Angry residents campaign to keep postman

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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THE axing of a village postman has led to an angry response from residents.

Andy Bainborough, 53, will stop working in Ide next month after "operational changes" were decided by the Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU).

Within a week, 130 villagers signed a petition demanding that Andy stay.

Dawn Chapman, who started the petition, has written to Royal Mail bosses in a bid to save the postman.

She said: "The villagers feel very strongly that we should take some action.

"Andy has been very clear that he does not wish to leave us and the fact that he doesn't even belong to the CWU only adds to the sense of frustration.

"We desperately do not want to lose him and he doesn't want to go. We are appealing to the powers that be in the Royal Mail to keep our postman working in our area allowing our first class service to continue.

"He knows everyone by name and keeps an eye on elderly residents."

Andy, who lives in Exeter, is not allowed to comment.

But he has written a farewell to the Ide Times free-sheet saying: "As a result of local Post Office reorganisation I will be reluctantly moving on to another delivery back in Exeter."

[RedBagMan]

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Andy, who lives in Exeter, is not allowed to comment.

What are the rules - if any - on this sort of thing ?

[Lounge Lizard]

"THE axing of a village postman has led to an angry response from residents." 'axing'? surely not in the medieval sense ?
Ide Population: 547 "130 villagers signed a petition demanding that Andy stay" so that's very nearly a quarter of them.
Andy Bainborough, 53, will stop working in Ide next month after "operational changes" were decided by the Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU). - so the good old CWU takes half the blame. "and the fact that he doesn't even belong to the CWU only adds to the sense of frustration" - same old story, if you're not in it how can you complain that it hasn't achieved what you want ?
"He knows everyone by name and keeps an eye on elderly residents."
"Andy, who lives in Exeter, is not allowed to comment." - but if he was it's most unlikely it would be anything worth hearing.

[POSTMAN]

Yes,conduct code appendix z subsection 3 paragraph 201 says you're not allowed to comment.

However appendix y subsection 2 1/2 paragraph 17 1/4 says you can write to the press...

But he has written a farewell to the Ide Times free-sheet saying: "As a result of local Post Office reorganisation I will be reluctantly moving on to another delivery back in Exeter."

[bunkerland]

What a sad and tragic yarn of human suffering,one can only hope he can pick himself up and carry on with what's left of his shattered life and eventually find some sort of happiness in the future!

Out of interest,does anyone know what will become of the other postie/innocent victim,he displaces when he moves to his new round in Exeter?

[TeeferTiger]

What a sad and tragic yarn of human suffering,one can only hope he can pick himself up and carry on with what's left of his shattered life and eventually find some sort of happiness in the future!

Out of interest,does anyone know what will become of the other postie/innocent victim,he displaces when he moves to his new round in Exeter?

He's starting his new round in Ide

[Lounge Lizard]

What a sad and tragic yarn of human suffering,one can only hope he can pick himself up and carry on with what's left of his shattered life and eventually find some sort of happiness in the future!

Out of interest,does anyone know what will become of the other postie/innocent victim,he displaces when he moves to his new round in Exeter?

"Andy, who lives in Exeter, is not allowed to comment.
- So he's getting a duty nearer home, in his own town.
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"But he has written a farewell to the Ide Times free-sheet saying: "As a result of local Post Office reorganisation I will be reluctantly moving on to another delivery back in Exeter.""
- "back in Exeter", so he's worked in Exeter before and shouldn't find the change too difficult.

[TeeferTiger]

I think "back in Exeter" is just a phrase stating in Exeter rather than a meaning a return to a duty in Exeter.

[Lounge Lizard]

I think "back in Exeter" is just a phrase stating in Exeter rather than a meaning a return to a duty in Exeter.

Having always understood 'back', in this context, to mean "in, into or towards a previous place or condition, or an earlier time" I beg to differ.

[TeeferTiger]

I think "back in Exeter" is just a phrase stating in Exeter rather than a meaning a return to a duty in Exeter.

Having always understood 'back', in this context, to mean "in, into or towards a previous place or condition, or an earlier time" I beg to differ.

But he may be speaking from the perspective of being out in Ide is what I meant so "back in Exeter"... You're clearly out of touch with the common people

[clashcityrocker]

I want to live like common people,
I want to do whatever common people do,
I want to sleep with common people,

[Lounge Lizard]

I think "back in Exeter" is just a phrase stating in Exeter rather than a meaning a return to a duty in Exeter.

Having always understood 'back', in this context, to mean "in, into or towards a previous place or condition, or an earlier time" I beg to differ.

