Postal Strike - Do you have sympathy for the the posties?

[thunderlizard]

Yes, if he's finished his day's work early. Actually he should get a bonus because the people towards the end of his walk got their letters a bit sooner.

[Paddy]

Postmen in my area are a bunch of toβers. One Chinese student who does not speak English, one Indian from another city who shouts racist it you try and talk to him and 75 year old half blind, bold head git with a limp. None of them seem to be able read the numbers on the doors!

[TimberWolf]

Postmen in my area are a bunch of toβers. One Chinese student who does not speak English, one Indian from another city who shouts racist it you try and talk to him and 75 year old half blind, bold head git with a limp. None of them seem to be able read the numbers on the doors!

That's probably the future of the postal service. Different postmen everyday comprised of temps and part-time workers who will be doing it while looking for better full-time jobs.

[shaunbhoy]

How else could you get a document from Penzance to Edinburgh in 24 hours for less than a quid?

Let's see.............how about email or fax?

[Doggy Styles]

Let's see.............how about email or fax?

Bit of a show-stopper that, SB.

Truth is, that is what posties are competing with.

[TimberWolf]

Do most people really need post everyday?

[threaded]

None of them seem to be able read the numbers on the doors!

Luxury! Where I have my house in England there are a series of three parallel roads that are all named beginning with an 'A'.

[threaded]

That's probably the future of the postal service. Different postmen everyday comprised of temps and part-time workers who will be doing it while looking for better full-time jobs.

That's McDs excuse for not giving staff that have worked for them for over 20 years proper full time contracts.

People like me who find this an abhorrent situation actually call them McJobs. Welcome to globalisation.

[darmstadt]

I have 2 different postmen that come once a day from different companies, both reliable as clockwork and friendly. The refuse collectors come at least 3 times a week. The rag and bone man comes once a week. The market gardener also comes once a week. The pubs are open decent hours without the threat of instant violence and you can smoke in a lot of them. You can drive at decent speeds on the motorways. A fair bit of the population speak a smattering of English while a good percentage speak very good English. Contract rates are pretty good here and there seems to be no lack of roles to fill. I presume this is because I live in a civilised country

[threaded]

A fair bit of the population speak a smattering of English while a good percentage speak very good English.

One of the spooky things I found in Denmark is that day to day I meet more people who can speak English than I do when I'm in England. Was really quite disturbing for a while before I realised the truth: the UK truly is a tuliphole.