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Dog Bite

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Lounge Lizard
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Re: Dog Bite

Post by Lounge Lizard »

brothermagrew wrote:Another unreported dog attack or incident of dog menace :no no :no no Now providing this dog hasn't attacked before no one in your DO has a scooby about this dogs propensity for being dangerous as there is no record of the event having ever taken place.
Except that since I had strong words with the dog's owner at the time of the incident the dog hasn't been loose in the garden, so no danger to my colleagues :Very Happy but, yes, I should have reported it. :Very Happy
silverback
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Re: Dog Bite

Post by silverback »

Lounge Lizard wrote:
brothermagrew wrote:Another unreported dog attack or incident of dog menace :no no :no no Now providing this dog hasn't attacked before no one in your DO has a scooby about this dogs propensity for being dangerous as there is no record of the event having ever taken place.
Except that since I had strong words with the dog's owner at the time of the incident the dog hasn't been loose in the garden, so no danger to my colleagues :Very Happy but, yes, I should have reported it. :Very Happy
Except the one time they are taking the rubbish to the bin while you are walking up the path to the letterbox. :shock:
brothermagrew
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Re: Dog Bite

Post by brothermagrew »

Fair do's then LL but it can not be overstated enough and to which you have readily implied the proper reporting and recording of all dog attacks and incidents of dog menace to Royal Mail management. Some may be lucky and escape a potential hazardous incident but when they fail to report and happen to be on their day off the next day their work colleague covering their duty might not be so lucky.
"Today’s workplace has become heartless and soulless. Employees are seen as units of labour, automatons, functionaries, objects for achieving designated tasks, and as costs to be minimised."
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Re: Dog Bite

Post by clashcityrocker »

The story is old but this is the only way to get the public to take the problem seriously.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... stman.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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smokerjim
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Re: Dog Bite

Post by smokerjim »

clashcityrocker wrote:The story is old but this is the only way to get the public to take the problem seriously.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... stman.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
But isn't the slant taken in the reporting typical of the public's attitude ( even if the DM takes it to extremes )? Accusing / implying RM, and the unnamed postie of being over zealous with H&S, and caring more about their selfish selves than what the residents might want? What about what RM & the postie wants, for once, eh? What about allowing them to work, without fearing a dog might attack or approach agressively? What about focussing on the responsibilities of the owner, rather than downplaying the fact RM had only withdrawn delivery after the owner had "made no attempt to improve the situation"? :evil/mad :evil/mad :evil/mad
I don't suppose your mouth bleeds every 28 days, does it?

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