Remember to tip your postie

[Deleted]

All you vape mail addicts remember to tip your overworked postie at this seasonal time for all his/her hard work on your behalf ... You know it is the nice thing to do and it can make all the difference between a red card and your long awaited shinny being left with a friendly neighbour.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours.

Bill

[jtc]

No chance
I've had three parcels go missing this year and our sorting office must be the worst in the country for getting things delivered

[lobeydosser]

Already done @yinyang

I was the local village Postie many moons ago, back in the days when "transport" was a bicycle.

Christmas Mail was hellish and I was often still sorting that mail until after I was normally finished my delivering for the day.

[Deleted]

Good man lobeydosser

jtc sorry to hear of your bad experiences but I am happy to say that in almost 4 years of receiving vape mail I have never had a lost package and only once received a red card when my postie was unable to find any of my neighbours at home. It should also be pointed out that your local postie is only the last link in a long chain so any cock ups are not necessarily his/her fault.

[jtc]

Yes I get what you are saying @yinyang but I don't know if my postie has robbed me do I.
I might give her £5

[Perpetua]

Mine are going to be on strike during this coming week . . . . .

www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/14973700.Post_Office_branches_in_Yate_set_to_be_affected_by_union_strike_action_this_week/?ref=mr&lp=2

( Wonder how it would go down if supermarket workers did similar in protest at long hours and poor pay - not well with the paying public I'd think at this time of year! )

That said, I've a bottle of Prosecco for my regular ( wonderful ) Post Lady . . . . and a box of nice choccie bics for her stand in, who has taken on the round whilst she is doing nights over the festive period as between them I receive excellent, above the call of duty service from them both.

[joeten]

I never know who is delivering letters etc here they change about weekly, it was fine when we had a regular chap he was also a nice guy and I would happily give him a tip.

[colli]

I said to my postie "have a drink on me"......

I put a t bag in his Christmas card

[thebishman]

Dec 18, 2016 15:58:24 GMT joeten said:

I never know who is delivering letters etc here they change about weekly, it was fine when we had a regular chap he was also a nice guy and I would happily give him a tip.

Same scenario as me joeten. However i alway tip our binmen (and one woman) they have been brilliant for yonks.

[Deleted]

Tip for sydsut postie get a bigger bag or a wheelbarrow

[jtc]

Dec 18, 2016 14:21:13 GMT Perpetua said:

Mine are going to be on strike during this coming week . . . . .

www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/14973700.Post_Office_branches_in_Yate_set_to_be_affected_by_union_strike_action_this_week/?ref=mr&lp=2

( Wonder how it would go down if supermarket workers did similar in protest at long hours and poor pay - not well with the paying public I'd think at this time of year! )

Actually I wish supermarket workers would strike as it's disgusting that these companies make billions and pay such poor wages. Then what really winds me up is that we then subsidise these companies by paying family tax credits from our wages to the poorer families.
It's a bloody joke and it's about time employers paid properly.
Anyone that strikes for acceptable money has my backing

[ghostrider1971]

jtc - Well said, Sir.

As a quick aside, a friend pointed out to me something about the Southern Railways strike. Appreciate the number of families and workers who are being hit as employees and customers but Southern Railways are still making profits of a
'mere' 100 million Pounds a year......

It's all about keeping the shareholders happy and profits high......

[thebishman]

Dec 18, 2016 16:44:22 GMT jtc said:

Dec 18, 2016 14:21:13 GMT Perpetua said:

Mine are going to be on strike during this coming week . . . . .

www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/14973700.Post_Office_branches_in_Yate_set_to_be_affected_by_union_strike_action_this_week/?ref=mr&lp=2

( Wonder how it would go down if supermarket workers did similar in protest at long hours and poor pay - not well with the paying public I'd think at this time of year! )

Actually I wish supermarket workers would strike as it's disgusting that these companies make billions and pay such poor wages. Then what really winds me up is that we then subsidise these companies by paying family tax credits from our wages to the poorer families.
It's a bloody joke and it's about time employers paid properly.
Anyone that strikes for acceptable money has my backing

This!!!

I heard a bit on radio about amazon paying their warehouse picking staff peanuts..and the soeed in whoch they have to whozz arpund picking up the orders to process etc. This is an example of what your saying jonny.

[Deleted]

Good Lord, what was intended as a festive reminder and my personal good wishes to all of you, appears to have become a thread worthy of the politics and religion board. I shouldn't have bothered.

[ghostrider1971]

@yinyang - Apologies for my diversion