Total respect for postmen (and women)

Gayle · 12-11-2005, 13:23

I've just completed the first delivery of my leaflet to about 2/3s of the houses in Ossy. I have always respected postmen and women because it is a thankless job but until you do a leaflet drop you don't realise quite how much you have to praise them for.

For a start there's no direct route around the town so you have to keep doubling back on yourself - you'd have to be very fit to walk that every day.

Then there's the amount of houses that clearly don't want to receive mail - letter boxes near the ground or too small or too springy or, the worst, with that fly catcher stuff behind it.

Add to that the odd dog or two snapping at your hand.

So, all hail our postmen and women! Thank you!

cashman · 12-11-2005, 13:30

agree gayle i did a few leaflet drops this year and my knuckles were red raw with stiff letterboxes,its summat you never give any thought to till you actually do it. so well done posties.

lettie · 12-11-2005, 13:33

My mum was a postwoman for several years, in fact she was Hyndburn's first postwoman. Those bags that they carry are heavy...... She has recently retired due to ill health, but most of the time she enjoyed her job. I never envied her having to walk miles with the heavy bag when it was snowing or raining hard......

garinda · 12-11-2005, 15:49

I don't know what you are complaining about Gayle. You had your two little helpers, plus when I heard my letter box rattle, you got to see me in my dressing gown, when I popped out to say hello to you.

Gayle · 12-11-2005, 16:25

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Originally Posted by garinda

I don't know what you are complaining about Gayle. You had your two little helpers, plus when I heard my letter box rattle, you got to see me in my dressing gown, when I popped out to say hello to you.

For 'helpers' read 'hinderers'. Yes, love the dressing gown - very Noel Coward at that time of day!

Sorry I didn't stop to chat but I had a lot of ground to cover. I've just been out again to do another area so I reckon I've covered about 80% of my 'patch'. The rest can wait until tomorrow now!

SPUGGIE J · 12-11-2005, 18:11

Itwouldnt be so bad f the area was flat and we had 2 deliveries instead of one. Up here the postie has a bike to get round on but with the weather there has been for the last few days its one job I couldnt do. How do they stay so cheerie?

shiny gem · 13-11-2005, 11:14

well i dont know about post people but i personally am a paper person..lol i deliver the evening telegraph mon to sat and occasionally (like this morning) you may catch me delivering morning papers. and i stay cheery knowing that the houseswith the tiny letterboxes will have to spend the next 3 hours re-collating their paper!!! tee hee

SPUGGIE J · 13-11-2005, 13:38

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Originally Posted by shiny gem

well i dont know about post people but i personally am a paper person..lol i deliver the evening telegraph mon to sat and occasionally (like this morning) you may catch me delivering morning papers. and i stay cheery knowing that the houseswith the tiny letterboxes will have to spend the next 3 hours re-collating their paper!!! tee hee

Got to be cruel to be kind serves em rightif the paper dosnt fit chuck it on the step like they do in the USA.

shiny gem · 13-11-2005, 14:19

lol..i do think about doing that...but well im far too professional for that..im just too darn nice!!!

lol

cashman · 13-11-2005, 14:29

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Originally Posted by shiny gem

lol..i do think about doing that...but well im far too professional for that..im just too darn nice!!!

lol

SHINEY- you sayin your a pro??

lol

SPUGGIE J · 13-11-2005, 15:39

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Originally Posted by shiny gem

lol..i do think about doing that...but well im far too professional for that..im just too darn nice!!!

lol

Certainley not a quote to have when certain parties are about. And yes.

KiTChener · 13-11-2005, 20:01

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Originally Posted by Gayle

I've just completed the first delivery of my leaflet to about 2/3s of the houses in Ossy.

So, all hail our postmen and women! Thank you!

Didn't realise you actually had to deliver your own mail drops....
Hope my prospective councilors do the same, & I can set my rotweiller (AKA my wife!) on them!!!!!!

jimmi5bellies · 14-11-2005, 11:09

I think my postie is brilliant. Never complains about all my ebay parcels he has to deliver to me. He knows i have hearing problems so he just opens my door and places my parcels in the hallway. Other posties would just post a card through the door for me to go and collect from the sorting office if i didnt hear them knock.

shillelagh · 15-11-2005, 00:45

I know what your talking about Gayle - i've been delivering leaflets every year since for hmmmmm years - too ****** long lol except mine goes from rising bridge to helmshore with all of haslingden thrown in as well! Got it down to a fine art now - we know which letterboxes trap your fingers, dogs are behind just waiting for you to post through, which ones you have to bend down and which ones if you post it through they come to the door and nab you and either give you what for and start arguing or will vote for you.

cashman · 15-11-2005, 00:50

i'd vote for you shill.