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Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

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music4essex
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Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

Post by music4essex »

Was on my usual round, and got bitten on the backside by a dog :oops:

Our rounds have changed slightly and had some new roads put on , one of these roads I had done 5yrs back and then this particular dog had gone for me,9The owners don't care as I often see the dogs out in the street or loose in there garden that has no gates)
Today I had been delivering to the houses in the road it is like a cul de sac) and a young man that lives there had came out on his moped down the road and turned round and went back in the dogs barked and he told them to go in, so when I came to deliver I checked to see if the dogs were around and could not see them , walked up the driveway and they have a standalone letterbox but this was hidden behind a fence panel they had errected, as I got to almost it the dogs came running round it, snarling and barking I tunred and as I did so the dog bit my bum, then the young chap came out and called them and said what is up I replied your f******king dogs bit me and you can have these and chucked his letters at him and told him to sort his dogs out,
Then i rang the office and as usual got the answerphone. lucky saw a driver gave him my bags and said tell management to call me when they get back,
Then took myself off to the doctors, but before this I saw a police car and said to them that i had just been bitten by a dog and she said that she was doing home oppiontments and I had to ring a no, she gave me :arrrghhh , good job I was not in laying in the road, otherwise she would have drove over me :no no .

Anyway Police been in touch and they cannot pursue it as the bite was done on the prmises and not on a public way, but they are sending a dog warden round to have a word, but unless they put a gate on the driveway the dogs will just run around as they please like they have done over the years ,
As usual RM manager was helpful, like are you in tomorrow my answer no will get back to you when I feel better next week sometime :no no

Anyway sun is out have fun and now got to get in touch with our legal & medical
Essex mum :cuppa :wave
skull
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Re: Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

Post by skull »

I would say dog attacks will be on the increase . Most people still think the postie is done and dusted around 1 o'clock so will let their dog lose in the garden .
krussel
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Re: Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

Post by krussel »

Sorry to hear this Essex Mum. :sad: Its very disturbing when you get bitten the anger and frustration you feel goes beyond the job and you take it home with you. Glad you reported it to the police although its often better if you go to a station as you get a incident number.
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..........
music4essex
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Re: Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

Post by music4essex »

[quote][/quoteGlad you reported it to the police although its often better if you go to a station as you get a incident number.

Thanks Krussell I was given an incident no, and they said that if I did pursue it they would give the solicitors all the info they have got so far including a report from the dog warden,
Yes I was frustrated i think it is a combination of things building up within the DO and RM
]and this just topped it off,
I know I will be pulled in for stage one as I have had a few weeks of for various incidencies this last year. :wave

Essex mum
krussel
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Re: Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

Post by krussel »

Stage one's are a real pain and often not needed if the reason is genuine. Most firms will leave it if you have a doc cert. :roll:

Keep smiling Essex you know this job is a pain in the arse anyway :whistle
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..........
wiganpostie
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Re: Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

Post by wiganpostie »

I've been bitten three times, and you're right, it always seems to be during summer/spells of hot weather that the cretins 'let the dogs loose'. As the saying should go, only mad dogs and postmen go out in the midday sun.
Himaggen
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Re: Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

Post by Himaggen »

I remember being told that if you find yourself confronted by a dog that you place your bag between you and it.

How does that work now we are not allowed to carry a bag?
brothermagrew
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Re: Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

Post by brothermagrew »

In case she has overlooked it perhaps the sister music4essex should fully familiarise herself with the CWU LTB 463/10.
"Today’s workplace has become heartless and soulless. Employees are seen as units of labour, automatons, functionaries, objects for achieving designated tasks, and as costs to be minimised."
Jynxx
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Re: Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

Post by Jynxx »

I got attacked by a dog on wednesday, I walked into the gate no sign of a dog at all next thing grrrrr nash the thing was really going for it.

