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The "How was your day" thread.

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taurus88
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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fng wrote:
taurus88 wrote:
fng wrote:its nice to be shot of them (on half the walk anyway)
?

I hope you're not one of those who has already resorted to carrying a bag three days in. Certain people have been finishing an hour early even on park + loop - funnily enough, they have been spotted by a few of the lads not using the provided equipment. I've heard that some walks are failing but cannot verify it as anything other than conjecture. Frankly ... don't care.
Not at all, half the walk is on an estate of ill repute :nervous with flats where the trolly cannot be left unattended :no no

the rest of the walk is fine so its trolly all the way
Down Bellamy way then, I guess :Very Happy.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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taurus88 wrote:
fng wrote:
taurus88 wrote:
fng wrote:its nice to be shot of them (on half the walk anyway)
?

I hope you're not one of those who has already resorted to carrying a bag three days in. Certain people have been finishing an hour early even on park + loop - funnily enough, they have been spotted by a few of the lads not using the provided equipment. I've heard that some walks are failing but cannot verify it as anything other than conjecture. Frankly ... don't care.
Not at all, half the walk is on an estate of ill repute :nervous with flats where the trolly cannot be left unattended :no no

the rest of the walk is fine so its trolly all the way


Down Bellamy way then, I guess :Very Happy.
No, not quite that bad :cuppa
Tripitaka: "You should live without fear. There's as much chance of good things as bad things."
Sandy: "It's a cheerful philosophy and I've heard it from people before. They're all dead now."
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taurus88
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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fng wrote:
taurus88 wrote:
fng wrote:
taurus88 wrote:
fng wrote:its nice to be shot of them (on half the walk anyway)
?

I hope you're not one of those who has already resorted to carrying a bag three days in. Certain people have been finishing an hour early even on park + loop - funnily enough, they have been spotted by a few of the lads not using the provided equipment. I've heard that some walks are failing but cannot verify it as anything other than conjecture. Frankly ... don't care.
Not at all, half the walk is on an estate of ill repute :nervous with flats where the trolly cannot be left unattended :no no

the rest of the walk is fine so its trolly all the way


Down Bellamy way then, I guess :Very Happy.
No, not quite that bad :cuppa
Worst week of my life down Bellamy. I knew it was going to be bad when I got 'the talk' on Monday morning from the lino. Only thing missing at the end of 'the talk' was a bulletproof vest and a Kalashnikov. Still ... it's over now. Fingers crossed I never go back.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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taurus88 wrote:
fng wrote:
taurus88 wrote:
fng wrote:
taurus88 wrote:
fng wrote:its nice to be shot of them (on half the walk anyway)
?

I hope you're not one of those who has already resorted to carrying a bag three days in. Certain people have been finishing an hour early even on park + loop - funnily enough, they have been spotted by a few of the lads not using the provided equipment. I've heard that some walks are failing but cannot verify it as anything other than conjecture. Frankly ... don't care.
Not at all, half the walk is on an estate of ill repute :nervous with flats where the trolly cannot be left unattended :no no

the rest of the walk is fine so its trolly all the way


Down Bellamy way then, I guess :Very Happy.
No, not quite that bad :cuppa
Worst week of my life down Bellamy. I knew it was going to be bad when I got 'the talk' on Monday morning from the lino. Only thing missing at the end of 'the talk' was a bulletproof vest and a Kalashnikov. Still ... it's over now. Fingers crossed I never go back.
For the time being :nervous i'm more in the tesco/argos area. Rough but not toooo bad :cuppa
Tripitaka: "You should live without fear. There's as much chance of good things as bad things."
Sandy: "It's a cheerful philosophy and I've heard it from people before. They're all dead now."
Monkey "Excuse me when I say, that you really are extraordinarily dim!"
taurus88
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by taurus88 »

fng wrote:
taurus88 wrote:
fng wrote:
taurus88 wrote:
fng wrote:
taurus88 wrote:
fng wrote:its nice to be shot of them (on half the walk anyway)
?

