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Poll:How far do you travel to work

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.

How many miles do you travel to get to work?

under 1 mile
43
24%
1-5 miles
61
34%
5-10 miles
33
19%
10-20 miles
22
12%
over 20 miles
18
10%
 
Total votes: 177

dohnut
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Poll:How far do you travel to work

Post by dohnut »

Just a general question on how far you have to travel to get to work, I travel around 8 miles but I so on here someone traveling 40 miles to get to work and wonder how they can afford it with the price of petrol/diesel.
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Re: How far do you travel to work

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

1.6 miles - all walked
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dohnut
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Re: How far do you travel to work

Post by dohnut »

There seems to be a few people travelling over 5 miles to get to work, wonder if they work at the do in there home town, or travel to another do in a different town as I do.
orienteer
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Re: How far do you travel to work

Post by orienteer »

I used to travel 27 miles. Now I can walk.
eian687
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Location: south wales

Re: How far do you travel to work

Post by eian687 »

9 miles
work in a different town............would not want to deliver where i live............my postie still out when i finish and i go over my time
Throgg
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Re: How far do you travel to work

Post by Throgg »

7 miles for me.
johnnyp
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Re: How far do you travel to work

Post by johnnyp »

Just under 80 mile round trip :whistle Im not the only one though theres 2 others who do the same (we all work in London but live in the South East)and 1 other guy whos even further South West London to Portsmouth :shock:
dohnut
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Re: How far do you travel to work

Post by dohnut »

johnnyp wrote:Just under 80 mile round trip :whistle Im not the only one though theres 2 others who do the same (we all work in London but live in the South East)and 1 other guy whos even further South West London to Portsmouth :shock:
how much does that cost you a week, thats 400 miles commuting which in my car would cost around £50.00.
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eroader
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Re: Poll:How far do you travel to work

Post by eroader »

4.5 miles.
Push bike.
razor
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Re: Poll:How far do you travel to work

Post by razor »

Under a mile, takes about 1m 30 seconds on my push bike :cool
fatherchristmas
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Re: Poll:How far do you travel to work

Post by fatherchristmas »

22 miles luton to watford, doesnt always pay to live to near no what i mean :whistle :whistle
johnsouthwales
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Re: Poll:How far do you travel to work

Post by johnsouthwales »

one mile in 90 seconds = 45mph
and here comes avi cohen! oh i say! at the same end, he's got one back!!
dohnut
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Re: Poll:How far do you travel to work

Post by dohnut »

fatherchristmas wrote:22 miles luton to watford, doesnt always pay to live to near no what i mean :whistle :whistle
Dont get what you mean?
krussel
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Re: Poll:How far do you travel to work

Post by krussel »

dohnut wrote:
fatherchristmas wrote:22 miles luton to watford, doesnt always pay to live to near no what i mean :whistle :whistle
Dont get what you mean?

Yeah i do. I always lived in my delivery town until a few years ago and "oh boy" when we went on strike :sad: It was really bad in the 88/89 strikes with people knocking on my door in the evening asking me how they were going to get there mail etc. Also late missing packets with friends can be a problem if you work in the local delivery office. Now i just say "sorry dont work there" job done :nana
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Re: Poll:How far do you travel to work

Post by rhino49 »

1.5 miles to the office on the company bike - 150 yards to my front door when I finish my walk - it's adjacent to the one I live on and all the guys on walks around it are pro's so I get no hassle. If I have to pouch off packets at a TSO it's only 500 yards away so I put up with having a heavy oversize walk for the other (to my mind) greater conveniences.
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