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uprising95
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nearly 5 hour delivery span
delivering in the rain , red hot weather , snow , etc .....
and they say health and safety.......
the new spans coming soon
i cant wait :shock:

this must be happening all over ?
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Nope,why are you outside for 5hrs?
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POSTMAN wrote:Nope,why are you outside for 5hrs?
6 hours :wave even the runners and early starters can't do it in less than 5 1/2 hours :chuckle :chuckle
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5hr drives, 4 hrs walks here for a long time.
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its when these machines get installed

less time in office more time out delivering
the people who think of this should go out and deliver
then think of a reasonable time scale to deliver post
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Well today we were told, 3 and a half hour walk and an extra half an hour for the trolley van etc. Needless to say im very sceptical! :cuppa
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mdm wrote:Well today we were told, 3 and a half hour walk and an extra half an hour for the trolley van etc. Needless to say im very sceptical! :cuppa
If you get that,you should have a party!
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
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POSTMAN wrote:
mdm wrote:Well today we were told, 3 and a half hour walk and an extra half an hour for the trolley van etc. Needless to say im very sceptical! :cuppa
If you get that,you should have a party!
Yes i will! The trouble is my bullshit detector was on overdrive today and i always take heed of that. :dance
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mdm wrote:
POSTMAN wrote:
mdm wrote:Well today we were told, 3 and a half hour walk and an extra half an hour for the trolley van etc. Needless to say im very sceptical! :cuppa
If you get that,you should have a party!
Yes i will! The trouble is my bullshit detector was on overdrive today and i always take heed of that. :dance
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I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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Post by AlbertoGranado »

Just got myself a cool pair of deflectors, Cheers Mucker :Very Happy