Refreshments

smok3y666 · Post by **smok3y666** » 08 Jul 2018, 23:16

fiveoclockhero wrote:Starting this week. What do you all find the best/easiest things to carry around to eat?

Ask your mum do you a packed lunch FFS.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 09 Jul 2018, 07:17

smok3y666 wrote:
fiveoclockhero wrote:Starting this week. What do you all find the best/easiest things to carry around to eat?
Ask your mum do you a packed lunch FFS.

Give advice instead of sniping from the cheap seats.

Post by **CPTNemoUK** » 09 Jul 2018, 19:03

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
smok3y666 wrote:
fiveoclockhero wrote:Starting this week. What do you all find the best/easiest things to carry around to eat?
Ask your mum do you a packed lunch FFS.

Give advice instead of sniping from the cheap seats.

Wish someone would make me a packed lunch. I won't be ashamed of it

fiveoclockhero · Post by **fiveoclockhero** » 09 Jul 2018, 19:34

Always made my own. Just have to forget about the pasta pots or pot noodles

weary_posty · Post by **weary_posty** » 09 Jul 2018, 19:37

Freeze water bottles the night before

Fresh fruit - nothing that will squash easily

If you have a shop nearby the odd ice cream doesn't hurt

Seymour Buts · Post by **Seymour Buts** » 09 Jul 2018, 21:43

Personal thing I guess, but I don't eat either. Never really ate breakfast in my life. As you're just starting you are probably part time meaning five or six hour days, surely you can eat breakfast before work? Just one less thing to carry.

As for drinks I have one of those thurmus flasks, keeps my coffee red hot in winter or my squash ice cold this time of year

fiveoclockhero · Post by **fiveoclockhero** » 09 Jul 2018, 22:10

postietom wrote:Personal thing I guess, but I don't eat either. Never really ate breakfast in my life. As you're just starting you are probably part time meaning five or six hour days, surely you can eat breakfast before work? Just one less thing to carry.

As for drinks I have one of those thurmus flasks, keeps my coffee red hot in winter or my squash ice cold this time of year

Part time yes. Never really been a big breakfast eater. Was just wondering what people found easiest to snack on on the go and kept the energy levels up. I’ll prob stick to snack bars n fruit, but obviously see what works for me as time goes on.
Thanks for the comments

Post by **greengiant** » 11 Jul 2018, 20:00

A slice of porridge from one's porridge drawer?

http://www.scotsman.com/news/a-slice-of ... -1-1408827

kingeric · Post by **kingeric** » 12 Jul 2018, 17:40

As others have said frozen water bottles help.

For snacks oat bars are good.
Or a banana as long as you can put it somewhere it won't squash like inside your spare shoes if you carry a pair with you.
Jelly babies good for energy boost in energy sapping weather too.

fiveoclockhero · Post by **fiveoclockhero** » 12 Jul 2018, 19:02

kingeric wrote:As others have said frozen water bottles help.

For snacks oat bars are good.
Or a banana as long as you can put it somewhere it won't squash like inside your spare shoes if you carry a pair with you.
Jelly babies good for energy boost in energy sapping weather too.

Jelly babies, yes! Thanks

Seymour Buts · Post by **Seymour Buts** » 12 Jul 2018, 20:08

On a different issue, is there any kind of agreement about what Royal Mail should provide for us? We haven't got a pop machine or anything. We're only a small unit so I obviously don't expect anything like a canteen but us able to buy a chilled tin of Coke or something on these hot days would be nice!

tonytucker · Post by **tonytucker** » 16 Jul 2018, 08:29

Spaghetti Bolognese

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 16 Jul 2018, 12:41

postietom wrote:On a different issue, is there any kind of agreement about what Royal Mail should provide for us? We haven't got a pop machine or anything. We're only a small unit so I obviously don't expect anything like a canteen but us able to buy a chilled tin of Coke or something on these hot days would be nice!

Who'd fill them up and deal with the money? In a MC the vending machines are provided/operated by the canteen

Glp28357 · Post by **Glp28357** » 16 Jul 2018, 14:35

SpacePhoenix wrote:
postietom wrote:On a different issue, is there any kind of agreement about what Royal Mail should provide for us? We haven't got a pop machine or anything. We're only a small unit so I obviously don't expect anything like a canteen but us able to buy a chilled tin of Coke or something on these hot days would be nice!
Who'd fill them up and deal with the money? In a MC the vending machines are provided/operated by the canteen

We have a coffee/tea vending machine at our DO which is filled up and dealt with by an external contractor.

It's not rocket science and not difficult to organise and set up.

Post by **Brandy** » 17 Jul 2018, 16:50

I am sure RM are so grateful that all you hardworking posties are still delivering in this heat that they will send all the managers out with ice creams and lollies for you all!