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Post by IWW Fellow Worker »

Fairly heavy in WA7. Plenty of Down Stream Crapcess and Mailcrap.
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rhino49
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Post by rhino49 »

I'd be a brave man to place a bet on tomorrow's picket line weather. My day off today and I've seen at least 3 different forecasts for the same area tomorrow - it changes literally by the hour. My day off today was supposed to be dry and sunny and I've been in and out to rescue washing on the line twice as the heavens have opened. Is it possible that the weather has royal mail managers in charge 'cos it does seem cocked up. BTW - I've often wondered - what's the difference between a spell, a period and an interval when the forecasters refer to the sunshine (we used to get in the summers of yesteryear)?
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frankie

Post by frankie »

Not too bad at all today. finished at just before midday. No mech bundles and hardly any mail for the firms not too many packets either. Was even easier yesterday, in fact it was a bit like the old days of job and knock!!! I think we will get hammered next week, too. Oh well, ce la vie, nobody said it would be easy! :cuppa
mrlovepantsuk
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Post by mrlovepantsuk »

got hammered today, manager asked me 4 times if i could do extra and 4 times i said that i would probably have to bring some back myself. i brought about 7 or 8 packets and specials back, by the look on his face i don`t think he believed i would do it. there were a couple of others who left virtually have their rounds but there were also some who went in early to clear their rounds.
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hoofer
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Post by hoofer »

Need some help
stuck on a crossword
3 across clue is,
This forms on the skin to prevent infection entering a open wound.
4 letter's begins with
S?
:no no :no no :no no :no no :no no :no no :no no :no no
TrueBlueTerrier
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Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

I loved today started on time, did primary sorting to time, threw off to time, bundled up on time and did round on time. No stress and no problems. Mind you the floors and walls in my DO are starting to creak under the weight of undelivered mail. I think we took about 50% of what came in but I'll still do the same tomorrow.

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Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

hoofer wrote:Need some help
stuck on a crossword
3 across clue is,
This forms on the skin to prevent infection entering a open wound.
4 letter's begins with
S?
:no no :no no :no no :no no :no no :no no :no no :no no
could it be S Image
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pilsbury
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Post by pilsbury »

No i think the word your looking for is C??T. :nana :nana :nana
hoofer
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Post by hoofer »

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
hoofer wrote:Need some help
stuck on a crossword
3 across clue is,
This forms on the skin to prevent infection entering a open wound.
4 letter's begins with
S?
:no no :no no :no no :no no :no no :no no :no no :no no
could it be S Image
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bagpuss66

Post by bagpuss66 »

Went in at 5am,on the sorting from 5:30 - 7:45,left the office at 9:20,started delivering 9:35,cut off at 12:40 back in office by 12:50 brought back a bag of mail.Told my line manager on the way out i'd be cutting off met with a 'Thanks mate' response,did'nt reply as he's a good bloke who i've know for years and would be on the picket line if he was'nt a manager.By the look of the stress on his face he'll soon be a postie again !!
By the looks of it the office had rows of mail brought back, some deliveries as much as two bags. People are standing together and taking breaks using bikes e.t.c. Only have had 9 strike breakers all strike so far,not bad for an office of 190.Bit of a kick in the teeth for our Dum as he's always boasting about how he's got this and that done in the past.A proper little job's worth,i should imagine a few bristol people here will know who i'm on about!!He's mysterlisly dissappeared all over this time of desruption leaving his assistant Dum to take all the flak...funny that!! Day off tommorow so i'm off to enjoy the sun,keep the fight up folks!
P.s. The office is weston-on-the-mud :wink:
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Post by hoofer »

pilsbury wrote:No i think the word your looking for is C??T. :nana :nana :nana
Tut Tut don't mess about say how you feel.
And you left a word out?

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bigsharkboy
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Post by bigsharkboy »

overslept this morning had a nightmare morning got the piss ripped out of me but got in about 5.50 instead of 5.30 some mail was in frame done IPS until 6.15 then went to frame pulled out mail to check for mistakes found 12 letters wrongly sorted found the 1st one straight away feckin strike breakers

told manager i will be unable to complete he said take it all out and bring back what u cant finish

left office with 4 full trays of mail got back just after 13.30 brought back just over 1 tray of mail about an hrs worth of delivery had my M/R

will do the same tomorrow if still busy
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dubdaz
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Post by dubdaz »

Done me 318 to the letter,bought back two bags.Its hitting them alot harder doing these fazed strikes.We get no strike breakers at all in our office out of about 200,BUT loads come in early,its supposed to be 5.00 start,one guy gets in at 3.00!!!!!! :crazy: :mad
mdtomuk
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RE-MONDAY 30th

Post by mdtomuk »

I'M 'BH' POSTCODE AND START 0445. GOT OUT, FINALLY AT 0935 (LATEST EVER BY 30 MINS!) AND FINALLY COMPLETED AT 1330.
I WILL ALWAYS COMPLETE MY DELIVERY UNLESS THERE IS AN OVERTIME BAN THINGY. OR THEY REFUSE TO PAY ME O/T. I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING (tosser etc . . . . . . . . . . ed!) BUT UNLIKE ALLAN AND CROZ I AM TOTALLY COMMITTED TO GIVING MY CUSTOMERS THE SERVICE THAT THEIR MONEY DESERVES - AND, OH YES THEY ARE ALL TOTALLY SUPPORTIVE OF US POSTIES, THEY ARE REALISING, THE HARD WAY, WHAT THE 'LEIGHTON VISION' WILL BE, AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT UPON THEM IN THE FUTURE! AND WOE BETIDE ANYONE OF THEM WHO HAS RELATIVES OR FRIEND WHO LIVE IN THE STICKS - AND BUSINESSES, JUST DONT' GO THERE! - I TELL EM!
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evilc
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Re: RE-MONDAY 30th

Post by evilc »

mdtomuk wrote:I'M 'BH' POSTCODE AND START 0445. GOT OUT, FINALLY AT 0935 (LATEST EVER BY 30 MINS!) AND FINALLY COMPLETED AT 1330.
I WILL ALWAYS COMPLETE MY DELIVERY UNLESS THERE IS AN OVERTIME BAN THINGY. OR THEY REFUSE TO PAY ME O/T. I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING (tosser etc . . . . . . . . . . ed!) BUT UNLIKE ALLAN AND CROZ I AM TOTALLY COMMITTED TO GIVING MY CUSTOMERS THE SERVICE THAT THEIR MONEY DESERVES - AND, OH YES THEY ARE ALL TOTALLY SUPPORTIVE OF US POSTIES, THEY ARE REALISING, THE HARD WAY, WHAT THE 'LEIGHTON VISION' WILL BE, AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT UPON THEM IN THE FUTURE! AND WOE BETIDE ANYONE OF THEM WHO HAS RELATIVES OR FRIEND WHO LIVE IN THE STICKS - AND BUSINESSES, JUST DONT' GO THERE! - I TELL EM!
****

**** (OH YES, MY PUBLIC ARE GREAT, BUT THEY AIN'T BIG XMAS TIPPERS - SO THERE!!!)


FIGHT OR DIE. . . :cfo :lfo
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