Health & Safety,my arse

[tansorboy]

and if you illegally invade someone else's country, expect to get shot at while enjoying their sunshine.

[GoingRoundTheBend]

To be fair to the fella he was just doing his job and it was the idiots in the asylum..... sorry I meant government that sent them to invade another country and get shot at.

[glenfiddich]

stop bloody whinging you wimps !! try doing a tour of Afgan or Iraq then you'll know what it is to work in the heat. and at least your not getting shot at whilst delivering.
we are turning into a nation of wimps.

tell that to the postie who got shot last year down the boulevard in ull

[Kezroyalmail]

We've known about how hot it's gonna be for a few days now so why don't the managers get us to come in earlier so we can finish before it gets craaaazy hot.Instead I went in this morning my walk hadn't been touched(supposed to throw out a bit cus I'm a part timer) had to watch a dog video,had to lapse also.All managers say is drink plenty of water and keep in the shade(yeah cus I carry a bloody umbrella with my extra pair of hands).and to top it off my partner has a heart condition.thought he was gonna keel over at the end of the walk.
Doctor Hilary on tv this morning told people not to go out between 11-3,pahahah!

So you had time to prep your walk,watch a video AND lapse in your 5 or 6 hours duty time? Must be a rare easy park & loop delivery!

1:I do 6.30 hrs a day,2:I didn't mess around,just got on with it,3:finished bang on time,4:I'm awesome lol
So don't tell me my park and loop is easy cus it ain't,it's one of the biggest in the office.
Anyway I wasn't talking about how hard or easy my walk is I was on about how managers could make it easier for us.yes I know soldiers in Iraq etc do it all the time but I'm a postie posting my views on a Royal Mail chat.A thank you

[beezet]

You tell him girl

[TrueBlueTerrier]

stop bloody whinging you wimps !! try doing a tour of Afgan or Iraq then you'll know what it is to work in the heat. and at least your not getting shot at whilst delivering.
we are turning into a nation of wimps.

With the greatest respect wind your neck in - I am struggling and I have done 1 Desert Tour , 2 Jungle Tours and been on 3 "getting shot at tours".

The difference is that the forces HELP you acclimatise for 3 weeks before the send you out on tasks, RM check the forecast and kick you out the door.

PS No invasions.

[DB1100]

stop bloody whinging you wimps !! try doing a tour of Afgan or Iraq then you'll know what it is to work in the heat. and at least your not getting shot at whilst delivering.
we are turning into a nation of wimps.

With the greatest respect wind your neck in - I am struggling and I have done 1 Desert Tour , 2 Jungle Tours and been on 3 "getting shot at tours".

The difference is that the forces HELP you acclimatise for 3 weeks before the send you out on tasks, RM check the forecast and kick you out the door.

PS No invasions.

I've done my share as well and would rather be back in any day than working for these morons,I thought our ruperts were bad but RM managers would struggle to find their asses in a phone box using both hands.

[spiderj]

stop bloody whinging you wimps !! try doing a tour of Afgan or Iraq then you'll know what it is to work in the heat. and at least your not getting shot at whilst delivering.
we are turning into a nation of wimps.

With the greatest respect wind your neck in - I am struggling and I have done 1 Desert Tour , 2 Jungle Tours and been on 3 "getting shot at tours".

The difference is that the forces HELP you acclimatise for 3 weeks before the send you out on tasks, RM check the forecast and kick you out the door.

PS No invasions.

I've done my share as well and would rather be back in any day than working for these morons,I thought our ruperts were bad but RM managers would struggle to find their asses in a phone box using both hands.

My tuppence worth.....
We had proper kit...(or " found it")
We had proper training
Things were allowed to go wrong and we learned
Majority of higher ranks were human
Weather was factored in

In this job however
We get radge gear
Training? Lol
Things go wrong and its always our fault
Most managers seem to have had common sense and humanity removed
And for a company that does a lot of work outdoors there is not enough flexibility for......sun-why not start early?....rain...just drive the van through it.....aaarghhh...snow...yea you'll be fine with the grips on your shoes....

And they wonder why I'm smiling all the time

I'm laughing

[krussel]

I managed to start delivering just before 9am and it was still quite cloudy following the night storms. The first couple of hours were ok but the last two when the sun burst through were a little tough towards the end.

I do think they should either roll the last dispatch or bring it in un sequenced to get us out as early as possible when we are faced with 30+ deg c.

[monkeymutha]

Nearly collapsed after the one mile trek with hct back to office today. Was sorting out the returned items and felt faint. Went over as well so didn't finish until gone 3. Was hit hard yesterday as well really struggled. Also I find it takes the rest of the day to recover, only then to have to do it again. Started sweating at 10am this morning and didn't stop. Had to lapse as well.

[krussel]

Nearly collapsed after the one mile trek with hct back to office today. Was sorting out the returned items and felt faint. Went over as well so didn't finish until gone 3. Was hit hard yesterday as well really struggled. Also I find it takes the rest of the day to recover, only then to have to do it again. Started sweating at 10am this morning and didn't stop. Had to lapse as well.

You need to take some kind of break during the delivery in some shade. I stopped for about 15 mins and chatted to my support driver who had come to drop off a refill bag. It really helps you cool down.

Sip water / juice all the way around. You need to be careful.

[Lazycarton]

I suspect that we will get told tomorrow to avoid getting hit by lightning. Has anyone had a trolley hit by lightning

[tansorboy]

And watch out for the bullets....

[Bahia Feliz]

Went over as well so didn't finish until gone 3. Had to lapse as well.

Had to lapse?

[spiderj]

Hmmmmmmm."had to lapse"
Is that the same as compulsory overtime?