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The "How was your day" thread.
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heapsy
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.
Put on parcels for the day. Cleared a load. Finished in the callers office so a late one for me.
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Anonymouse
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.
Horrible wet day. Rained non stop.
Mail and packets didn't seem like a usual Wednesday and we got the first half done rather quickly. Unfortunately all hell broke loose on the 2nd half. Loads of tracks for the customers who are normally in yet somehow they've all decided today was the day to go out. Trying to write out p739's when the card is soaked and the pen doesn't work with the PDA's going crazy too. Madness
Ended up half an hour over when we thought we were going to be early and in for a telling off for not taking lapsing
Mail and packets didn't seem like a usual Wednesday and we got the first half done rather quickly. Unfortunately all hell broke loose on the 2nd half. Loads of tracks for the customers who are normally in yet somehow they've all decided today was the day to go out. Trying to write out p739's when the card is soaked and the pen doesn't work with the PDA's going crazy too. Madness
Ended up half an hour over when we thought we were going to be early and in for a telling off for not taking lapsing
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camelelf
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.
I think I will just about hang in there. Much better day with no mistakes, partner was still running along but finished before most which can only mean I'm doing alright. Rained a bit and a cool breeze which was nice. The other new guy and his coach finished at 5:45pm yesterday!fb1969 wrote:Hang in there! At the end of my second week I could have quite easily chucked it in, but you will get more used to it. Just don't be taken for a mug, only go over if you want to and if you will be paid for it. You've wised up to "management" so you've learnt something very quickly.
Tuesday is often the lightest day, though Monday can be some weeks, Wednesday often the worst though Thursday isn't great, Friday and Saturday vary depending on what the Mail Centre has pushed through.
First payslip came through today so that'll ease the pain and discomfort
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heapsy
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.
Worked my day off today. Another fairly busy day finishing off with parcels
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greengiant
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.
"Polling cards to be delivered in one day" tastic 
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heapsy
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Heavy day with local housing trust mailshot and plenty of big parcels. Did a york of parcels on overtime at the end so another late one.
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Sir Henry
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.
It's been pretty shite all week. Just gotta think of the extra cash all the o/t brings. Doesn't feel worth it when your still delivering when it's getting dark and you've been rained on all day though.
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TrueBlueTerrier
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.
3p each or more.greengiant wrote:"Polling cards to be delivered in one day" tastic
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terry2972
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.
5hrs overtime for going to another office and still only doing one walk great result lol
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heapsy
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.
Swapped my walk for a day of parcels, (loads of these)
a section of lapsing that hadn't been covered, and a drivers collection. (Never done a collection before). Very late finish with nearly 5 hours overtime. Very long and busy, but truly enjoyable day. 
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krussel
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Push hard for 6pTrueBlueTerrier wrote:3p each or more.greengiant wrote:"Polling cards to be delivered in one day" tastic
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
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krussel
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.
That sounds like a long dayheapsy wrote:Swapped my walk for a day of parcels, (loads of these)a section of lapsing that hadn't been covered, and a drivers collection. (Never done a collection before). Very late finish with nearly 5 hours overtime. Very long and busy, but truly enjoyable day.
Very warm for this time of year.
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
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DirtyHarry
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.
First day back after a two week break. Not looking forward to this at all.
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heapsy
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Another extremely long day due to silly circumstances. Did my walk plus half of another. About five minutes before I finished my walk, (I'd already done the overtime) I got a phone call asking if I could rescue a colleague who had gone to another office. He'd lost the van key!
Went back to the office and got a spare and set off with instructions of how to get there, only to get lost on the way. Fog on the roads and a speed restriction, then taking a wrong turn Really late getting there and finally getting back.

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Ulysses
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.
Lightest day ever today...finished hours early...
Only problem is most of the sequenced mail went to the wrong DO !!! Now we have even more to do...
Wednesday is always heavy but tomorrow... aaaaghhhhh
Only problem is most of the sequenced mail went to the wrong DO !!! Now we have even more to do...
Wednesday is always heavy but tomorrow... aaaaghhhhh
Life is what you make it.......I make mine my own.