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The "How was your day" thread.

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

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wabbithunta wrote:
POSTMAN wrote:Ordered something online yesterday,a small packet that fits through the letter box,it came today! Go Royal Mail! :nana

Good for you..
Although this is primarily a "how was your day" thread that is more work related...
:oops: Sorry,my bad. :oops:
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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The last weeks been a right mare, we've had no sequenced mail (spdo) just a few walksort and the rest needs splitting.

Been booking a hour before our dutys start and finishing around 5 , no management have contacted us to offer sunday overtime to try and shift the backlog, and today we've got flooding.

Think on monday were only working our hours so if the post is as heavy as it has been we'll just be doing packets/trackers and specials.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Another day, another letter in my tray carrying a Scouts stamp. Where's Revenue Protection when you want them?
The machine stops.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Mr Rush wrote:Another day, another letter in my tray carrying a Scouts stamp. Where's Revenue Protection when you want them?
Not your office as well :shock:

Every frigging year we get them stuffed into pillar boxes by the dozen. The kids are to lazy to deliver them and the only ones that do get delivered are the ones which the mums and dads deliver in thier cars. Ive seen it so many times and we have complained yearly to the Dom who just says "its christmas deliver them".

Only one year after a piller box was half full with Scout mail and for once our dom agree to charge the lot. I believe there were a fair few un happy people turning up at the counter to pay the surcharge :wink:
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by chooch »

krussel wrote:
Mr Rush wrote:Another day, another letter in my tray carrying a Scouts stamp. Where's Revenue Protection when you want them?
Not your office as well :shock:

Every frigging year we get them stuffed into pillar boxes by the dozen. The kids are to lazy to deliver them and the only ones that do get delivered are the ones which the mums and dads deliver in thier cars. Ive seen it so many times and we have complained yearly to the Dom who just says "its christmas deliver them".

Only one year after a piller box was half full with Scout mail and for once our dom agree to charge the lot. I believe there were a fair few un happy people turning up at the counter to pay the surcharge :wink:
Classic.. Dont reckon the Counters could bear the numbers this year if that were to happen here!!.

Regular opening hours at the Counter this year!!; 365 articles had a 'card left' Wednesday.. one for each day-of-the year..but all 'needed' before the 25th..!!

CHAOS as Counter is now, after October relocation to 'the nearest Big Town', behind the counter at our 'village' main Post Office
( Village asin 'Oh, we live in the Upper Avenues of ********* village.. my husband commutes into the City' ) ...

If we'd caused a stir like this NEWS article posted by TrueBlueTerrier
'Crowds show support for posties as Royal Mail threaten to close Whitstable delivery office'
http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Crowds-supp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... story.html
maybe this wouldn't have happened?

..so that's 5 counters taking in packets, parcels, answering damnfool questions etc and 1 giving-out!! You couldn't make it up!!
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Saturday, another heavy one. In today doing parcel deliveries. Rammed. Cleared 1 york. Went back and loaded up another for the same area but couldn't clear that. On top of that there was a manager doing the same area.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Best day in ages today. We started at 6, were out for 7 and done for 10, last person back was around 10.45. Now to enjoy the holiday :Very Happy
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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In at 6, not a lot in, kicked our heels for over an hour waiting for mis sorts from the nearest d.o.. 4 cards i got and over 50% of the missorts werent for our d.o. either. Finished at 11:40.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Finished. Thank god that's another Xmas sorted (and delivered) :Very Happy
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The lightest day I have done! Out just after 0800 and back by 1115. Everything cleared in the whole DO. Happy Christmas everyone :Very Happy
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Nice easy day for me, couple of pre 9am's and a run out to a town in another part of the county with a Special. Stayed on to make sure everyone arrived back ok and my mate gave me a bottle of wine as he had too many from his customers. Hope you all have a great day tomorrow :cool
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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So quiet on my duty, I was given an other one and got a great Christmas gift, a mail shot from a housing association, :funneh all A4 size :left: , saw the funny side, its Christmas Eve. :nana :nana :nana
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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You're not from my office are you? the vast majority of the d.o. had nowt in except for one walk that had a housing association A4 mailshot and nearly 100% call rate.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by newtimes »

Sidley wrote:You're not from my office are you? the vast majority of the d.o. had nowt in except for one walk that had a housing association A4 mailshot and nearly 100% call rate.
No, 2 walks had them, it happens every year, TNT postmark too, just to make it even more enjoyable to deliver. :crazy: :mad :crazy:
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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WornOutPosty wrote:Best day in ages today. We started at 6, were out for 7 and done for 10, last person back was around 10.45. Now to enjoy the holiday :Very Happy
........ Oh Dear ...... We started at 5.45, were out at 8.30 and i was back at 13.30 ! Water everywhere, i was down to 10 mph in a lot of places (rural driver)
Customer's showed their appreciation though and managed to clear everything :angel
.... and i wasn't the last back :crazy:

Merry Christmas everybody :dance :wave
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