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Is it age or.....
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ashadd
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Is it age or.....
The job..? I am mid 50 ,done 16 years,do the job as it should be done , no rushing around.So why am i so feckin knackered at the end of the shift? I get home , have a bite to eat, then zonk...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 30 min ish power nap, but take ages to really wake up. So is it age or what? Do you part timers feel the same , what about you youngsters, are you Knackered? if not take heed . If you part timers are not knackered , then i might just buy down my hours.......
I married my wife for her looks, but not the one she gave me when i said i was going to be a postman.
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thevardinator
- Posts: 165
- Joined: 12 Apr 2010, 16:21
- Gender: Male
Re: Is it age or.....
I'm still the right side of 20 for a few more days, Mon/Tues I feel my age, any other day I feel near death.
STAND TOGETHER IN THE FIGHT.
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Lounge Lizard
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 9458
- Joined: 06 Aug 2007, 21:54
Re: Is it age or.....
ashadd. That sounds about right for your age in this job. 
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bandit650
- Posts: 880
- Joined: 14 Aug 2007, 15:42
- Gender: Female
Re: Is it age or.....
I am48 have a 600 drop delivery done 20 odd years and yeap there are some days when i really dont know if im gonna be able to keep going,i get home, i eat a light lunch and then if i sit down to long im out for the count for 20 minutes then feel yuck for ages so i would say no it's not you it's the job.
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krussel
- Posts: 5300
- Joined: 26 Jan 2009, 18:03
- Gender: Male
- Location: Out on the streets.
Re: Is it age or.....
ashadd wrote:The job..? I am mid 50 ,done 16 years,do the job as it should be done , no rushing around.So why am i so feckin knackered at the end of the shift? I get home , have a bite to eat, then zonk...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 30 min ish power nap, but take ages to really wake up. So is it age or what? Do you part timers feel the same , what about you youngsters, are you Knackered? if not take heed . If you part timers are not knackered , then i might just buy down my hours.......
Mate i am early 40's and if i stop for too long when i come home then i am zonked out for a 40-60 min zzzzzzz on the sofa. It takes me a good hour to really wake up but i normally jump in the shower and feel quite good after that. Oh it drives my better half mad as she see's it as being lazy
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..........
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ashadd
- Posts: 605
- Joined: 03 Oct 2008, 20:20
- Gender: Male
Re: Is it age or.....
Kin el , so its not just me....and as for being accused of being lazy.....dont get me startedkrussel wrote:ashadd wrote:The job..? I am mid 50 ,done 16 years,do the job as it should be done , no rushing around.So why am i so feckin knackered at the end of the shift? I get home , have a bite to eat, then zonk...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 30 min ish power nap, but take ages to really wake up. So is it age or what? Do you part timers feel the same , what about you youngsters, are you Knackered? if not take heed . If you part timers are not knackered , then i might just buy down my hours.......
Mate i am early 40's and if i stop for too long when i come home then i am zonked out for a 40-60 min zzzzzzz on the sofa. It takes me a good hour to really wake up but i normally jump in the shower and feel quite good after that. Oh it drives my better half mad as she see's it as being lazy
I married my wife for her looks, but not the one she gave me when i said i was going to be a postman.
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krussel
- Posts: 5300
- Joined: 26 Jan 2009, 18:03
- Gender: Male
- Location: Out on the streets.
Re: Is it age or.....
I know its a killer, up on last sat morning at 4.40am did a full delivery (approx 10 km) came home and cut the grass front and back and then sat down and kinda dropped of for 15 min before being smacked on the leg and told to wake up.ashadd wrote:Kin el , so its not just me....and as for being accused of being lazy.....dont get me startedkrussel wrote:ashadd wrote:The job..? I am mid 50 ,done 16 years,do the job as it should be done , no rushing around.So why am i so feckin knackered at the end of the shift? I get home , have a bite to eat, then zonk...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 30 min ish power nap, but take ages to really wake up. So is it age or what? Do you part timers feel the same , what about you youngsters, are you Knackered? if not take heed . If you part timers are not knackered , then i might just buy down my hours.......
