Here's one for you all !!!!!

greynut · Post by **greynut** » 26 Nov 2007, 13:37

I have been taught today on how to use a track and trace gun. Its a bit like Parcel Force hand held thingy that lets customer sign for
packets, special etc.

They can be used and upgraded to do loads of things. Now heres the thing.....

I was told that they will be upgraded to allow postman to READ GAS AND ELECTRICITY METERS. As posties go to every house ( f***ing' when???) they will get posties to read the meters. I kid you not.

I assume there will be replies to this post?

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 26 Nov 2007, 14:13

I heard the same rumour about 6 months ago - 600+ houses on my round so in a 3 month period I would have to go to about 10 per day - they had better cut my round down or the people at the end of my walk will never see me again.

greynut · Post by **greynut** » 26 Nov 2007, 14:22

I guess it would be like once each quarter.

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 26 Nov 2007, 14:26

I am sure the householder would welcome you pi*s wet through, Dog sh*t on shoe's and a big bag on back bursting through the front door in your haste to get home and get some dry clothes on before picking up your kid's from school!.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 26 Nov 2007, 14:43

Just got this from a job search website

Job details:

* Date posted: 2007-11-26
* Company: Search Consultancy - Utilities
* Location: WYTHENSHAWE
* Job ref: WYS/12692
* Job Type: PERMANENT ONLY
* Hours: 37 HOURS OVER 5 DAYS
* Salary: Â£210-Â£300 PER WEEK + UNIFORM
Description:
Data collectors required to read domestic gas and electric meters on a cyclic basis. Duties include completing basic safety checks and inputting readings on to a computerised terminal. Must have own car full driving licence and land line telephone. Previous experience of working outdoors preferable. The hours of work are between 11am to 7pm fixed shift Monday-Friday. Note that this job will require you to work in the evenings and the occasional Saturday. For more information or to apply call ...
How to apply:
You can apply for this job by telephoning 08450 740474 or 0161 8358686 and asking for Jeanette Smith.

So a few points - wage is comparable with ours

But will we get extra allowances for the basic safety checks. My Knowledge more money. Anyway if they want me to do this they had better pay me more. Its bad enough delivering on rub down council estates never mind trying to get in to read a meter.

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 26 Nov 2007, 15:02

Even the police go in pair's in area's like that and that's before entering the house!. I for one would not enter a house on my walk you just do not no what some people are capable of once they have you captive!

pistol · Post by **pistol** » 26 Nov 2007, 15:09

k979aaa wrote:Even the police go in pair's in area's like that and that's before entering the house!. I for one would not enter a house on my walk you just do not no what some people are capable of once they have you captive!

fair point..no woman(or some men) in thier right mind would enter a strangers house alone..especially with a bag full of priorities and dole cheques on thier back...

newpostie · Post by **newpostie** » 26 Nov 2007, 16:07

haha that job vacancy is where i post haha! and to say one thing i won't be knocking on doors reading the meters im a post man, not a bloody post/elecy/gas man! idiots ey.

Post by **dvbuk55** » 26 Nov 2007, 16:13

pistol wrote:
k979aaa wrote:Even the police go in pair's in area's like that and that's before entering the house!. I for one would not enter a house on my walk you just do not no what some people are capable of once they have you captive!
fair point..no woman(or some men) in their right mind would enter a strangers house alone..especially with a bag full of priorities and dole cheques on their back...

Well I used to do that job and collect money from prepayment meters in exactly the sort of places you wouldn't want to let your Rottweiler off the lead.
I also changed meters when they were due and installed them.

I can tell you from experience that there are many many places that you wished you didn't have to enter - in some places it was a case of wiping your feet on the way OUT. Apart from the less than salubrious residences there is also the location of the meters, understairs with stuff piled to the ceiling, cellars full of spiders and cobwebs - oh yes I wouldn't envy anyone the task.

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 26 Nov 2007, 16:37

dvbuk55 wrote:
pistol wrote:
k979aaa wrote:Even the police go in pair's in area's like that and that's before entering the house!. I for one would not enter a house on my walk you just do not no what some people are capable of once they have you captive!
fair point..no woman(or some men) in their right mind would enter a strangers house alone..especially with a bag full of priorities and dole cheques on their back...
Well I used to do that job and collect money from prepayment meters in exactly the sort of places you wouldn't want to let your Rottweiler off the lead.
I also changed meters when they were due and installed them.

I can tell you from experience that there are many many places that you wished you didn't have to enter - in some places it was a case of wiping your feet on the way OUT. Apart from the less than salubrious residences there is also the location of the meters, understairs with stuff piled to the ceiling, cellars full of spiders and cobwebs - oh yes I wouldn't envy anyone the task.

Not forgetting the like's of jeffey dahmer,dennis nilsen,fred west,ian brady, and co for if you are unlucky it could be you!. bet a manager would not do it the scanner's broke his excuse.

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 26 Nov 2007, 16:44

I was talking to a meter reader a couple of months ago who told me they were going to introduce new meters which can be read from outside the house. All you do is drive past a row of houses, a device reads the meter as you drive past and job done. If that's right, Allan and Adam will have to give us all buckets and ladders instead and we can clean a few windows for the 40% of the day we're all hanging about doing sod all.

hackedoff · Post by **hackedoff** » 26 Nov 2007, 16:46

We gonna do wasps nests while we're up there?!

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 26 Nov 2007, 17:05

hackedoff wrote:We gonna do wasps nests while we're up there?!

I could do with a pizza!

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 26 Nov 2007, 17:18

How about every postman should be issued with brasso to get our mucky finger print's off the letterboxes!.

ps did anyone see the artical in the daliy mail today about how the post used to be delivered!. but they did not have these two sh*t's then :cfo & :lfo .

Post by **Shiggaddi** » 26 Nov 2007, 18:06

hackedoff wrote:We gonna do wasps nests while we're up there?!

That would fit in perfectly with seasonal pressure.

During the light summer months, we can get "stung" for extra hours by removing wasp nests, and during the winter when it's too cold for wasps, we can get on with the Christmas post.

I would suggest arranging with local newsagents to deliver morning papers and make all those paperboys jobless, but we could probably just about manage evening papers now!!