What's your earliest finish ever been?

[DGP1]

Remember the days when if you had more than three bundles on a tuesday it was busy oh how times have changed now if you had three bags on a tuesday it would be an effin miracle (or you had cut off and just taking half your walk)

Just remember that mail volumes are falling and that'll explain why you're taking so much out these days

[krussel]

25 yrs krussel how bout you?.

About the same, a couple less

Yes it was along time ago but it wasn't us finishing early which got us in the mess we are now as it was proper job and finish as all the available work was complete, a clear office everyday and the best postal service in the world.

As the workload increased our finishing times extended people started using their cars to keep the early finish and that’s were i think it all started to fall apart and really take off with van drivers the first to go as they were no longer needed for bag drops. I was one of these guilty car users until 1997 whereupon I saw the light (my car got done) and the damage it was doing to the job. The rest is history.

[BELIAL]

I once finished before I got started , but I did miss my meal relief and use my car and I am a time lord

[music4essex]

I use to be ready to tee off on a sat at 10am

those were the days,

also use to go back after 1st del on a bus and when it was nearing xmas we would head to the pub a a quick liquid breakfast
deliver maybe 10 letters for second delivery and back to the [pub for a liquid lunch

Essex mum

[kwf166]

Guys this thread is making me depressed, I really wish it was like that now, I only been a postman for 2 years and finishing at around 11:30 on a Sat is the earliest for me, but being in bed by 7am it no wonder everyone is so pissed off in this job,Royal Mail have destroyed this job

[lekker]

Remember the days when if you had more than three bundles on a tuesday it was busy oh how times have changed now if you had three bags on a tuesday it would be an effin miracle (or you had cut off and just taking half your walk)

but the mail is dropping off

[Stormproof]

6am start 6.05am finish, did'nt realise it was my day off

[pinstripe]

Once, before the single delivery, London were on strike and I had finished my delivery, returned to the office, took out half a delivery, finished that and was home by 9.00. Another time I had finished an extra round and another half round and was home by 12.00 and still being paid till 9.45 at night. But it was hard graft.

That must have been back in the time of Spanish practices then?

No, it was 2002. My duty finished at 0945, because I was doing o/t (and an extra half on top) management had both walks thrown off by the time I got back at 09.30. I was in the van and on my way back out by 09.45. This was when walks were at most 2.5 hours (on a heavy day). There was 8 hours docket if you delivered a full walk and 4 for half a walk. If that is what they were willing to pay, why should we not take it. You have to remember that 'spanish practices' were negotiated with management, we never just said, "I think we'll do this from now on, thank you". I'll say something else about this, the service we provide now, compared to then, is chalk and cheese and it isn't for the better.

"infidel wrote:thats why hard working posties are paying the price. "
Wrong,hard working posties have always paid the price. Management would like you to think that that is the reason RM is in such a state, instead of the truth, that poor management and a desire for profit over anything else while trying to privatise what's left is the reason.

[music4essex]

Stormproof, I gave done that in the past forgot it was my day off , though i decided to carry on,

Once I came back home and was staying at my parents house cause they use to look after my boy and they thought I was at work as they heard me leave but came home after I got into work and was told by the dom it was my day off so came home and got back into bed and they did not realize I had come back lol

Essex mum

[Richie89]

I've been in the job for 2 years now, 10:15 on a Saturday the earliest for me.

[red72]

I remember one christmas a long time ago they had us in on o/t on the sunday before the 25th , i took one bundle out at 6.30 and was done for 7am , it would have been earlier but our office had run out of torches . Boy do i miss the old days

[NewPostieUK]

One day between Christmas and New Year last year, I finished at 12:20. I'm on a 25 hr contract, started at 7:45 and worked my break. I was chuffed to finish early!No undeliverables either, so didnt have to go back to office.

[Acca Dacca]

One day between Christmas and New Year last year, I finished at 12:20. I'm on a 25 hr contract, started at 7:45 and worked my break. I was chuffed to finish early!No undeliverables either, so didnt have to go back to office.

If your on a 25 hour contract, and ye started at 7.45 and ye worked yer break and ye finished at 12.20 and that was early - what is your contracted hours?

Im 25 hours on 9-2 ( average )

[DGP1]

I once finished 3 hours before I got up and that was after having to eat a handful of cold poison etc etc.

[mclovin]

I once finished 3 hours before I got up nd that was after having to eat a handful of cold poison etc etc.

Tell that to the new starters of today, would they believe you????