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Post by wolfie citizen smith »

I just had my post delivered and spoke to our postie. I asked "I thought they would have just said deliver 1st Class mail only considering the weather conditions"
"you must be joking" was the reply.
Now I believe this is when a good unit rep is worth there sort to engage with the DIM to be reasonable, however the unit rep will have his work cut out i fear :arrrghhh :arrrghhh Shame on our employer for not giving our DIM's brains of reason. :no no Every Letter Every Day will be the reply. :d'oh! the rep will say
I can only imagine the amounts of Accidents on Duty that will now occure due to falling on ice/snow, Falling down stairs of flats due to snow/ice on the bottom of there company issues and what about the cycle accidents too.

Get Well Soon to all of our brothers and sisters who are experiencing current snow/ice injuries
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Tman
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Re: thanks for nothing RM

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Think it takes more than 3" of snow to cancel RM deliveries. Hardly a white-out!

Everyone else seems to be coping reasonably well, so why shouldn't RM?
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Re: thanks for nothing RM

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Tman wrote:Think it takes more than 3" of snow to cancel RM deliveries. Hardly a white-out!

Everyone else seems to be coping reasonably well, so why shouldn't RM?
Where do you work. We have had over a foot here and thats on top of ice. No airports open, no buses and no underground. Have you got a telly? :crazy:
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Post by POSTMAN »

greynut wrote:
Tman wrote:Think it takes more than 3" of snow to cancel RM deliveries. Hardly a white-out!

Everyone else seems to be coping reasonably well, so why shouldn't RM?
Where do you work. We have had over a foot here and thats on top of ice. No airports open, no buses and no underground. Have you got a telly? :crazy:
He's an engineer,nuff said.
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Tman
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Re: thanks for nothing RM

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He's an engineer,nuff said


Whoever Nuff is, he's right, but it's Mr Engineer, to you postie. I thought you lot had a fine tradition of the "mail must get through"? :wave
If the 14 year old paper girl can make it.......
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Post by riverdale »

Sent home at 9 am today , no deliveries , doesn't look good for Tuesday . Up toanother 6 inches forcast.
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Re: thanks for nothing RM

Post by baldrick »

Tman wrote:Think it takes more than 3" of snow to cancel RM deliveries. Hardly a white-out!

Everyone else seems to be coping reasonably well, so why shouldn't RM?
Deliveries cancelled in my area (NW London). Staff sent home.
RM have to be more aware of H&S these days.
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MEL
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Re: thanks for nothing RM

Post by MEL »

not often i agree with tmans sentiments but ffs that aint much snow. u guys south of the border obviously havent seen real snow lol. i could shake my head and have a dandruff drift deeper than that s**t u r getting fal. :wink:
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baldrick
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It's not just London RM.
London Ambulance service are only responding to life threatening situations.
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Post by johnnyp »

Ive just taken these picks,i cant believe my postman delivered in that today
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Look at the pavement :shock: Death traps
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London was alot worse :shock: 3 or 4 times as deep
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greynut
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baldrick wrote:It's not just London RM.
London Ambulance service are only responding to life threatening situations.

If MEL keeps on there will be one soon.................. :dance
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Re: thanks for nothing RM

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

Tman wrote:
He's an engineer,nuff said


Whoever Nuff is, he's right, but it's Mr Engineer, to you postie. I thought you lot had a fine tradition of the "mail must get through"? :wave
If the 14 year old paper girl can make it.......
Umm No - You are thinking of the US Postal service:

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

This is commonly misidentified as the creed of USA mail carriers, but actually it is just the inscription found on the General Post Office in New York City at 8th Avenue and 33rd Street.
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baldrick
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Re: thanks for nothing RM

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I doubt if it's true in the US either.
(And they don't have to wear Magnums).
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Tman
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Re: thanks for nothing RM

Post by Tman »

Umm No - You are thinking of the US Postal service:
You sure? I don't see any of my phrase in the quote below----
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.
I was paraphrasing the RM ethos and reputation of the last couple of centuries...
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Re: thanks for nothing RM

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baldrick wrote:I doubt if it's true in the US either.
(And they don't have to wear Magnums).
indeed
Run, rabbit run. Dig that hole, forget the sun.
And when at last the work is done. Don't sit down, it's time to dig another one
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