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Festive Royal Mail

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On the top deck of a bus on my way up to Morningside yesterday afternoon, as the bus inched its way along Princes Street, I fell asleep. Well, it was warm and fuggy, the bus was full, and the skies outside were darkening. When I opened my eyes the bus was at the west end of Princes Street and the world outside was completely white.

Up in Morningside I came across this Christmassy Royal Mail van, and started to take a photo. One of the postmen came hurrying up to me to ask what was wrong. He obviously feared that I was gathering evidence for some wrongdoing (and looking at it now I can see that the van is parked on double yellow lines = no parking). But when I told him that I wanted the photo because his van looked so festive, he positively beamed, and banged on the door to get his mate to wait while I fiddled with my camera. I can just imagine them, back at the depot, telling their colleagues how a crazy woman took a photo of their van.
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Must admit, I took a festive photo of my van in the snow... :chuckle
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Postie558 wrote:Must admit, I took a festive photo of my van in the snow... :chuckle
Same here :wink:
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and banged on the door to get his mate to wait
2 people in a van :shock:
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park and loopy?
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My hire van doesnt loomk festive it just blends in. :d'oh!
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looks like the same peace of crap i drive
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knackeredneedadayoff wrote:looks like the same peace of crap i drive
You've never had the "pleasure" of an LDV Maxus, then? :no no :no no :no no
I don't suppose your mouth bleeds every 28 days, does it?

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DGP1 wrote:
and banged on the door to get his mate to wait
2 people in a van :shock:
Perhaps they have driver's assistants in Glasgow too? :cool
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baldrick wrote:
DGP1 wrote:
and banged on the door to get his mate to wait
2 people in a van :shock:
Perhaps they have driver's assistants in Glasgow too? :cool
Or he was dropping someone off on the way?
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Surely there are no drivers assistants left now? Are there any? They must be the first ones for the chop.
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dvbuk55 wrote:Surely there are no drivers assistants left now? Are there any? They must be the first ones for the chop.
I thought I remembered you going off on a Mini Rant about the ones in central London or am I loosing it.
No I found it apparently they got exec'd at MPC. http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... t&start=15" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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baldrick wrote:
DGP1 wrote:
and banged on the door to get his mate to wait
2 people in a van :shock:
Perhaps they have driver's assistants in Glasgow too? :cool


Glasgow?,Last time i looked Morningside was in Edinburgh. :wink:
BTW they have been sending us out 2 to a van on collections and packets because of adverse weather conditions.
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