[jambutty]

Originally Posted by shakermaker

I've been sat in this morning waiting for a delivery of books. Only, I've been given a little red card to read instead.

Chapter one:
"Sorry, you were out" it read.
"No I bloody wasn't" I said.
"Time: 11-15" it followed.
"Lying gits! If I heard this wafer of a thing coming through the letterbox I think I would've heard a knock" I said, rather vexed now.

Realising that I was now bellowing at a piece of card, I came on here to take out a little frustration. Equally pointless I know, but no one from Royal Mail is within punching distance.

I accept that it's a bit mirky and wet outside, and the Postie doesn't want to dally on the doorstep waiting for deaf aid Doris, but completely dismissing the actual knocking part of the delivery procedure isn't really on in my book.

First to be burned at the stake in my revolution: lying Posties.

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Urgh.

The poor maligned Postie gets it in the neck again.

To those complaining about late deliveries, try to remember that someone on the Postie’s round has to be first and someone has to be last. And as I understand it the rounds are much larger than in previous years so it takes longer to complete.

Once upon a time a particular Postie would have a particular round and s/he got to know the people on his/her route. If my experience is anything to go by that no longer happens. I seem to get a different Postie every week. Sometimes the post arrives at around 10.00am and on other days it can be around noon. The main point here is that it arrives intact and for me when isn’t an issue.

Small parcels that can get pushed through the letterbox get pushed through the letterbox unless a signature is required.

Anything too large or requiring my autograph I get a knock on the door. Not being quite as sprightly on my feet as I would like, it takes time for me to get to my door. But I have never found the Postie gone and a card through the door except of course when I wasn’t actually in. However living in Darwen like I do, I suspect that most Posties know who is likely to be in and who isn’t and who is getting on a bit and in my case, the Postie will know by the absence of my car at the front door, whether I was in or not. And also, because my bedroom is at the front of the flat, the Postie will know if I am up or not by the curtains still being drawn closed or open. I have noticed that if my curtains are still drawn, the Postie knocks loud and long and waits for me to get up. His knock is much quieter when my curtains have been pulled back.

So basically I have no complaints about the postal service that I receive and I think that you are being unfair to tar them all with the same brush.