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The "How was your day" thread.

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
Stormproof
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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It was my day off today except I was woken by a text at 5.30am :arrrghhh Lovely sunny day bit chilly in the breeze though.
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


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DGP1
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Stormproof wrote:It was my day off today except I was woken by a text at 5.30am :arrrghhh Lovely sunny day bit chilly in the breeze though.
Yeah but that was a booty call :nervous :chuckle
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
dvbuk55
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Wonderful! Laid in bed watching MOTD, wife brought up cup of tea and Sunday paper. Got up, took shower, went down to bacon sandwich and another cup of tea. Prepared evening meal whilst wife was in bath, got changed, went to B&Q bought a water feature, and odds and ends and got 20% discount because I spent more than a £100....very reasonable I thought. Took dog for a ramble in the countryside and my beloved collie as well :chuckle. Came home had another :cuppa started watching Blackpool and Arsenal, until the Arse scored and then got bored. Went into garden and installed the water feature concealing wiring under decking, got the potato sacks ready and planted the potatoes, prepared the greenhouse for the tomato plants ready for later this month, did a bit of tidying in the garden, refitted some trellis work that had blown down and then went in bath and watched the end of AV and Newcastle.

Beautiful sunny day................more of the same please.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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dvbuk55 wrote:Beautiful sunny day................more of the same please.
Yes please its so nice to be out in the sun and AWAY from work.

Got up late at 7am :left: Had a lazy morning then went to Homebase when they opened at 10 am. Bought some wood stain and other odd bits which added up to over £30 :shock:.
Came home and spent part of the afternoon power sanding down the patio furniture whilst my missus re-stained them, it all came up like new :Very Happy

Had a late lunch and an a ice cold beer and then fell asleep in the summer house for an hour :dance Got up and cut the grass.

All in the sunshine. Pity its back to work in the morning.
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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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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DGP1 wrote:
Stormproof wrote:It was my day off today except I was woken by a text at 5.30am :arrrghhh Lovely sunny day bit chilly in the breeze though.
Yeah but that was a booty call :nervous :chuckle
Behave :angel
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


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DGP1
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Stormproof wrote:
DGP1 wrote:
Stormproof wrote:It was my day off today except I was woken by a text at 5.30am :arrrghhh Lovely sunny day bit chilly in the breeze though.
Yeah but that was a booty call :nervous :chuckle
Behave :angel
NO :chuckle
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
heapsy
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Slightly odd atmosphere in the office today. A sense of unease all round. Got out just after 10am. 4hrs 45 to deliver. Delivered everything.Got a bit of a soaking about an hour in to the walk. :roll: Sun came out and dried everything up.
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I was off fri /sat and came in to a bloody mess. Last weeks d2d's, kill offs not done and redirections scattered the the four corners of the frame not to mention someones bags and shoes /socks left :shock:.
Must of been a heavy few days as a found an empty packet of pain killers as well :d'oh!

Took 5 mins just to get my area workable before i could start prepping the 5 mech trays of mail sitting there and that before the IPS. :cry

Took 4hrs 35min today not including a 30 min Meal relief i took around 1pm. Really warm in the sunshine but with a nice breeze. Got to dig into 5 lots of D2D's in the morning. :sad:
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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heapsy wrote:Slightly odd atmosphere in the office today. A sense of unease all round. Got out just after 10am. 4hrs 45 to deliver. Delivered everything.Got a bit of a soaking about an hour in to the walk. :roll: Sun came out and dried everything up.
Really feel for you there I couldnt do 4 hours plus walk everyday, if this is the future for everyone then im off, Just feel that by the time you get home your good for nothing but sleep or vegitating.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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dohnut wrote:
heapsy wrote:Slightly odd atmosphere in the office today. A sense of unease all round. Got out just after 10am. 4hrs 45 to deliver. Delivered everything.Got a bit of a soaking about an hour in to the walk. :roll: Sun came out and dried everything up.
Really feel for you there I couldnt do 4 hours plus walk everyday, if this is the future for everyone then im off, Just feel that by the time you get home your good for nothing but sleep or vegitating.
Stick with the sleep dohnut, the other can make you go blind apparently! :cuppa
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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dvbuk55 wrote:
dohnut wrote:
heapsy wrote:Slightly odd atmosphere in the office today. A sense of unease all round. Got out just after 10am. 4hrs 45 to deliver. Delivered everything.Got a bit of a soaking about an hour in to the walk. :roll: Sun came out and dried everything up.
Really feel for you there I couldnt do 4 hours plus walk everyday, if this is the future for everyone then im off, Just feel that by the time you get home your good for nothing but sleep or vegitating.
Stick with the sleep dohnut, the other can make you go blind apparently! :cuppa
Thought it was a bit dark in here?
heapsy
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Busy day. :crazy: Just under 5 and half hrs from leaving the office to getting back. Not sure how I managed to get back that quick tbh.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by NEmallard »

Busy today - 2 and half packet bags! -did not know it was christmas again!!! :crazy:
working for Royal Mail, is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.......
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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s**t day, got in at 6 so I could have a cuppa before my 6.10 start, ended up having a row with an early starter so that set me up well for the day. Got given a filthy van, looks like the interior has'nt been cleaned in 5 years!, did'nt have time to argue about that, left the office at 10.30 returned at 14.10. Then had a row about the van with the lineo :cuppa Day off tomorrow.
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


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L8Hatter
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

Post by L8Hatter »

Forgive me for the following, but no D2D's this week :nana The same for quite a few in our aisle, so we'll probably get mullered next week

The difference is incredible. Have got time to stop and chat a bit, fanny around trying to find people in their gardens if they haven't heard a packet knock, and wait the full two minutes until the old dear realises your shouting at the window isn't the Loose Women audience. All in all, be able to provide a decent community service for one week of the year at least.