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It could be you

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
BELIAL
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It could be you

Post by BELIAL »

Something touched me today that sort of made real all the crap you read on here. Saw a guy delivering that I'd not seen for 4 years. He's about 60 ,ex printer, postie for 20yrs ,had health problem.
I swear on Croziers grave ,the guy had aged 20 years. Tuesday 13;30 and he's still out there, bent double, leaning forward ,his whole face lined and wracked with pain,every feeble faltering step obvious agony.
If he was an Indian donkey you'd be making out a £5 direct debit . He'll be dead soon, here's looking at you kids :cry
Bye
Lounge Lizard
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Post by Lounge Lizard »

BELIAL wrote:Something touched me today that sort of made real all the crap you read on here. Saw a guy delivering that I'd not seen for 4 years. He's about 60 ,ex printer, postie for 20yrs ,had health problem.
I swear on Croziers grave ,the guy had aged 20 years. Tuesday 13;30 and he's still out there, bent double, leaning forward ,his whole face lined and wracked with pain,every feeble faltering step obvious agony.
If he was an Indian donkey you'd be making out a £5 direct debit . He'll be dead soon, here's looking at you kids :cry
That's right, I noticed someone looking at me 1.30pm on Tuesday. :shock: :sad: :shock:
arty_morty
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Post by arty_morty »

Lounge Lizard wrote:
BELIAL wrote:Something touched me today that sort of made real all the crap you read on here. Saw a guy delivering that I'd not seen for 4 years. He's about 60 ,ex printer, postie for 20yrs ,had health problem.
I swear on Croziers grave ,the guy had aged 20 years. Tuesday 13;30 and he's still out there, bent double, leaning forward ,his whole face lined and wracked with pain,every feeble faltering step obvious agony.
If he was an Indian donkey you'd be making out a £5 direct debit . He'll be dead soon, here's looking at you kids :cry
That's right, I noticed someone looking at me 1.30pm on Tuesday. :shock: :sad: :shock:
:chuckle
I staged a Roger Moore impersonator festival in my local village. There were a lot of eyebrows raised, I can tell you.
mandelsons_toenail
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Post by mandelsons_toenail »

:dance

this made me LOL

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Tman
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Post by Tman »

Poor bloke offered profundity, and only received levity in return? :shhhhh Shameful....

{I thought the punch-line was going to involve a full-length mirror somewhere, though... :wink: }
DGP1
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Post by DGP1 »

Tman wrote:Poor bloke offered profundity, and only received levity in return? :shhhhh Shameful....

{I thought the punch-line was going to involve a full-length mirror somewhere, though... :wink: }
Are you not well :hmmmm compassion and jokes................or has someone hacked Tmans account :nervous
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axeman
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Post by axeman »

No sense of humor then 'Tman' but there again who'd expect you to have one eh!!! :nana :nana
REARVIEWMIRROR
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Post by REARVIEWMIRROR »

Was a printer for 35 years! happy days :Very Happy good union agreements and us Union officials had special names ie Father or Mother of the chapel etc although Maggie gave a bit of a hiding at Wapping :sad: Made redundant and joined Parcelforce spent 3 weeks on nights offloading massive packets onto a conveyer belt which did'nt quiet reach end of lorry(by about 8 foot!!!) retired with back injury :cry .Sadly did'nt get message and joined Royal Mail 5 years ago, what a shambles :crazy: not sure if i have aged very well, because can't remember how old I am :d'oh! Really would like to get involved in Union again but not sure if I want to spend my last 8 working years trying to work out what the agreements mean :confused
NewPostieUK
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Post by NewPostieUK »

BELIAL wrote: Tuesday 13;30 and he's still out there,
He'd just left the office!
DirtyHarry
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Post by DirtyHarry »

BELIAL wrote:Something touched me today that sort of made real all the crap you read on here. Saw a guy delivering that I'd not seen for 4 years. He's about 60 ,ex printer, postie for 20yrs ,had health problem.
I swear on Croziers grave ,the guy had aged 20 years. Tuesday 13;30 and he's still out there, bent double, leaning forward ,his whole face lined and wracked with pain,every feeble faltering step obvious agony.
If he was an Indian donkey you'd be making out a £5 direct debit . He'll be dead soon, here's looking at you kids :cry
That could be me, not too many years from now. :evil/mad

I'd give anything, anything, to be able to give a bar of what our colleague is going through, to Tolhurst, Higson, Greene, and every other turd in senior management. :evil/mad
BELIAL
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Post by BELIAL »

Nothing profound ,just a depressing observation. Seems wrong to me. :cry
Bye
andy2007
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Post by andy2007 »

BELIAL wrote:Nothing profound ,just a depressing observation. Seems wrong to me. :cry
Why?
Surely, it just shows how bad things are, and why thngs need to change for the better. :hmmmm
Don't knock Insanity
it's just another outlook on Reality!