New Royal Mail Uniform Urgent

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 15 Nov 2007, 23:09

doveston wrote:we a had light shower the other day and i was slipping all over,god knows how i'll fair in a downpour

your surpose too take the bloody thing's off before you get in the shower

Post by **Wessex** » 15 Nov 2007, 23:44

Is it the Magnum shoes that are slippy in the wet?and if so isnt that a Health & Safety issue?They may be comfy but if they are unsafe in the wet should we be wearing them?

ziggy · Post by **ziggy** » 18 Nov 2007, 16:56

dunposting wrote:If these new shoes are no good in the wet the buyers for RM should be sacked. Surely trials where done. If they can't get that right. Talk about a waste of money employing these wasters.

Our office was one of the ones that trialled the uniform , we told them from the first week that the shoes were useless when it was wet outside . One of our guys went off with torn ligaments in his knee after slipping down some stairs in the rain .

superman · Post by **superman** » 18 Nov 2007, 18:58

Ordered new uniform walking shoes, trousers and shirts all came within 3 days but was all old stuff navy trousers and those black shoes that last about 3 months

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 18 Nov 2007, 19:33

ziggy wrote:Our office was one of the ones that trialled the uniform , we told them from the first week that the shoes were useless when it was wet outside . One of our guys went off with torn ligaments in his knee after slipping down some stairs in the rain .

Typical. Just like the bikes with the left pedal which falls off. Mention that to the DUM and you will be told "they've been trialled".

Post by **dvbuk55** » 18 Nov 2007, 19:39

IWW Fellow Worker wrote:
ziggy wrote:Our office was one of the ones that trialled the uniform , we told them from the first week that the shoes were useless when it was wet outside . One of our guys went off with torn ligaments in his knee after slipping down some stairs in the rain .
Typical. Just like the bikes with the left pedal which falls off. Mention that to the DUM and you will be told "they've been trialled".

Silly boy - those bikes are for one legged posties - what I want to know is when are the leather thongs due in?

Post by **Carnoustie** » 18 Nov 2007, 20:42

dvbuk55 wrote:Silly boy - those bikes are for one legged posties

Now I get it. THAT'S what Paul McCartney meant when he said 'on yer bike, love' ....

L Tommo · Post by **L Tommo** » 18 Nov 2007, 20:58

Funny enough i was sitting in my Dr's last week and over heard Sir Paul Macca and His Dr chatting over that his EX wife was unbalanced, Remarking over her TV appearance just recently....

The DR suggested to Sir Paul a couple of beer mats under her left leg and it would help to stop her wobbling....

The things you hear in my Dr's....

bexhil palace · Post by **bexhil palace** » 19 Nov 2007, 15:35

Is it true that the new trousers have extra pockets so we can take out
smaller than shoebox size packets, or am i just cynical?

Mind you it would save RM a fortune by getting rid of a few packet duties.

Post by **dvbuk55** » 19 Nov 2007, 16:26

bexhil palace wrote:Is it true that the new trousers have extra pockets so we can take out
smaller than shoebox size packets, or am i just cynical?

Mind you it would save RM a fortune by getting rid of a few packet duties.

That's not exactly a pocket, no, it's a velcro flap- at- the- back, you won't need to take your pants down you see and with a little application and lubrication there may be room for more packets - it's a new innovation in work-wear especially trade marked to RM. There has also been a suggestion that brushes are now being stockpiled at various locations across the UK.

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 19 Nov 2007, 16:58

dvbuk55 wrote:
bexhil palace wrote:Is it true that the new trousers have extra pockets so we can take out
smaller than shoebox size packets, or am i just cynical?

Mind you it would save RM a fortune by getting rid of a few packet duties.
That's not exactly a pocket, no, it's a velcro flap- at- the- back, you won't need to take your pants down you see and with a little application and lubrication there may be room for more packets - it's a new innovation in work-wear especially trade marked to RM. There has also been a suggestion that brushes are now being stockpiled at various locations across the UK.

I've heard Crozier has asked NASA for a few hundred thousand pairs of those kecks the astronauts wear. We can wear those for days at a time and they deal with the waste material without anyone having to go near the toilet. Just the job for those long hours on IPS.

Post by **dvbuk55** » 19 Nov 2007, 17:17

IWW Fellow Worker wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
bexhil palace wrote:Is it true that the new trousers have extra pockets so we can take out
smaller than shoebox size packets, or am i just cynical?

Mind you it would save RM a fortune by getting rid of a few packet duties.
That's not exactly a pocket, no, it's a velcro flap- at- the- back, you won't need to take your pants down you see and with a little application and lubrication there may be room for more packets - it's a new innovation in work-wear especially trade marked to RM. There has also been a suggestion that brushes are now being stockpiled at various locations across the UK.
I've heard Crozier has asked NASA for a few hundred thousand pairs of those kecks the astronauts wear. We can wear those for days at a time and they deal with the waste material without anyone having to go near the toilet. Just the job for those long hours on IPS.

I certainly hope I get mine pretty soon the good lady wife is getting preeety tired of cleaning up the mess. Also she asks if there is a hoover attachment at the front - a sort of dual purpose tool

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Up Hill Down Hill · Post by **Up Hill Down Hill** » 20 Nov 2007, 14:49

I could do with one of them waterproof coats? Should I ask my gaffa or ring the uniform 'hotline'?

smokerjim · Post by **smokerjim** » 20 Nov 2007, 15:22

I'm on a sick day, after I slipped down a steep concrete slope, right in front of my driver ( he was there to hand to hand my next bag of mail ) & guess what? I was wearing the Magnums, as I have been for the last couple of months....my foot just slipped out from under me & I landed right on my back....great! I'm going to consider buying myself a pair of pukka Magnum boots - not the cheapo material s**t version RM order

:lfo :cfo :lfo :cfo