I hope you're not one of those who has already resorted to carrying a bag three days in. Certain people have been finishing an hour early even on park + loop - funnily enough, they have been spotted by a few of the lads not using the provided equipment. I've heard that some walks are failing but cannot verify it as anything other than conjecture. Frankly ... don't care.
Not at all, half the walk is on an estate of ill repute :nervous with flats where the trolly cannot be left unattended :no no

the rest of the walk is fine so its trolly all the way


Down Bellamy way then, I guess :Very Happy.
No, not quite that bad :cuppa
Worst week of my life down Bellamy. I knew it was going to be bad when I got 'the talk' on Monday morning from the lino. Only thing missing at the end of 'the talk' was a bulletproof vest and a Kalashnikov. Still ... it's over now. Fingers crossed I never go back.
For the time being :nervous i'm more in the tesco/argos area. Rough but not toooo bad :cuppa
I know where you mean. I've done round Jubilee and that's a bit of a sh*t-hole. Brutalist architecture all round there. I've always wondered if they were looking to punish the people they were housing when they built estates like that.

Anyway, I've heard that a fair few of the walks are failing. Spoke to a few guys who believe it's completely unachievable in its current form without additional staff. The only reason all the mail is getting done at the minute is because half the office is not yet on P & L and the overtime kings are snapping up the extra loops.

Once the others come in, there'll be work left over and few people willing to do it. Just be happy you're on a manageable walk - for the time being. I imagine I'll be spare in a fortnight's time and it'll be a nightmare. From rurals to town on a week-by-week basis, and getting the sh*t end of every stick going.
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clashcityrocker
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Have you two considered just having a chat during your meal relief?
Or you could get a room?
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Got in office 9.50 part time you see, second box not been sorted door to doors not in frame, drop bag redirections all needed sorting to. So finally got bundled up bags ready to go 11.20 ish then gotta bundle obsortion great. Sorted that got to deliver for first letter on own walk 12.20 joke didn't finish till 3.30 then 20 min dead walk home so had bad day but all part time lads get put different walk each week.
taurus88
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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clashcityrocker wrote:Have you two considered just having a chat during your meal relief?
Or you could get a room?
The day I talk to someone at work will be a very dark day indeed.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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taurus88 wrote:
clashcityrocker wrote:Have you two considered just having a chat during your meal relief?
Or you could get a room?
The day I talk to someone at work will be a very dark day indeed.

"get a room" ...... on my wages ? :shock:
Tripitaka: "You should live without fear. There's as much chance of good things as bad things."
Sandy: "It's a cheerful philosophy and I've heard it from people before. They're all dead now."
Monkey "Excuse me when I say, that you really are extraordinarily dim!"
combo_king
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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pretty light friday got round no bother, got told to f**k off by a woman after i didnt get out my van the other day on her drive cos her ankle biters were runin about snarling and took the mail bk, arent some people nice
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Csalter456 wrote:Got in office 9.50 part time you see, second box not been sorted door to doors not in frame, drop bag redirections all needed sorting to. So finally got bundled up bags ready to go 11.20 ish then gotta bundle obsortion great. Sorted that got to deliver for first letter on own walk 12.20 joke didn't finish till 3.30 then 20 min dead walk home so had bad day but all part time lads get put different walk each week.
I certainly wouldn't have bothered taking your absorbtion out with all that left to do!
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Holy crap it was warm today, really takes it out of you when it warms up (I do miss it when it's cold), the first 3 1/2 hours are OK but it's the next 2 that really kill it (well the hour with all the hills and steps do it).
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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DGP1 wrote:Holy crap it was warm today, really takes it out of you when it warms up (I do miss it when it's cold), the first 3 1/2 hours are OK but it's the next 2 that really kill it (well the hour with all the hills and steps do it).
Same here in Suffolk today without the hills mind :Very Happy , a crap day all round, mail was late and when it did come in it wasn't sequenced due to the machine breaking down then had problems with my bike seat.... oh well glad to be home with me feet up and its almost the weekend just need to get tomorrow out the way! A feel a glass or ten of red wine coming on tomorrow evening :dance
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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delboy1969 wrote:
DGP1 wrote:Holy crap it was warm today, really takes it out of you when it warms up (I do miss it when it's cold), the first 3 1/2 hours are OK but it's the next 2 that really kill it (well the hour with all the hills and steps do it).
Same here in Suffolk today without the hills mind :Very Happy , a crap day all round, mail was late and when it did come in it wasn't sequenced due to the machine breaking down then had problems with my bike seat.... oh well glad to be home with me feet up and its almost the weekend just need to get tomorrow out the way! A feel a glass or ten of red wine coming on tomorrow evening :dance
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taurus88
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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It's been a hot week, this one. Luckily mail has been okay. Not that that has helped many of our new P & L duties. I think we can safely say our revision has culminated in the big 'F', despite my initial optimism.