I would have been worried if i didn't have any boots on it might have nibbled my toes quite badly with it being a yorkie, I had to laugh at it, the dog was really going for it, it stopped for a second looked up at me with a frustrated look then started to bite my boots again until the owner finally walked out and scooped it up. :crazy:

Sorry to hear about what happened to you though, typical management response to you being attacked. :sad:
i love mail sort
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Re: Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

Post by i love mail sort »

your never win with dog attack/bites, a dog came running towards me barking in a aggressive manor a few months ago, so i kicked the little s**t a few times(hard) before it went running off. i dont want to here he's never done that before when he does bite me. sometimes you have to put your foot down and lash out.

ps essex mum if they dont have a sucure area then refuse to deliver to the house or even the street. i have done this a few times and it has got sorted. put your foot down.
korky
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Re: Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

Post by korky »

i love mail sort wrote:your never win with dog attack/bites, a dog came running towards me barking in a aggressive manor a few months ago, so i kicked the little s**t a few times(hard) before it went running off. i dont want to here he's never done that before when he does bite me. sometimes you have to put your foot down and lash out.

ps essex mum if they dont have a sucure area then refuse to deliver to the house or even the street. i have done this a few times and it has got sorted. put your foot down.
thats true, i posted other year about a dog that "was" going to attack me in the street, got threatened 3 times by the owner because i booted it, one in front of a copper and dom listening in on phone.
police did nothing, dom gave dog owner free redirect to his work!
other week, another dog came at me, if you see it and know you'll never make it to gate, dont turn your back on it, just kick #*$k out of it until it goes, the woman got stroppy, i just told her to keep it secure or same will happen again
music4essex
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Re: Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

Post by music4essex »

Just a quick update

I had the police turn up today at my home to say that they had visited the house and said that the dogs were really barking, but the young chap 17 said to the police that I should not have been on there property :arrrghhh so how does he think they will get there mail delivered :no no
Even the police laughed, but they are going to put his comments down on the incident form and I will get my manager to ask for it and then refuse to deliver to there house when I return :dance

Having me Ls form sent thru from the union as I rang them today

MY bum still hurts though especially when sitting down :cuppa
Essex mum
korky
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Re: Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

Post by korky »

music4essex wrote:Just a quick update

I had the police turn up today at my home to say that they had visited the house and said that the dogs were really barking, but the young chap 17 said to the police that I should not have been on there property :arrrghhh so how does he think they will get there mail delivered :no no
Even the police laughed, but they are going to put his comments down on the incident form and I will get my manager to ask for it and then refuse to deliver to there house when I return :dance

Having me Ls form sent thru from the union as I rang them today

MY bum still hurts though especially when sitting down :cuppa
Essex mum
dont forget to kill their mail off if they dont arrange an office pick up or redirection
robg
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Re: Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

Post by robg »

Saw my first dog that was loose today, it was just sitting in front of the door in their drive which is 20 meters from the road but I rememberd the address as it's the only one in the walk log, but I had
about 5 packages for them.

Was just about to mark it down as dog loose after getting the answering machine at work, when the owner eventually came out and said he had washed it and they let it out so it can dry which he always
does when it's going to be hot, big f**k off alsatian looking very depressed.

After reading about his I'm not even going to consider it next time.
krussel
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Re: Sunny weather here and the dog bites begin

Post by krussel »

music4essex wrote:Just a quick update

I had the police turn up today at my home to say that they had visited the house and said that the dogs were really barking, but the young chap 17 said to the police that I should not have been on there property :arrrghhh so how does he think they will get there mail delivered :no no
Even the police laughed, but they are going to put his comments down on the incident form and I will get my manager to ask for it and then refuse to deliver to there house when I return :dance

Having me Ls form sent thru from the union as I rang them today

MY bum still hurts though especially when sitting down :cuppa
Essex mum
Great news that they followed it up :Very Happy

I got bitten once when the owners opened an auto garage door from the inside and the dog run out and got me. They tried the private property argument but i still got the mail suspended for a week until they put up a box on their gate. :Very Happy

If your bums still sore maybe a few days on light duties are in order :nana

Keep smiling
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..........