up to Christmas Eve this year, with Christmas being on a Thursday - people have got this weekend to have a last panic buying session online.

They've asked us to swap Tues and Weds times over next week

Tuesday is less hours for us, they say it is a lighter day so set less hours but now they want us to swap them over next week. Not a chance

heapsy · Post by **heapsy** » 18 Dec 2014, 21:02

Another gruelling day. Shattered.

Postie45 · Post by **Postie45** » 19 Dec 2014, 00:56

dave72 wrote:
ShropshireLad wrote:Hammered Wednesday and today. Insane numbers of packets and loads of mail too. Not much in the boxes today so perhaps we'll have a quieter Friday. Our DOM reckons it will be busy right up to Christmas Eve this year, with Christmas being on a Thursday - people have got this weekend to have a last panic buying session online.
They've asked us to swap Tues and Weds times over next week

Tuesday is less hours for us, they say it is a lighter day so set less hours but now they want us to swap them over next week. Not a chance :no no

.

seems reasonable, dont you want to get away earlier on xmas eve ?

dave72 · Post by **dave72** » 19 Dec 2014, 15:37

Postie45 wrote:
dave72 wrote:
ShropshireLad wrote:Hammered Wednesday and today. Insane numbers of packets and loads of mail too. Not much in the boxes today so perhaps we'll have a quieter Friday. Our DOM reckons it will be busy right up to Christmas Eve this year, with Christmas being on a Thursday - people have got this weekend to have a last panic buying session online.
They've asked us to swap Tues and Weds times over next week

Tuesday is less hours for us, they say it is a lighter day so set less hours but now they want us to swap them over next week. Not a chance
.

seems reasonable, dont you want to get away earlier on xmas eve ?

Why would they need to ask? All we can think why is, they are going to shove loads out Tuesday for an easier Weds. And if they do, we'll just leave more loops on Tuesday

If we don't change, we finish early Tues and same again Weds

Barbel · Post by **Barbel** » 19 Dec 2014, 16:58

Not too bad today. Would have finished on time if it wasn't for getting a puncture then having to wait for 90 mins for the RAC to turn up.

krussel · Post by **krussel** » 19 Dec 2014, 17:41

Hammered heavy on packets. As fast as I hung a empty bag on the frame they had filled it. Had 4 in total, jez.

Letters and flats no problem just those darn pesky packets.

dave72 · Post by **dave72** » 19 Dec 2014, 17:47

Light on packets, could see the roof of the van today

But, very heavy on letters, a lot of 2nd class stamps

I'm wondering if they had a packet purge yesterday and a letter one today

Are we over the hill

heapsy · Post by **heapsy** » 19 Dec 2014, 22:25

Less parcels today which tbh was a relief. Still busy mail wise. Got some extra parcels on o/t as the lads didn't want to do them. Easy enough area to cover and they left me a list of them. Rained on and off again all day.

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