Prickly message to be sent to posties

[andy2007]

Fair point well made true, and if it is done by accident my apologies, but i still stand by the fact that a MINORITY of posties know they have dropped them and will not pick them up

Pity you have to see my previous posts this way,
Seems if one doesnt agree with you and your posse they are classed as a xxxxx
With YOUR opinion in mind,
im afraid al have to add you to my tally- Been wanting you for ages, thanks very very much

No. You just need to look back at some of his many posts, to see that you're mistaken there. As to your original point: As Teebs has already said, people do drop a small number of them by accident. Sadly, it can't be helped. And if the Council doesn't clean the streets regulaly enough (as in my area), they do build up over time.

I've no doubt, that there are a small minority who don't pick them up, when they realise they've dropped them (alhough the majority DO pick them up, if they notice they've droped them). But that doesn't mean that Delivery Posties in general, should be "tarred with the same brush".

How can we prevent them being dropped?
I don't know. But you're right. Something needs to be done. It's just a case of working out how to do so, short of Posties spending an inordinant amount of time, double checking that they haven't dropped anything.

[MinisterofCucumber]

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Doh! That is what i said by MINORITY - not tarring all

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Doh! That is what i said by MINORITY - not tarring all

Doh! - He's not doubting you

I've no doubt, that there are a small minority who don't pick them up

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Doh! That is what i said by MINORITY - not tarring all

Doh! - He's not doubting you

I've no doubt, that there are a small minority who don't pick them up

Its the andy and true blue show!!!

By stating that i tar all with the same brush- is not doubting me mmmmm
I promise to agree with all you say in future, this would make my visits on here so much more enjoyable

[DGP1]

Doh! That is what i said by MINORITY - not tarring all

Doh! - He's not doubting you

I've no doubt, that there are a small minority who don't pick them up

Its the andy and true blue show!!!

By stating that i tar all with the same brush- is not doubting me mmmmm
I promise to agree with all you say in future, this would make my visits on here so much more enjoyable

Of course if we didn't get all the crappy elastic bands from the MC we'd be OK

[andy2007]

Doh! That is what i said by MINORITY - not tarring all

Doh! - He's not doubting you

I've no doubt, that there are a small minority who don't pick them up

Its the andy and true blue show!!!

By stating that i tar all with the same brush- is not doubting me mmmmm
I promise to agree with all you say in future, this would make my visits on here so much more enjoyable

Actually, I was agreeing with you, but complaining about the attitude of the Hedgehog Preservation Society. I'm sorry. I should have explained myself better. The article said:
The Post Office gets through two million rubber bands a day while binding up the mail, and the society is to mount a campaign to stop its workers simply discarding the bands: apparently, curious hedgehogs get them stuck around their bodies, where they tighten and embed themselves into the skin.

Next month, the society’s members will be sent postcards showing such a stricken beast, and be asked to hand them to their postie or send them to the local sorting office.

The Royal Mail would be well advised to give in at once: after all, a body that boasts Ann Widdecombe as a trustee can be trusted to punch above its weight.

Which of course, DOES "tar us all wih the same brush". Sorry if I caused any offence.

[chunk]

Its a rare rm rubber band thats gonna survive long anough to kill a creature.
they usually dont survive the duration of my round without breaking.

iv got a woodpile in my back garden,a buddlia and a compost heap.
actions speak louder etc.
isnt there something myopic about people who obsess about a single species be it save the whale /panda/ badger etc ?
well meaning as they may be.
eg if you campaign for more woodland you benefit dozens of species.

[macphee1]

I try and not drop any,and as a reserve who covers lots of duties I notice huge differences between duty holders.I also try and pick 2-3 up most days and if everyone did this they would soon be cleared.

I think we all have a responsibility to keep our environment clear of litter.

As someone much wiser than me once said "Leave nothing but footprints"

[Wessex]

I seem to recall that we were told not to pick them up if we dropped them in the street because they were a threat to the hygiene of the mail.When Leighton was appearing on a radio show, IIRC ,he was pulled about the bands and the policy changed as a result to one where we are required to pick them up.
If I have a quiet day I try to pick up any old ones lying about.However you often come across piles of the bloody things where the car users have changed bags over.Presumably that's a hedgehog -free zone now .I wonder if hedgehogs were interested in the non-red bands ?

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Doh! That is what i said by MINORITY - not tarring all

Doh! - He's not doubting you

I've no doubt, that there are a small minority who don't pick them up

Its the andy and true blue show!!!

By stating that i tar all with the same brush- is not doubting me mmmmm
I promise to agree with all you say in future, this would make my visits on here so much more enjoyable

We don't have to agree all we need to do is debate without the insults or put downs and we'll all be fine, I actually prefer discussions with opposing viewpoints and I think that some posters on here ruin their own credibility when they use insults or put downs to get their point across. I try hard not to do it and it disappoints me that some don't - BTW this whole paragraph is a general point not aimed at you specifically.

Back on topic - he actually said

But that doesn't mean that Delivery Posties in general, should be "tarred with the same brush

". - I read that as not him saying you tarred all posties with the same brush, in fact you had addressed that before his comment so it was moot, but making a comment that the public and the author of the original article were guilty of that.

[bunkerland]

curious hedgehogs get them stuck around their bodies,

I always thought it was cats that curiosity killed? Ah well,seems it's hedgehogs as well then..........serves them right for being such nosy little bastards!

Does anyone have any research figures for exactly how many of the little flea infested darlings meet their maker because of us lazy posties? I've seen plenty squished on the road,but i can't say iv'e ever seen one gasping for air wrapped in red elastic!

[fishtank]

Hedgehog

Named after its pig-like habit of rooting for slugs, snails and worms in undergrowth. Preyed on by foxes, pine martens, stoats and badgers. But also killed by ponds, bonfires, cars, lawnmowers, strimmers, pesticides, garden netting and litter