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New Allowances

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

Which allowances would you like to see - choose any two

Poll ended at 22 Mar 2010, 16:53

Cold Weather allowance
17
12%
Wet Weather allowance
39
27%
Hot Weather allowance
14
10%
No toilet on a five hour walk allowance
29
20%
No replacements for leaky boots allowance
7
5%
Wading through dog s**t allowance
12
8%
Stupid customer statement allowance (we should all get that)
18
12%
No bags at the drop point allowance
10
7%
 
Total votes: 146

rhino49
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New Allowances

Post by rhino49 »

What do you think would make a good new allowance to reflect the difficulty of the job we do - select from the few I have suggested in the attached poll or suggest one of your own.
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Straight4ward
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Gender: Male

Re: New Allowances

Post by Straight4ward »

1) Window envelopes that don't line up with the address allowance.

2) Letterboxes with springs that could be used in bear-traps allowance.
"Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway."
Wheres_Zorba
Posts: 32
Joined: 14 Dec 2009, 21:23
Gender: Male

Re: New Allowances

Post by Wheres_Zorba »

1) Elastic Band snapping allowance.

2) Customer answering door after you've written a P739 allowance.

:evil/mad
opgpat
Posts: 878
Joined: 08 Oct 2007, 21:56

Re: New Allowances

Post by opgpat »

lol - brilliant.

Went out without a pen allowance.
Went out without my drop keys and had to go back to DO allowance.
Went out without any form lefts and had to chase a driver down the road on my bike to get some allowance.
Too many Specials allowance.
Manager gave me a dirty-look allowance.
Got caught stuffing D2D's down my pants allowance.
Had to relieve myself in a hedge allowance.

Personally I could be on to a nice little earner Rodney! :nana
uprising95
Posts: 321
Joined: 30 Aug 2008, 12:44
Gender: Male

Re: New Allowances

Post by uprising95 »

:chuckle
Heavy Bags Or What
fishtank
Posts: 19732
Joined: 28 Sep 2007, 17:22
Gender: Male

Re: New Allowances

Post by fishtank »

Since we are losing Early Shift Allowance can we have Early Starters Tax.
Each one of the idiots who start before their time pay me £50.
It's a winner. :cool
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
Darren Bent
Posts: 2150
Joined: 05 Oct 2007, 15:38
Gender: Male
Location: Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8XL

Re: New Allowances

Post by Darren Bent »

fishtank wrote:Since we are losing Early Shift Allowance can we have Early Starters Tax.
Each one of the idiots who start before their time pay me £50.
It's a winner. :cool
Agree and that for every day. In a year I can retire :)
ripio
Posts: 233
Joined: 06 Sep 2008, 23:32
Gender: Male

Re: New Allowances

Post by ripio »

Physiotherapy and chiropractor allowance.
mailmonkey
Posts: 431
Joined: 11 Feb 2009, 22:12
Gender: Male

Re: New Allowances

Post by mailmonkey »

ripio wrote:Physiotherapy and chiropractor allowance.

:Applause That's the one!

MM
tommythreesheds
Posts: 89
Joined: 28 Aug 2007, 15:02
Gender: Male
Location: UK

Re: New Allowances

Post by tommythreesheds »

People who run around and cut corners trying to finish well before there time allowance
DGP1
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Joined: 07 Jun 2007, 20:39
Gender: Male
Location: Terminus

Re: New Allowances

Post by DGP1 »

Having to listen to management BS allowance.

Having to explain to my wife why I don't earn as much as I used to allowance.

Spending too much time on RMC and having to listen to my wife complain about it allowance.
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rhino49
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 1644
Joined: 04 Jun 2007, 21:50
Gender: Male
Location: At home with my feet up

Re: New Allowances

Post by rhino49 »

Forgot a few more that should have been in the poll :

floor level letterbox allowance
"No you can't have a key to our block of flats* allowance
Empty or broken coffee vending machine allowance

And even more important - Having to drink machine vended coffee allowance
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ashadd
Posts: 605
Joined: 03 Oct 2008, 20:20
Gender: Male

Re: New Allowances

Post by ashadd »

DIM dom allowance........we would all be feckin rich..... :nana :nana :nana :nana :nana :nana :nana
I married my wife for her looks, but not the one she gave me when i said i was going to be a postman.