Stupid piggin postman

Just got home to find a "Sorry you were out" slip posted by our postie. It wouldn't be so bad if he left it with a neighbour, like we request him to do. But he obviously saw fit to take it back. Not only this, but on the back of the card it usually says leave 24 hours before attempting to collect, but on the back of this card it says 48 hours! Is there a postal strike planned tomorrow or something?

 

standard procedure to put 48 hours on it,ignore it,i should think you will be ok to pick it up tomorrow,always works for me anyway.

 

cheers mate. Still pi$$ed off that he took it back though. The last postie we had always left it with a neighbour. I think this guy is new.

 

maybe it needs signing for?

 

Sometimes for some odd reason when they put 48 hours its cos they take it to sheffield for some reason experienced this myself recently!

 

It does need signing for. But any of the neighbours are happy to sign around here - and the postie knows it.

 

I hope thats not the case, I really do need the item! Cheers for the heads-up though mate.

 

Not as bad as recieving a "sorry you were out" slip whilst you're in!

 

lol, no. I nearly had it once though. The postie put some letters through, but I was expecting an urgent parcel. So I went down to see if he had it. I opened the door to see him writing one out! Never knocked, rang the bell or owt.

 

Isn't it great when they do that? Unbelievable.

 

You should watch Lee Evans XL Tour, he talks about the 'attempted delivery' notes.

What exactly is an attempted delivery? do they get halfway up the drive and collapse? 'i'll never make it, i'll just put attempted delivery'.

And why do they wait all day till you finally decide to go for a **** then as son as your arse touches the seat you hear them at the door? By the time you've pulled things up and got downstairs there it is 'attempted delivery'

 

Im sure it would be easier to simply knock? Or does it require more braincells than the average postie? On Saturday, (probably) the same postie that left todays slip, posted through next doors mail to our house too. The girlfriend was near the door at the time, and mentioned it to him, and the slack get said he knew, it was a mistake.

Then a few days ago, even more infuriatingly, he left a recorded parcel outside our door - unsigned! Anyone could have knicked it. Luckily our neighbour took it in and saved it for us.

 

I have it on DVD, and he's right, they all do walk like that!

 

Too right mate - thaz bang on!

 

How do you know he didnt knock or ring the bell? He might have done and you never heard it.
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A postie mate of mine gets that sometimes:</p>

Bloke: I was in yesterday, why didnt you knock?
Postie: I did!
Bloke: Well I didnt hear you knock and I was in.
Postie: Well of course you didnt hear me knock, or you would have answered the door!</p>

 

Why would anyone be so stupid to knock the door, of an upstairs flat, when there is a doorbell there? As plain as day to see. And I would question my sanity if I didn't hear my doorbell. It's easily heard anywhere in the flat.

 

Well what he does normally he sez is ring the bell and knock as there are ones who moan that &quot;you should ring the bell, thats what its there for&quot; and then the others who say &quot;you should knock cos the bell doesnt work.&quot;
Not all bells can be heard from the outside either so you cant tell if its working or not.

 

I do suppose it's a no-win situation for them at times. But ours is clearly heard from outside. If he's rung it before he should know that.

 

Well its a no-brainer really isnt it.</p>

Ring first, if you hear it fine. If not, knock. Simple.
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Exactly mate. You'd do that, i'd do that. It's a shame there are some daft posties around. Give me my old one back!!