Quiet christmas

Post by **wacko74** » 04 Dec 2019, 18:26

Was expecting the worst today being the Weds after Black Friday and Cyber Monday,but not too bad really, just a typical heavy Wednesday.

Dannybuca · Post by **Dannybuca** » 04 Dec 2019, 18:37

I haven't done too badly this week but some of the walks in our office have been well and truly battered. Got home at 430 today & my local postie hadn't got to my house yet

Post by **CPTNemoUK** » 04 Dec 2019, 18:39

Guessing my office is rammed. I live on a easy walk and I didn't receive my tracked parcel today. Might have too put a complaint in

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 04 Dec 2019, 18:51

Xmas cards have increased now, a big increase in rejects from the CSS machines

Post by **rambo1** » 04 Dec 2019, 21:00

BOOM!! You happy now! Absolutely rammed today. Christmas has deffo started here.

Rapidryan88 · Post by **Rapidryan88** » 04 Dec 2019, 21:03

Van was full of parcels to the roof no gaps side door or back door today

twoloops · Post by **twoloops** » 05 Dec 2019, 09:55

I always find its a good time for a bit stress or bad back, got my feet up with cuppa watching Match of the Day on catch up, 2 to 3 weeks I should be okay

taurus88 · Post by **taurus88** » 05 Dec 2019, 16:10

Yesterday was fairly normal, today was the worst I've seen so far. Tomorrow and Saturday will likely be equally dire.

Hitcher · Post by **Hitcher** » 05 Dec 2019, 17:59

I don't know what offices you guys are working in but we can't move for packets. Yesterday we failed about a dozen yorks worth and today there's even more. They can't cope even though they have agency doing them in the afternoons. It's great when we tell the linos we're not touching the bg packets every morning though.

Grumpyoldmailman · Post by **Grumpyoldmailman** » 05 Dec 2019, 22:21

Hammered again today, got back at 1630 and was asked if I could go out again and do parcels. Don’t know how those duty holders got away with not taking them as I had to take mine out. I might be a mug

but I declined.

Post by **rambo1** » 05 Dec 2019, 22:36

Probably the busiest day ever at Royal mail? Packets driver took a york of biggies and was still 6.30 finish (on my own). Passed a few guys still out while driving home. How is it they give huddles on bad weather warnings like watch out for wet leaves .......but expect you to deliver in pitch darkness? Wouldn't be as bad if they provided head torches.

Hitcher · Post by **Hitcher** » 06 Dec 2019, 19:22

3rd day of failures and they even stopped the sorting machines with mech still in them.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 06 Dec 2019, 19:26

Hitcher wrote:3rd day of failures and they even stopped the sorting machines with mech still in them.

Must be outward mail. All iLSMs (and IMPs probably as well) have an "emergency" sort plan which just sorts down to office level.

Dorset Plodder · Post by **Dorset Plodder** » 06 Dec 2019, 19:45

SpacePhoenix wrote:
Hitcher wrote:3rd day of failures and they even stopped the sorting machines with mech still in them.
Must be outward mail. All iLSMs (and IMPs probably as well) have an "emergency" sort plan which just sorts down to office level.

We Posties on the Front Line really look forward to getting Mech that hasn't been sorted ..... Makes our Day because we haven't got enough to do. Reminds us of the "Good Old Days" When we had to sort ALL the mail manually.

Mind you in those days we only had to go out on a bike and Deliver for 3 1/2 hours.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 06 Dec 2019, 20:14

Dorset Plodder wrote:
SpacePhoenix wrote:
Hitcher wrote:3rd day of failures and they even stopped the sorting machines with mech still in them.
Must be outward mail. All iLSMs (and IMPs probably as well) have an "emergency" sort plan which just sorts down to office level.
We Posties on the Front Line really look forward to getting Mech that hasn't been sorted ..... Makes our Day because we haven't got enough to do. Reminds us of the "Good Old Days" When we had to sort ALL the mail manually. Mind you in those days we only had to go out on a bike and Deliver for 3 1/2 hours.

It's down to whether they're allowed to roll over any left-overs to the next day. If they aren't then any left-overs will get sent as manual to the DOs