Sitting down to put my underpants on - whats it come too?

[rumble1234]

You need to find a good physio mate will cost you but worth it the atos help is useless and so is nhs don't carry bag and bend your knees rather than your back .good luck

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Some years ago, please correct me if I'm wrong. The Irish Postal Workers Union persuaded thier government to introduce legislation for the height of letter boxes on all new front doors.
My heart sank this morning when I came across a new front door at No12 with the letter box at the bottom

Yes this is correct they have this as legislation.

There is a European Standard for Private Letter Boxes (EN 13724) - Labour and the Coalition refused to legislate for it.


Low Level Letter Boxes & The CWU 'Low Level Letter Box Campaign' http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... ox#p562184" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[daveyeff]

Oh yes. I awake in the morning, I have to roll out of bed, then struggle to stand upright. Get into the bathroom and brush my teeth, have to lift the water to my mouth to rinse as I can longer bend down. Then I have to sit on the floor to put on my underpants, socks, pants, and trainers. Hold the sink to get back up again, 2 ibuprofen, and off we go.

I drop a letter at work, I cant pick it up. I get a low down letterbox im in agony, I can only bend halfway (in pain) and cant reach properly. If it doesnt go all the way thru I have to leave it.

Once im stood up in fine, but cant bend and when im sat down I cant get up. If I lie down I need to hold something to pull myself up. Constant twinges.

What have I become? What has this job made me into? Im 37 btw, 21 years service, feel 57.

welcome to park n loop.

[Lounge Lizard]

I'm very stiff in the morning ,,,,,

Until breakfast.

What do you have for breakfast LL, anything exciting

- and a fiver. ( no, that's only wishful thinking )

[OnAFlyer]

You would be f*cked on one of the walks in our office! a whole section of an estate has boxes in the bottom of the doors, and even worse is that it's right at the start so you have a full bag.

When I used to do it years ago I dropped the bag and walked around with bundles, f*ck delivering to nearly 100 of those boxes with a full bag!

[Mr Blonde]

You better ask for an Atos referral, and get some physiotherapy, lively! Sounds bloody awful.

Why can't RM make it mandatory for letter boxes to be risk assessed for H&S reasons, therefore showing their hard working, out in all weathers delivery peeps, a 'duty of care' ?? Surely the Union could help promote this? Or am I 'having a laugh' Jimmy

They can put a hi-viz vest on a low letterbox and it's all sorted then ;)

[frankieboy]

Just think of the compo in about 10 years time

[Postietjay]

Completely agree! I am 6ft 6inches in height and its a real struggle, even prepping my frame at the bottom row. Have to sit on the frame otherwise my back aches.

Low letter boxes can f**k off

[Shambles]

You better ask for an Atos referral, and get some physiotherapy, lively! Sounds bloody awful.

Why can't RM make it mandatory for letter boxes to be risk assessed for H&S reasons, therefore showing their hard working, out in all weathers delivery peeps, a 'duty of care' ?? Surely the Union could help promote this? Or am I 'having a laugh' Jimmy

They can put a hi-viz vest on a low letterbox and it's all sorted then ;)

Lol silly S*d....knowing RM though, lol

I thought you was having a B londe moment

[Mr Incognito]

Can't believe that just a few years ago I would do a delivery in the morning and then go and play a full round of golf in the afternoon 3 times per week... needless to say the golf clubs will shortly be going on Ebay.

[krussel]

bottom row preps always a little awkward

Have you tried sitting for than part. This is what I do when my back is playing up.

[Stormproof]

Get yourself off to the Drs so they can set you up some physio. Though that'll only cure you for a while and your'll end up going to them on a regular basis for the rest of your time at RM. Get on quite well with my physiotherapist now after going on/off for the past 3 years. Started off with my knee, then my knee and back....now its knee, back and ankle. Got a feeling I won't be with RM for much longer.

[Shambles]

If your not already with Simply Health Scheme, it would be worth your while, as I think you get half the money back, depending on what level membership you get

[daveyeff]

Oh yes. I awake in the morning, I have to roll out of bed, then struggle to stand upright. Get into the bathroom and brush my teeth, have to lift the water to my mouth to rinse as I can longer bend down. Then I have to sit on the floor to put on my underpants, socks, pants, and trainers. Hold the sink to get back up again, 2 ibuprofen, and off we go.

I drop a letter at work, I cant pick it up. I get a low down letterbox im in agony, I can only bend halfway (in pain) and cant reach properly. If it doesnt go all the way thru I have to leave it.

Once im stood up in fine, but cant bend and when im sat down I cant get up. If I lie down I need to hold something to pull myself up. Constant twinges.

What have I become? What has this job made me into? Im 37 btw, 21 years service, feel 57.

welcome to park n loop.

Im on HCT

its probably ''the htc'' thats got you cattle trucked then. its alright that lot saying ''its weight off the shoulder'', but you've still got to push that feckn geet big thing around for the best part of 5 hours. its all wear and tear on you.

[bigcol]

For putting my socks on.