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Couldn’t make it up.

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Timetomoveon
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Couldn’t make it up.

Post by Timetomoveon »

Another day dying in heat abandoned by our so-called Union. Get back to office, the planner who’s there to make me walk even f***ing longer, is in office practising on his f***ing electric guitar.
postslippete
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Might be practising "Highway to Hell" Could it be the official soundtrack for DM26?
On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.
Timetomoveon
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:Applause
ted_e_bear
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postslippete wrote:
08 Jul 2026, 16:43
Might be practising "Highway to Hell" Could it be the official soundtrack for DM26?
Ace :thumbup
qwerty2
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Timetomoveon wrote:
08 Jul 2026, 14:45
Another day dying in heat abandoned by our so-called Union. Get back to office, the planner who’s there to make me walk even f***ing longer, is in office practising on his f***ing electric guitar.
Get him sacked for playing with his instrument at work :whistle
Mr Rush
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Timetomoveon wrote:
08 Jul 2026, 14:45
Get back to office, the planner who’s there to make me walk even f***ing longer, is in office practising on his f***ing electric guitar.
I look at the shop floor
And I see it needs clearing
Still my guitar gently weeps
:Boo hoo!
The machine stops.
TopperGas
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Re: Couldn’t make it up.

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Timetomoveon wrote:
08 Jul 2026, 14:45
Another day dying in heat abandoned by our so-called Union. Get back to office, the planner who’s there to make me walk even f***ing longer, is in office practising on his f***ing electric guitar.
What do you seriously expect any union to do, tell It's members to just take the summer off until temperatures cool down again in September? Given it's not a red weather alert there's not much any union can do about it anyway.
funkflex55
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Based on recent summers these heat waves have become part of the new normal they promised us during COVID. Along with disgraceful fuel prices, hyper food inflation, ever more absurd politics etc.

Anyway, that makes the problem hard to address from all sides. Only earlier starting would be a fix but that's not realistic. So what else can be done? I cannot think of much.
Mr Rush
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funkflex55 wrote:
08 Jul 2026, 23:00
Only earlier starting would be a fix but that's not realistic.
Indeed, the only option is later starts. So late it's the next AM.
The machine stops.
oypostie
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Re: Couldn’t make it up.

Post by oypostie »

Might be practising "Highway to Hell" Could it be the official soundtrack for DM26?
i'll go for "we're on the road to nowhere" :nana :nana
emu72
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Post by emu72 »

Just hate walking in now to the same s**t every day.Morale is lower than its ever been and face a frame full of mail and close to 200 drops on most days.Manager is useless and is constantly ignoring the problems that need addressing and is sweeping it under the carpet.Not enough vans,pda’s and staff resigning.Constant customer complaints to top it off.I know im speaking for a lot of offices here,probably most.
Thommo44
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Timetomoveon wrote:
08 Jul 2026, 14:45
Another day dying in heat abandoned by our so-called Union. Get back to office, the planner who’s there to make me walk even f***ing longer, is in office practising on his f***ing electric guitar.
Might be worth reporting this via the confidential hot line, but he will probably say he was having his break
TooManyLoops
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Re: Couldn’t make it up.

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I'll be practising my violin when they start moaning we're not doing enough to clear more :Boo hoo!
TopperGas
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Re: Couldn’t make it up.

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funkflex55 wrote:
08 Jul 2026, 23:00
Based on recent summers these heat waves have become part of the new normal they promised us during COVID. Along with disgraceful fuel prices, hyper food inflation, ever more absurd politics etc.

Anyway, that makes the problem hard to address from all sides. Only earlier starting would be a fix but that's not realistic. So what else can be done? I cannot think of much.
Earlier starts may have to become the norm in summer, as trying to deliver mail in the heat of the afternoon sum is madness. I doubt they do it in Spain or the South of France?
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oypostie wrote:
09 Jul 2026, 11:53
Might be practising "Highway to Hell" Could it be the official soundtrack for DM26?
i'll go for "we're on the road to nowhere" :nana :nana
Wake me up when September ends.
The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.