Service Buzzers On Blocks of Flats

The Postal Avenger · Post by **The Postal Avenger** » 12 Mar 2008, 17:43

Why oh why do some councils insist on putting them about a metre away from the actual door?

Came across one this morning which must have thought posties have stretch armstrong type arms, dropped my bundle leaning over trying to push the button with one hand and open the door (which weighed a tonne) with the other. Ended up with me haring it down the street chasing letters that the wind blew away.

Was not a happy postie!

newpostie · Post by **newpostie** » 12 Mar 2008, 17:46

lmffao happens all the time! they shud just give us bloody kep thobs does ma hed in lol!

DirtyHarry · Post by **DirtyHarry** » 12 Mar 2008, 17:56

The Postal Avenger wrote:Why oh why do some councils insist on putting them about a metre away from the actual door?

They probably have tits like these two, :lfo :cfo in charge.

Up Hill Down Hill · Post by **Up Hill Down Hill** » 12 Mar 2008, 20:18

What time do all your Flats close?

L Tommo · Post by **L Tommo** » 13 Mar 2008, 00:11

I used to like the ones where the kids used to stick dog shite all over the buttons...

MMMMMMMM Nice!!

:lfo :cfo I blame these two... :cfo :lfo

eroader · Post by **eroader** » 13 Mar 2008, 08:02

Up Hill Down Hill wrote:What time do all your Flats close?

Mine close between 11:20 & 11:30.
Always having to pouch them off 'no access'.
Told the Dums enough times,but do they care?

Post by **POSTMAN** » 13 Mar 2008, 15:38

Costs around 15 spondoolies for a fob to get in loads of flats down our way,we need tons of them.
Been askin for ages for them.

pinstripe · Post by **pinstripe** » 13 Mar 2008, 16:07

I've a few on mine. First one goes off at 10.00am, next 2 go off at 11.00am and the last one is broken, either that or it's set for 12.00pm. If I'm late getting out then I've got to re-jig my walk to get into them all, especially as one of them is a bag drop. I've said to manager about this but he says it's up to them to change the times to suit us. However, no mention of customer service, I can't be bringing back over 100 calls worth of mail every day and before anyone starts that it's not my problem, it is. I am a firm believer in providing a decent service to my customers in spite of RM's attempts to prevent this, there are still some of us about, you know, the "I care about the service I provide and my customers appreciate it" brigade, call me old fashioned if you want. Where is the point in having a security system in place that you can't use because your postie arrives sometime in the afternoon? Most places have these locks because they need them, not to annoy the postman. When we went to the SDD everyone had to change all their time locks to match the new delivery times, then we went to even later starts and RM wanted everyone to change them again, now we are going back to earlier starts, so if they had changed their times, they'd have to change them back. It just shows how little regard RM actually have for the public.

not me · Post by **not me** » 13 Mar 2008, 17:43

ive got buttons that go off before i even leave the office

some flats i deliver to dont even have a service button.
i do enjoy my arguments with people because i disturbed them
ringing their buzzers to deliver their mail

marie · Post by **marie** » 13 Mar 2008, 17:55

my first lot of flats go off at 9.00am - haven't a chance of getting there on time.

I hate having to annoy all the oldies who live there to get in with the mail.

Up Hill Down Hill · Post by **Up Hill Down Hill** » 13 Mar 2008, 18:51

11 O'Clock here and if I don't re plan my walk then they don't get their mail if their's no answer... Manager's also not bothered... Typical

mailroyaly · Post by **mailroyaly** » 15 Mar 2008, 18:47

just got key fobs last week finally after 6 months of asking the council.
Funny how it coincides with council tax bills coming

bigchris8882 · Post by **bigchris8882** » 15 Mar 2008, 19:44

The buzzers never work on the flats I deliver too. They are always smashed up. I try the door and if it does not open then it goes back to the office and I put a controlled entry sticker on the mail. If I cant get in for 7 days then it gets killed off. I dont really want to go into the flats anyway coz they stick of piss s**t and drugs and there is often smashed glass and needles around.

NewPostieUK · Post by **NewPostieUK** » 16 Mar 2008, 13:12

I'm doing some flats for the first time. There's a button which opens the door... I was wondering what was to stop just anyone going in, say in the middle of the night lol. Didn't realise they had timers !

Up Hill Down Hill · Post by **Up Hill Down Hill** » 18 Mar 2008, 20:39

Wonder if anyone has a round where they just deliver to flats... Must be... 600 Flats... All in 1 block in door... What's not to like? Oh yeah... The people in them

ROYALMAILCHAT

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