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Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

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fishtank
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Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

Post by fishtank »

Sorry to wake you guys up but we've got diversions running :shock: and the rumour is most of the M/C network is creaking,just wondered if you guys were busy? :whistle
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Re: Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

Post by hotfudge »

fishtank wrote:Sorry to wake you guys up but we've got diversions running :shock: and the rumour is most of the M/C network is creaking,just wondered if you guys were busy? :whistle

where we are yes most managers are working on 2 shifts :dance
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Re: Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

Post by postman1979 »

If you think what it was like after Xmas into the New Year then ours was much the same last night. 120 yorks of DSA and 68 RSCs of Tracked plus hundreds of yorks of inward packets.
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Re: Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

Post by bunkerland »

postman1979 wrote:If you think what it was like after Xmas into the New Year then ours was much the same last night. 120 yorks of DSA and 68 RSCs of Tracked plus hundreds of yorks of inward packets.
Fantastic news! :nana

The business must be turning around already just a few weeks after being valued at hehaw, :sad: if only the colleague shares could have been valued a few weeks later.......ah well,hooray anyway,three cheers for Moya! :nana
Swinder
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Re: Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

Post by Swinder »

At my place on Tuesday we failed to clear on Lates, then Nights and then Wednesday morning we took 1.2million items of DSA so it will be interesting to see what today/tomorrow bring.
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Re: Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

Post by adb2aber »

Swinder wrote:At my place on Tuesday we failed to clear on Lates, then Nights and then Wednesday morning we took 1.2million items of DSA so it will be interesting to see what today/tomorrow bring.
Swindon on Tuesday cleared lates, failed nights. Weds earlies failed (diversion in from another MC tipped the balance there) so lates mopped up the 2C and the nights failure with time to spare. Should be an easy night tonight...
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Re: Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

Post by SpacePhoenix »

postman1979 wrote:If you think what it was like after Xmas into the New Year then ours was much the same last night. 120 yorks of DSA and 68 RSCs of Tracked plus hundreds of yorks of inward packets.
Tracked has picked up here, it'll probably get a lot busier now Amazon are using Tracked Next Day (hope we get new batteries for the pda :pray as the current batteries are now a load of s**t, they don't charge properly anymore)
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Re: Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

Post by DGP1 »

SpacePhoenix wrote:
postman1979 wrote:If you think what it was like after Xmas into the New Year then ours was much the same last night. 120 yorks of DSA and 68 RSCs of Tracked plus hundreds of yorks of inward packets.
Tracked has picked up here, it'll probably get a lot busier now Amazon are using Tracked Next Day (hope we get new batteries for the pda :pray as the current batteries are now a load of s**t, they don't charge properly anymore)
I thought Herpes were doing Amazon now :hmmmm :nervous
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SpacePhoenix
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Re: Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

Post by SpacePhoenix »

DGP1 wrote:
SpacePhoenix wrote:
postman1979 wrote:If you think what it was like after Xmas into the New Year then ours was much the same last night. 120 yorks of DSA and 68 RSCs of Tracked plus hundreds of yorks of inward packets.
Tracked has picked up here, it'll probably get a lot busier now Amazon are using Tracked Next Day (hope we get new batteries for the pda :pray as the current batteries are now a load of s**t, they don't charge properly anymore)
I thought Herpes were doing Amazon now :hmmmm :nervous
AFAIK HDL have got the 24hr and 48hr contract, maybe that is for stuff going to "Prime" members. With the amount of stuff they send out sometimes it must be down to who has (whichever company) got a van available first
hubbahubba
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Re: Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

Post by hubbahubba »

nights failed by a shedful of inward packets,and earlies pakets has been hammered the last 2 days,as well as taking a 20york diversion every day.Letters MAY be dropping slightly,but pkts are thru the roof,with no sign on stopping soon.... ;liar
same as it ever was...
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Re: Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

Post by toofpick »

At our office it is absolute carnage, its been all on overtime every day!!
Every day they are failing...They are still cutting jobs though!!! :Applause
youwot!!!!!
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Re: Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

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fishtank wrote:Sorry to wake you guys up but we've got diversions running :shock: and the rumour is most of the M/C network is creaking,just wondered if you guys were busy? :whistle

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who the hell invests £2 billion into a servic and makes it worse?????????????
you really couldn't make it up!!!!!!!!!!!
Stampy
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Re: Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

Post by Stampy »

We are struggling as we have hardly any trays or working yorks in our MC...

Yet our MCM and Shift Manager are there SCREAMING at us if the machine is NOT running...
And after a while, you can work on points for style,
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake,
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile.

You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,
So that when they turn their backs on you,
You'll get the chance to put the knife in.
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Re: Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

Post by hotfudge »

Stampy wrote:We are struggling as we have hardly any trays or working yorks in our MC...

Yet our MCM and Shift Manager are there SCREAMING at us if the machine is NOT running...
tell em to go forth and multiply
Stampy
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Re: Is it busy in the Mail Centres?

Post by Stampy »

I did....

Hence i'm in the "office" tonight at 11pm for a "little chat"..... :so there :arrrghhh
And after a while, you can work on points for style,
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake,
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile.

You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,
So that when they turn their backs on you,
You'll get the chance to put the knife in.