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The "How was your day" thread.

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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35 mins worth of lapsing yesterday (each, on P&L) :arrrghhh
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Just about managed to get through yet another gruelling week relatively unscathed.
Feel so exhausted, and the pains in my legs and shoulders are without end.
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DirtyHarry wrote:Postal workers, especially in deliveries, have to be the hardest working people in Britain.
I have never known such exhaustion, such fatigue, such pain.
And another brutally hard week comes mercifully to an end.
Yep, I think those of us who have put some years in may well be taking the retirement at 60 option. I know I am.
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heapsy wrote:
DirtyHarry wrote:Postal workers, especially in deliveries, have to be the hardest working people in Britain.
I have never known such exhaustion, such fatigue, such pain.
And another brutally hard week comes mercifully to an end.
Yep, I think those of us who have put some years in may well be taking the retirement at 60 option. I know I am.
Same here, mate......If I last that long!
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Ditto for me. That will be 17 years time. and 27 years of pensions. Should be ok with this.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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DirtyHarry wrote:
heapsy wrote:
DirtyHarry wrote:Postal workers, especially in deliveries, have to be the hardest working people in Britain.
I have never known such exhaustion, such fatigue, such pain.
And another brutally hard week comes mercifully to an end.
Yep, I think those of us who have put some years in may well be taking the retirement at 60 option. I know I am.
Same here, mate......If I last that long!
Kinda hoping VR is available when I get to mid 50's, don't care what cut I'll get in pension, if I have enough in bank to live off, I'll be taking it! I would like to enjoy life after work, and if I stay till 65, I don't think there'll be much left of me to enjoy doing what I enjoy.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Typical Wednesday. Meltdown. 2 postmen, from different neighbouring offices came in to the callers office and both said the same thing.
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Those tv guides for half the frame were wonderful...

So was the look on the lino's face when I said I wasn't completing deliver at gone 4pm for a whopping 50p extra per hour on Scheduled Attendance overtime rate! I hope someone enjoyed the row I left on overtime, or maybe it is still in the frame and I can be even more ruthless tomorrow.:chuckle
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Another bad day.
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Busy day yesterday, with those tv guides to deliver. Can't complain as I'm now off till tuesday! :Applause :Applause
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Great day. Sun shining all day, not too much mail and doing a deep rural I haven't been on for almost a year. Some of the addresses had changed a bit - does anyone else feel all surprised when a door changes colour? It puts me right off my stride!
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And another hard, gruelling week comes to an end, thank God.
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Bad day Friday. Day off Saturday so finished now for a week. Bliss.
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Good job our section didn't have WTLL today (another section did), as per ~49 Tuesdays per year, otherwise I would be claiming 30mins overtime. :shock:
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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almost a 7 hour delivery span and an 11 hour day :sad:

Hot bath, fall asleep in bath, then bed I think! :Boo hoo!