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The "How was your day" thread.

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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by freig »

Richie89 wrote:Easiest day for a while today. Most in my office were ready to go about 8 oclock but we had to wait for the missorts. Very light and not many packets, finished for 11:15. Manager was finished even earlier.

Im sure we'll pay for it tomorrow though.

You job & finish still then?
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Saturday was busy, and the snow was turning to slush in the rain.
Monday the snow had finally cleared. Although it was busy with DSA, there was little else. Packets were on the light side and only 1 recorded delivery.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Richie89 wrote:Easiest day for a while today. Most in my office were ready to go about 8 oclock but we had to wait for the missorts. Very light and not many packets, finished for 11:15. Manager was finished even earlier.

Im sure we'll pay for it tomorrow though.
Hope so as walk test coming up :nana :nana :nana
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by morleyposty »

done 3/4 of a walk...was home by 1
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by japior »

not too bad today, finished delivering at 12.30, got home about 13.00.
the only downer was the wild bean cafe's coffee machine was broken today so no coffee for me today,
while i was out and about.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Did'nt seem to have the usual massive amount of mail for a Wednesday(makes a nice change). Went to WTL saw part1 of a bullying video, which would've probably been more believable if it did'nt have actors like the ginge out of Eastenders in it. Got out about 10ish rushed round hoping to make at least 20 mins, no such luck, finished at 2......on that double framer again :arrrghhh
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Stormproof wrote:Did'nt seem to have the usual massive amount of mail for a Wednesday(makes a nice change). Went to WTL saw part1 of a bullying video, which would've probably been more believable if it did'nt have actors like the ginge out of Eastenders in it. Got out about 10ish rushed round hoping to make at least 20 mins, no such luck, finished at 2......on that double framer again :arrrghhh
Is that the 'Friends Like These' video because if it is then I've already seen it 3 times and I dread having to watch it again :roll:

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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by Pat Ostman »

same people ordering special delivery items never in, s**t loads of packets, bucket loads of D2D's, piles and piles of flats about 30 parcels returned to DO.

Letters are supposedly down though!
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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The mail picked up a bit today. Plenty of DSA. Benefits agency and Virgin media stuff mainly. Not many packets today. They tell me it was easiest day in a while yesterday, some only had 1 bag.
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IPS wrote:Letters are supposedly down though!
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Post by SF »

All good except I think I might have lost a recorded letter after putting docket through door. I didn't even think about it until I was driving home and realised I didn't bring one back to the office.

What's likely to happen? :hmmmm
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Another busy day. Before most had started to fix up the Dom held a briefing regarding the coming changes. No real detail obviously but he did give us a run down of events for our office, ie the time table for the installation of the machines etc. He was met unsurprisingly, with a barrage of questions from the ranks, many of which he couldn't answer. Delivery was heavy, took me 4 hrs 10 mins today, about normal. Cold wind blowing most of the day, at one point I thought the snow might return.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by Yahoorsur »

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
IPS wrote:Letters are supposedly down though!
UK Mail are perceiving a divergent position in latest reports.

Always nice to have a wee look at other companies,you never know who you will find on the board,surprise, surprise the merry go round of british industry comes up trumps again :Sick
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Post by BELIAL »

Nope ,but got my walk sequenced mail today and saved a whole 5 mins on prep ,IPS was up by 10 mins though due to the increased rejects.
Don't say you weren't warned :wink:
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by plainpat »

Yahoorsur wrote:
TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
IPS wrote:Letters are supposedly down though!
UK Mail are perceiving a divergent position in latest reports.

Always nice to have a wee look at other companies,you never know who you will find on the board,surprise, surprise the merry go round of british industry comes up trumps again :Sick
Bill Cockburn CBE, TD - Deputy Chairman


Is a non executive director of AWG. Was Chief Executive of The Post Office from 1992 to 1995, Chief Executive of WH Smith from 1995 to 1997 and Group Managing Director of BT from 1997 to 2001. He was appointed as a non-executive director on 1 April 2002 and advises the Group on mail matters.


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Never was anyone more aptly named :chuckle