But he may be speaking from the perspective of being out in Ide is what I meant so "back in Exeter"... You're clearly out of touch with the common people

Having always understood the terms common people, the masses, or commoners to denote a broad social division referring to regular people who are members of neither the nobility or the priesthood I fail to understand how you can suggest that I'm out of touch with them. Some suggest that following the rise of the middle class in the 19th century, this division is now of mainly historical interest but since the 20th century the term "common people" has still been used in a more general sense to refer to typical members of society in contrast to highly privileged, in either wealth or influence.
I might conclude that residence west of Offas Dyke has meant you're clearly out of touch with the Queen's English.

[TeeferTiger]

I think "back in Exeter" is just a phrase stating in Exeter rather than a meaning a return to a duty in Exeter.

Having always understood 'back', in this context, to mean "in, into or towards a previous place or condition, or an earlier time" I beg to differ.

But he may be speaking from the perspective of being out in Ide is what I meant so "back in Exeter"... You're clearly out of touch with the common people

Having always understood the terms common people, the masses, or commoners to denote a broad social division referring to regular people who are members of neither the nobility or the priesthood I fail to understand how you can suggest that I'm out of touch with them. Some suggest that following the rise of the middle class in the 19th century, this division is now of mainly historical interest but since the 20th century the term "common people" has still been used in a more general sense to refer to typical members of society in contrast to highly privileged, in either wealth or influence.
I might conclude that residence west of Offas Dyke has meant you're clearly out of touch with the Queen's English.

I wasn't the one being quoted and therefore it's not my English that's being called into question! lol Shall we write a letter, requesting clarification on this matter, to the aforementioned postman? Does he mean "back in Exeter" as in he's had a round there before? Or "back in Exeter" from the perspective of not being there at the time of making that statement?

[Lounge Lizard]

I think "back in Exeter" is just a phrase stating in Exeter rather than a meaning a return to a duty in Exeter.

Having always understood 'back', in this context, to mean "in, into or towards a previous place or condition, or an earlier time" I beg to differ.

But he may be speaking from the perspective of being out in Ide is what I meant so "back in Exeter"... You're clearly out of touch with the common people

Having always understood the terms common people, the masses, or commoners to denote a broad social division referring to regular people who are members of neither the nobility or the priesthood I fail to understand how you can suggest that I'm out of touch with them. Some suggest that following the rise of the middle class in the 19th century, this division is now of mainly historical interest but since the 20th century the term "common people" has still been used in a more general sense to refer to typical members of society in contrast to highly privileged, in either wealth or influence.
I might conclude that residence west of Offas Dyke has meant you're clearly out of touch with the Queen's English.

I wasn't the one being quoted and therefore it's not my English that's being called into question! lol Shall we write a letter, requesting clarification on this matter, to the aforementioned postman? Does he mean "back in Exeter" as in he's had a round there before? Or "back in Exeter" from the perspective of not being there at the time of making that statement?

Write if you've got some of your christmas stamps left.
You can get his address on 192.com
Name - Andrew A Bainborough
Age Guide - 51-55
Exeter, Devon, EX1
Other occupants - Katie J Bainborough Carol E Bainborough Peter S Bainborough

[TeeferTiger]

I think "back in Exeter" is just a phrase stating in Exeter rather than a meaning a return to a duty in Exeter.

Having always understood 'back', in this context, to mean "in, into or towards a previous place or condition, or an earlier time" I beg to differ.

But he may be speaking from the perspective of being out in Ide is what I meant so "back in Exeter"... You're clearly out of touch with the common people

Having always understood the terms common people, the masses, or commoners to denote a broad social division referring to regular people who are members of neither the nobility or the priesthood I fail to understand how you can suggest that I'm out of touch with them. Some suggest that following the rise of the middle class in the 19th century, this division is now of mainly historical interest but since the 20th century the term "common people" has still been used in a more general sense to refer to typical members of society in contrast to highly privileged, in either wealth or influence.
I might conclude that residence west of Offas Dyke has meant you're clearly out of touch with the Queen's English.

I wasn't the one being quoted and therefore it's not my English that's being called into question! lol Shall we write a letter, requesting clarification on this matter, to the aforementioned postman? Does he mean "back in Exeter" as in he's had a round there before? Or "back in Exeter" from the perspective of not being there at the time of making that statement?

Write if you've got some of your christmas stamps left.
You can get his address on 192.com
Name - Andrew A Bainborough
Age Guide - 51-55
Exeter, Devon, EX1
Other occupants - Katie J Bainborough Carol E Bainborough Peter S Bainborough

I don't get Xmas stamps! Use yours! lol