The "How was your day" thread.

glass joe · Post by **glass joe** » 05 Mar 2019, 17:07

You know it a light day when you have to double check your bag to see if any mail fell out. I only worked 5 hours 15 today. easy 4.30 if i didnt have work time learning or late mail.

Ren Hoëk · Post by **Ren Hoëk** » 05 Mar 2019, 17:20

glass joe wrote:You know it a light day when you have to double check your bag to see if any mail fell out. I only worked 5 hours 15 today. easy 4.30 if i didnt have work time learning or late mail.

We all pretty much worked right up to time. The office even had cut offs!

ewancurze · Post by **ewancurze** » 05 Mar 2019, 19:13

Went an hour over, cut off 2 loops and absorption.
Shell shocked tonight....
NEVER had a Tuesday like that one.

Celgar · Post by **Celgar** » 06 Mar 2019, 09:26

ewancurze wrote:Went an hour over, cut off 2 loops and absorption.
Shell shocked tonight....
NEVER had a Tuesday like that one.

We had a busier Tuesday than normal as well plus extra absorption due to sick leave. Seems like the A5 sized catalogues we used to get on Tuesdays have come back. It was fairly obvious RM had been holding back the flow of mail for a few weeks to help justify their new proposals.

Post by **IloveMYredTROLLEY!** » 06 Mar 2019, 16:06

Isn't technology brilliant?

crimson king · Post by **crimson king** » 06 Mar 2019, 16:38

IloveMYredTROLLEY! wrote:Isn't technology brilliant?

Not today, it would seem ....

cookie · Post by **cookie** » 06 Mar 2019, 20:40

10 epod cards, almost gave up, heavy rain too!

PostmanBitesDog · Post by **PostmanBitesDog** » 06 Mar 2019, 21:01

Right then,

It was raining for most of the day today in our neck of the woods; just peeing down. And breezy, too. The temperature was colder than it's been in the past week or so.

The letters and packages were the usual soggy mush, and the speeding traffic on the streets would splash into large puddles by the curbs, showering filthy water all over the posties while they walked with their heavy pouches slung over their shoulders.

I felt so bad about it all, as I was standing in my warm, cosy apartment and holding a cup of delicious coffee while looking out my window. On my day off.

Womp, womp.

PostmanBitesDog · Post by **PostmanBitesDog** » 07 Mar 2019, 16:41

Right then,

I was back at work today, and this was playing on the radio in the Royal Mail van...

I think the words of this Gerry Rafferty song are quite appropriate to the job we do. If you screw up when delivering, don't worry. You'll get it right next time.

"Out on the street, I was talking to a man,
He said, there's so much of this life of mine that I don't understand,
You shouldn't worry, I said, that ain't no crime,
'Cause if you get it wrong, you'll get it right next time, next time.

You need direction, yeah, you need a name,
When you're standing in the crossroads every highway looks the same,
After a while, you can recognize the signs,
So if you get it wrong you'll get it right next time, next time..."

Post by **fb1969** » 07 Mar 2019, 18:12

PostmanBitesDog wrote:Right then,

I was back at work today, and this was playing on the radio in the Royal Mail van...

Heard it too, but did you stop for Popmaster?

PostmanBitesDog · Post by **PostmanBitesDog** » 07 Mar 2019, 18:18

fb1969 wrote:
PostmanBitesDog wrote:Right then,

I was back at work today, and this was playing on the radio in the Royal Mail van...
Heard it too, but did you stop for Popmaster?

Actually, I was humming along to the tune, then some ads came on, and then I jumped out of the van with a single bundle to do a small loop. I didn't get a chance to check out PopMaster on BBC Radio 2.

Post by **fb1969** » 07 Mar 2019, 18:23

PostmanBitesDog wrote:
fb1969 wrote:
PostmanBitesDog wrote:Right then,

I was back at work today, and this was playing on the radio in the Royal Mail van...
Heard it too, but did you stop for Popmaster?
Actually, I was humming along to the tune, then some ads came on, and then I jumped out of the van with a single bundle to do a small loop. I didn't get a chance to check out PopMaster on BBC Radio 2.

A bit of a coincidence then as Ken Bruce played it around 0945-1015 today - not sure of the exact time, but I know which road I was on!

PostmanBitesDog · Post by **PostmanBitesDog** » 07 Mar 2019, 18:29

fb1969 wrote:
PostmanBitesDog wrote:
fb1969 wrote:
PostmanBitesDog wrote:Right then,

I was back at work today, and this was playing on the radio in the Royal Mail van...
Heard it too, but did you stop for Popmaster?
Actually, I was humming along to the tune, then some ads came on, and then I jumped out of the van with a single bundle to do a small loop. I didn't get a chance to check out PopMaster on BBC Radio 2.
A bit of a coincidence then as Ken Bruce played it around 0945-1015 today - not sure of the exact time, but I know which road I was on!

Maybe it was coincidence. But it certainly put a spring in my step and a smile on my face, which may explain why I got strange looks from folks on the street. ("Look! A happy postie! Never seen one of those before.")

ewancurze · Post by **ewancurze** » 11 Mar 2019, 19:04

One of our new guys quit today after 1 week, his line was "They don't give you time to s**t yourself here"
Shame he didn't make it, seems he would have been good at the banter.
He was unlucky, last week was a spectacularly crap one!

PostmanBitesDog · Post by **PostmanBitesDog** » 11 Mar 2019, 20:17

ewancurze wrote:One of our new guys quit today after 1 week, his line was "They don't give you time to s**t yourself here"
Shame he didn't make it, seems he would have been good at the banter.
He was unlucky, last week was a spectacularly crap one!

Just one week? Poor fellow. Yeah, last week was pretty busy in our office too.