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staying cool in 30 deg heat

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eastie
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staying cool in 30 deg heat

Post by eastie »

The Austrailian type hats that RM provide , every loop I am soaking the hat before putting it back on my head and do that every loop.
Also cut your sleeves off the shirts :whistle
Plus cut the legs of the shorts down to look like the shorts that girls wear that flash their cheeks :whistle
stokes11eg
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Re: staying cool in 30 deg heat

Post by stokes11eg »

:sad: Surprised R.M are not treating this as severe weather conditions and allowing posties to choose wether to deliver or not, or at least letting you all go out earlier.I am so glad i'm retired now. I can just sit out and enjoy the weather, rather than exhausting myself !
hans solo
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Re: staying cool in 30 deg heat

Post by hans solo »

brought that up in wtl today why not let us start and finish in extreme conditions
not even interested
until some does them with corporate manslaughter
zapranoth
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Re: staying cool in 30 deg heat

Post by zapranoth »

They want to keep us out even longer with two more days lapsing now.
andy3665
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Re: staying cool in 30 deg heat

Post by andy3665 »

hans solo wrote:brought that up in wtl today why not let us start and finish in extreme conditions
not even interested
until some does them with corporate manslaughter
Maybe now we've had our first death they'll be a change!!! RIP Fellow Postie
Darren Bent
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Re: staying cool in 30 deg heat

Post by Darren Bent »

Will CWU have enough courage to file a lawsuit ?
ashadd
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Re: staying cool in 30 deg heat

Post by ashadd »

Just walk around in yer pants....postman pat ones though... :Very Happy
I married my wife for her looks, but not the one she gave me when i said i was going to be a postman.
FinishOnTime
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Re: staying cool in 30 deg heat

Post by FinishOnTime »

Word going round today that the mandatory wearing of hi-viz had been suspended. This could be related to events yesterday.
eastie
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Re: staying cool in 30 deg heat

Post by eastie »

There must be a maximum temperature that we can deliver in
cinemasaint
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Re: staying cool in 30 deg heat

Post by cinemasaint »

I took my high viz off last week, the west of Scotland was boiling plenty fluids, baseball cap and floppy hat getting back to a van nearing 40 c. Doesn't help a wee cheeky ice lolly as well
krussel
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Re: staying cool in 30 deg heat

Post by krussel »

Darren Bent wrote:Will CWU have enough courage to file a lawsuit ?
There should at least be an Inquiry ?

Will depend if there were already underlined health conditions. However there SHOULD be something in place during hot weather to allow us to stay out of the sun during the hottest part of the day. :evil/mad
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
DB1100
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Re: staying cool in 30 deg heat

Post by DB1100 »

FinishOnTime wrote:Word going round today that the mandatory wearing of hi-viz had been suspended. This could be related to events yesterday.
They are NOT mandatory for walking delivery,they are however for drivers and in the yard.http://www.cwu-e4.co.uk/Royal_Mail_Unif ... eement.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
For we were soldiers once,and young
Godric
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Re: staying cool in 30 deg heat

Post by Godric »

my advice take plenty of liquids out with you on delivery
"Vi har haft århundraden av kärlek och tillit till varandra."
Groundpounder
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Re: staying cool in 30 deg heat

Post by Groundpounder »

I remember years ago RM saying about being careful in the hot summer sun and things you could do like putting sun cream on and taking water with you, that's when we finished first delivery for between 9.30 and 10.00 o'clock .Not long after they thought it was a great idea to alter your times to a later finish making the whole thing worse, but Royal Mail thought of something no one else had a floppy hat .So now when you collapse through exhaustion it must be skiving I mean you do have your floppy hat. It also comes in handy to put your car under at night if you don't have a garage.
woofwoof
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Re: staying cool in 30 deg heat

Post by woofwoof »

DB1100 wrote:
FinishOnTime wrote:Word going round today that the mandatory wearing of hi-viz had been suspended. This could be related to events yesterday.
They are NOT mandatory for walking delivery,they are however for drivers and in the yard.http://www.cwu-e4.co.uk/Royal_Mail_Unif ... eement.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
My driver drives out the yard then does the same amount of loops as me so what then,,he says his work load is greater as I don't drive so should he be wearing a string vest