Mate i am early 40's and if i stop for too long when i come home then i am zonked out for a 40-60 min zzzzzzz on the sofa. It takes me a good hour to really wake up but i normally jump in the shower and feel quite good after that. Oh it drives my better half mad as she see's it as being lazy![]()
Then when me eyes are stinging at 10pm i was told "your not tired your've been asleep half the day"
Dont you just love em
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..........
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bensonhedge
- Posts: 448
- Joined: 15 Mar 2010, 20:14
- Gender: Male
Re: Is it age or.....
thevardinator wrote:I'm still the right side of 20 for a few more days, Mon/Tues I feel my age, any other day I feel near death.
i,m on 30 hrs...same as you...get in...alf hr later...gone...land of nod on settee with sky news blasting out
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krussel
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- Location: Out on the streets.
Re: Is it age or.....
bensonhedge wrote:thevardinator wrote:I'm still the right side of 20 for a few more days, Mon/Tues I feel my age, any other day I feel near death.
i,m on 30 hrs...same as you...get in...alf hr later...gone...land of nod on settee with sky news blasting out
Its the walking. The gov recommend 10,000 steps a day to keep really fit. I normally hit between 20,000 and 22,000. My better half works in an office and did just 6200 when she borrowed my pedometer so that gives you an idea. I cant think of another trade that does as much
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..........
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DGP1
- Posts: 15551
- Joined: 07 Jun 2007, 20:39
- Gender: Male
- Location: Terminus
Re: Is it age or.....
Your own fault for watching Sky news thenbensonhedge wrote:thevardinator wrote:I'm still the right side of 20 for a few more days, Mon/Tues I feel my age, any other day I feel near death.
i,m on 30 hrs...same as you...get in...alf hr later...gone...land of nod on settee with sky news blasting out
I get home and I make sure I don't sleep until bedtime, I used to but it ruined my sleep pattern (sleep 2 hours in the afternoon and then not sleep until 2/3 in the morning- which lead to being really tired at work - which leads to comsumtion of large amounts of Red Bull - which leads to a big boost - which leads to a big crash when I got home etc.).
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
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DGP1
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- Gender: Male
- Location: Terminus
Re: Is it age or.....
My duties average 20km per daykrussel wrote:
I know its a killer, up on last sat morning at 4.40am did a full delivery (approx 10 km) came home and cut the grass front and back and then sat down and kinda dropped of for 15 min before being smacked on the leg and told to wake up.![]()
Then when me eyes are stinging at 10pm i was told "your not tired your've been asleep half the day"![]()
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Dont you just love em
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
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floydy
- Posts: 208
- Joined: 19 Jan 2009, 20:45
- Gender: Male
Re: Is it age or.....
Mines 10mile at 100% call rate, gonna use the wifes garmin satwach thingumy on thurs\fri to get an accurate read
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Stormproof
- Posts: 6116
- Joined: 07 Jul 2007, 21:03
- Gender: Female
Re: Is it age or.....
But your bedtime is 6pmDGP1 wrote: I get home and I make sure I don't sleep until bedtime
As to what everyone else said I too am knackered when I get home. I ask my son to help me do some jobs round the house and he says can't you do them you don't do anything all day
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets
Illegitimi non carborundum
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets
Illegitimi non carborundum
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DGP1
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- Location: Terminus
Re: Is it age or.....
Does he help after he picks himself off the floorStormproof wrote:But your bedtime is 6pmDGP1 wrote: I get home and I make sure I don't sleep until bedtime![]()
As to what everyone else said I too am knackered when I get home. I ask my son to help me do some jobs round the house and he says can't you do them you don't do anything all day
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
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noggin1969
- Posts: 1321
- Joined: 13 Oct 2009, 17:28
- Gender: Male
Re: Is it age or.....
Early 40's been doing t
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