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NO MECH TODAY !!

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
jaylime
Posts: 331
Joined: 09 Jan 2009, 10:27
Gender: Male

Re: NO MECH TODAY !!

Post by jaylime »

Even better we got no specials,there all coming tomorrow.Pity its my day off.
Lincox
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 3485
Joined: 09 Jan 2008, 18:07
Gender: Male

Re: NO MECH TODAY !!

Post by Lincox »

We hardly had anything yesterday, but today got totally hammered with Flats, Packets and Cards. They were asking for week end sorting but most refused due to management renaging last year. Promised double time but never paid. The whole business is up the creek without a paddle. God bless them.
eian687
Posts: 743
Joined: 27 May 2007, 09:43
Location: south wales

Re: NO MECH TODAY !!

Post by eian687 »

not as busy here as last week, still went 45 mins over, only 2 back b4 me, was off yesterday but was told it was very quiet spent most of morning waiting for mail to arrive..................gonna be sh@t 2morrow as i on a rural............they have been going over by up to 3 hours
slinger
Posts: 78
Joined: 29 Nov 2009, 14:16
Gender: Male

Re: NO MECH TODAY !!

Post by slinger »

Aye, towns are loving it right now as there's no missort run and between wagons they are getting most of the coded mail done and we've not been getting any on our 3rd [last] wagon, so they have all been ready before 9 and those that are quick are out at 8.30am.

I reckon tomorrow you'll get hammered.
SpacePhoenix
MAIL CENTRES/PROCESSING
Posts: 12163
Joined: 12 Nov 2008, 17:03
Gender: Male

Re: NO MECH TODAY !!

Post by SpacePhoenix »

Doesn't surprise me, being Xmas pressure. All mail centres will be running outward mech plans first. Did you have an increase in IPS or manual letters? If so that's probably what would have been run through the machines had they not been running outward plans.

Chances are the driver doing the run to your DO is taking whatever specials and tracked are available plus whatever else is available, letters, flats, etc and is probably easily filling the van up. You'll get hammered with Amazon specials any day now if you haven't already, there sending out a fair bit of specials now.
krussel
Posts: 5300
Joined: 26 Jan 2009, 18:03
Gender: Male
Location: Out on the streets.

Re: NO MECH TODAY !!

Post by krussel »

Less mech today and packets seemed down as well. Not looking forward to the end of the week when we get hammered and snow as well, sod it :cry
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..........