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Previously on "Now London postal workers are going on strike"
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Postal workers would never go on strike round my way, they would just be depriving themselves of theiving opportunities. Police were called when my neighbours kids birthday mail was found opened in a bin. My 4 tickets to the football went missing in and when I complained the guy said "to be honest mate, someone will have taken them".
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Originally posted by Gonzo View PostCalm down Gonzo, it will be the last one.
My last contact with the T-men was back in early 2002 when they wrote to me to say I had nothing to pay dating way back to 1996. Since then: NOTHING
In fact, that thought has brightened my morning, I'll have another banana
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Originally posted by TykeMerc View PostThis week I've had several items in the post that fit both of your requirements.
Replacement credit card.
Signed contracts.
Some enlargements of photos.
Security forms that required signatures on originals.
A DVD with loads of info from a client.
Admittedly I'm a long way from London
Calm down Gonzo, it will be the last one.
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Originally posted by pzz76077 View PostDid any of this get delivered by Royal Mail??
I suspect:
Credit card - private courier
signed contracts- could have been sent electronically
photos -pick em up when you are at the shops next
security form - pdf downloaded
DVD - download and burn yourself (more secure!).
The point that Im trying to make - how bad does the postal service need to get before people just don't use it any more??
Everything that is send by Royal Mail can be delivered by another mechanism- what future does the 'service' have??
PZZ
I wasn't in when the card was delivered in a disguised envelope, I would have had to call the courier and arranged for a redelivery on another day when I would have to be in which isn't often....
Signed contracts to be countersigned and sent back. Wet signatures are far easier to legally enforce than electronic ones.
Photo's weren't taken by me but were sent by a relative 300 miles away taken on a non digital camera, I don't find nipping into a camera shop 300 miles away that handy.
Security form had some info already filled in, info is confidential and had initialled changes.
DVD encrypted and the info resides on servers NOT connected to the internet on another continent. It could have been sent by a courier, but why pay more than the postal services charge? The data is commercially sensitive, but not of value to other people and not time critical.
You might not see a use for the Royal Mail postal service, but I disagree that it's redundant.
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Originally posted by Menelaus View PostWHS
One of the easiest models I've ever built was a credit card despatch model. It's telling that the Royal Mail have one person per region whose job it is to liaise with the banks (etc) about mail being stolen.
Live in a dodgy post (meaning sorting office) area yout get exrtra securtiy?
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Originally posted by TykeMerc View PostThis week I've had several items in the post that fit both of your requirements.
Replacement credit card.
Signed contracts.
Some enlargements of photos.
Security forms that required signatures on originals.
A DVD with loads of info from a client.
Admittedly I'm a long way from London
I suspect:
Credit card - private courier
signed contracts- could have been sent electronically
photos -pick em up when you are at the shops next
security form - pdf downloaded
DVD - download and burn yourself (more secure!).
The point that Im trying to make - how bad does the postal service need to get before people just don't use it any more??
Everything that is send by Royal Mail can be delivered by another mechanism- what future does the 'service' have??
PZZ
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Originally posted by pzz76077 View PostIs there any point in a postal service these days, everything useful can be send/processed over the internet.
When was the last time you received a letter in the post that was:-
A. Useful
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B. Could not have been transmitted electronically??
There are items like ebay purchases etc, but these are generally delivered by couriers who provide a better service at lower cost than the Royal Mail.
I have to agree with the other posts, the mail service is so bad in London going on strike will not degrade the service any further.
PZZ
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Originally posted by TykeMerc View PostMy replacement credit card arrived in a hand written plain A5 envelope containing the real business envelope and a piece of A5 card either side to disguise the contents, they've obviously thought about the problem.
- courier
- to branch
- normal
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Originally posted by Menelaus View PostWHS
One of the easiest models I've ever built was a credit card despatch model. It's telling that the Royal Mail have one person per region whose job it is to liaise with the banks (etc) about mail being stolen.
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Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostWell, according to panorama a couple of years ago the London postal service is very corrupt. Credit cards stolen from the post, mail dumped and other nefarious activity much higher than national average
One of the easiest models I've ever built was a credit card despatch model. It's telling that the Royal Mail have one person per region whose job it is to liaise with the banks (etc) about mail being stolen.
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