Park & Loop halted on Saturdays

[NWpostie]

surely after so many failures, its time to stop.

[dblad]

Keep the vans, I'll stick to my bike.

[davey k]

Today Line Managers scared of culling asked them to go back to their bikes.

and they said.......?

i keep reading about offices and bikes ye must have easy deliveries if bikes can be used our ffice has never seen bikes

[fishtank]

Today Line Managers scared of culling asked them to go back to their bikes.

and they said.......?

i keep reading about offices and bikes ye must have easy deliveries if bikes can be used our ffice has never seen bikes

Don't quote me davey...we've never had bikes either..

[Darren Bent]

What the job is like with bikes. Just asking.

[music4essex]

I use to do a delivery by pouch and walking ,
7 yrs ago went to another DO that used bikes and the terrain is very flat and it was a blessing after doing the job with steep inclines and steps,

After a few mishaps of overbalancing got used to it. and love it, but we are soon to be having Park N Loop so should be interesting

Essex mum

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Bikes no thanks:

Going down hill is dangerous

and Uphill is just too much hard work

and don't mention the snow.

[fishtank]

I dug my "purely recreational" bike out yesterday and took it for a spin for the first time this year.
I've been walking like John Wayne all day.
It's back in the shed.

[ElvisGaddafi]

Believe me.You do not want park and loop.If I gave you the choice of walking six miles + or riding a bike for six miles+ which would you choose?.........................Exactly!!!!

We don't have bikes.
What would our choice be?
Walking for 4hrs with a bag on our back or using trolleys and a van.
And we are the majority.

We don't have bikes either. We haven't had our revision but I walk for 4 hrs with a bag on my back often. I've done a duty with a HCT in the past and it was a pain in the arse (apart from the day I had it padlocked to a lamp post and lost the key, it was quite interesting although I dont think the Romec guy who had to come out at night to cut it off was very pleased). I don't fancy P&L either. I think the thinking behind this is that peer pressure will increase productivity. If you have a fast walker and a slow walker sharing a van one's going to moan that he/she does more work and the others going to feel that he/she is under pressure to speed up, either through guilt that he/she isn't pulling their weight or just to stop the other moaning.

[Lovemoney]

I never use a bike in my walk before cause its not necessary, when I went to another office to do ot, that area all houses have a long driveway I find it much more easier using a bikes.

[slave]

I've used bikes in the dim and dark past, or should that read bright and light? anyway, they have their uses; main one being weight was on the bike not on my back (and before anyone comments, yes I know, security etc!)
And when the business was a service and we performed two deliveries it was easy to whizz round on a bike.. Now it's time to stop before I start crying about the good old days.

I do recall a laughable incident many moons back, it had snowed and been cold/icy and the DOM insisted we be driven out to the start of our deliveries with bikes in back of van (although I got bored of waiting and rode out), quite what difference it made once out on delivery will never be known, RM-Management logic, never fails to confuse!

[NewPostieUK]

Huddersfield is very rural in parts. Beat this

Is that a challenge?

Looks like the M6 compared to one of the duties I cover.

I'll take some photos next time

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