This Job

[upmyroad]

Im 36 in good health and ive done some physically demanding jobs in my time but this job takes the biscuit. Ive been on delivery now for 14 years so thats a releativly short period of time. The stresses and strains on all the joints of your body are horrendous now especially the legs.knees and ankles. The problem is i cant see it getting any better only worse and if we lose the national that will be the death of the union and our working life will be 50 times heavier than they are at present. After a delivery im hobbling like an old man i get home make a cuppa take me boots and socks off and then sit on the couch like an 80 year old fossil on prozac and dont budge for 2 hours . Then when i do make a shifty im rooted to floor until i can bend me legs full strech .This isnt wright for a job to be doing this to our bodies good knows what condition i will be in 10 years time ..........

Madness pure madness. Where I am we now all carry only the correct weight, nobody walk around fast anymore, if it look's like we might go over our time we just ring in and tell them where we've left the work. W e've beeaten them by using THEIR rules. OK we work to time but our live's are so much easier now.

[NWpostie]

I use the Golf Trolley to take the strain off my back and joints, I actually prefer it as I can carry my raincoat, drink, packed lunch, Paper, etc and still have room for mail.

[delboy]

Yes so true, I'm only 25 and after a walk I feel like a 50 year old, legs and feet aching and feel so tired like I haven't had a good night sleep, even tho try to get to bed for 9ish.. and have 8 hours most nights.