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[sock muppet]

1 hour ago, Nemuri Kyoshiro said:

Here in the US, the postal service is going strong. They even have a gizmo that tells you in advance what type mail is arriving. Our 'mail lady' is great and always has a smile and a wave. However, they are federal employees and Musk and his goons have their sights on them.

 

As i overstand it, the removal of the UNITED STATES POSTAL CORPORATION is critical for the restoration of, The Republic for The United States, which is infull swing at the moment and can not be stopped,

[Nemuri Kyoshiro]

56 minutes ago, sock muppet said:

 

As i overstand it, the removal of the UNITED STATES POSTAL CORPORATION is critical for the restoration of, The Republic for The United States, which is infull swing at the moment and can not be stopped,

As long as my mail arrives on time, they can call it what they want.

[Mr Crabtree]

23 hours ago, Mr Crabtree said:

I wanted to be a postman when I was a youth, they asked me what my hobbies were? and I said running and stamp collecting, they gave me the sack there and then!

I was doing a crossword puzzle and I said to my wife 'postman's sack'? She said 'how many letters'? and I said 'fucking hundreds of them'!

She said something under her breath and I said 'what did you say'? She said 'get yer ears checked' I said 'no thanks I like 'em pink'!

[1velocity7]

 

[Sit down, Waldo]

Lab-grown food could be sold in UK within two years

 

Meat, dairy and sugar grown in a lab could be on sale in the UK for human consumption for the first time within two years, sooner than expected.

 

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is looking at how it can speed up the approval process for lab-grown foods...

[Mazthehobo]

On 3/8/2025 at 5:19 PM, k_j_evans said:

Well, of course there's no one in now deliveries happen in the late morning to early afternoon. My ex was a postie way back when.

late morning? Early afternoon? If you’re lucky!

sone posties I know are still delivering after 7pm. 

[1velocity7]

2 hours ago, Sit down, Waldo said:

Lab-grown food could be sold in UK within two years

 

Meat, dairy and sugar grown in a lab could be on sale in the UK for human consumption for the first time within two years, sooner than expected.

 

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is looking at how it can speed up the approval process for lab-grown foods...

theres a scientific name for cells that replicate and grow

CANCER

[1velocity7]

 

[k_j_evans]

6 hours ago, Mazthehobo said:

late morning? Early afternoon? If you’re lucky!

sone posties I know are still delivering after 7pm. 

Parcels are often that late, but deliveries on foot...probably get mugged when the kids have had their teas

[Mazthehobo]

13 minutes ago, k_j_evans said:

Parcels are often that late, but deliveries on foot...probably get mugged when the kids have had their teas

That’s  the argument at the minute. A lot of the new contacts basically work until they are finished. If they don’t stay until 12 then can be out delivering until gone 7pm. 
parcels or mail. 
 

[k_j_evans]

2 hours ago, Mazthehobo said:

That’s  the argument at the minute. A lot of the new contacts basically work until they are finished. If they don’t stay until 12 then can be out delivering until gone 7pm. 
parcels or mail. 
 

How times change. My ex used to start shift around 5am. The best time was during a work to rule when he was doing the station. Train crew not allowed to touch Royal Mail property, posties not allowed to get on a train - open door, look at mail bags, train crew close door, mail bags leave with train. Light cigarette, wait for next train...

[Mazthehobo]

19 minutes ago, k_j_evans said:

How times change. My ex used to start shift around 5am. The best time was during a work to rule when he was doing the station. Train crew not allowed to touch Royal Mail property, posties not allowed to get on a train - open door, look at mail bags, train crew close door, mail bags leave with train. Light cigarette, wait for next train...

Great business model that!

 

tbh it’s still a shambles now. The larger office near me has gone for green vans but only had space for half the amount or charging points required. 
 

When I first started I could be back home on a Saturday before Soccer AM started…

Anyway…. In other news I just saw that two ships have collided in the North Sea…. Interesting…

[k_j_evans]

2 hours ago, Mazthehobo said:

Anyway…. In other news I just saw that two ships have collided in the North Sea…. Interesting…

On Youtube I think

 

[Anti Facts Sir]

"Solong". So Long!

[k_j_evans]

10 hours ago, Anti Facts Sir said:

"Solong". So Long!

Ah, those evil Americans with their non net zero jet fuel, but who was responsible for the container ship...? Can the Portuguese not steer?

[1velocity7]

12 hours ago, k_j_evans said:

On Youtube I think

 

did it draw the shape of a penis on boat tracker before it tried intercourse with another boat?

[Mazthehobo]

13 hours ago, k_j_evans said:

On Youtube I think

 

I wonder if the navigation switched off like that Baltimore bridge incident in the US last year. 
 

[SimonTV]

Massive fake anti-Semitic false flag exposed in Australia 

 

https://www.noticer.news/sydney-caravan-antisemitic-terror-plot-fake/

Quote

 

The discovery of the caravan in Dural, which also contained Jewish addresses and a note saying “fuck the Jews” but no detonator, was described by NSW Premier Chris Minns as “terrorism” and a “potential mass casualty event” as soon as the investigation was made public in late January.

Weeks later Mr Minns brought in controversial new hate speech laws, calling them a “strong response to anti-Semitism”, while the federal government also cited a spate of alleged anti-Semitic attacks for pushing through its own hate crimes bill, which passed with bipartisan support.

But on Monday the Australian Federal Police revealed that “almost immediately, experienced investigators within the JCTT [NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team] believed that the caravan was part of a fabricated terrorism plot – essentially a criminal con job”.

 

 

Sound familiar? Australia's 7/7 ?

 

[HAARPING_On]

On 3/10/2025 at 8:16 PM, Mazthehobo said:

Anyway…. In other news I just saw that two ships have collided in the North Sea…. Interesting…

 

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[1velocity7]

 

[dumbcritic]

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[Mr H]

Careful lads 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14495927/Mark-Millich-genitals-effect-finasteride-baldness.html

 

After spending years being insecure about his thinning hair, Mark Millich turned to the internet to help reverse his baldness.

The former US Army sergeant, 26, completed a 14-question intake on the telehealth company Hims.com and received a bottle of anti-balding pills at his home in January 2021.

 

Within six months of taking finasteride, he began experiencing dizziness, fatigue, cold sweats and was slurring his words - which he described it as feeling 'lobotomized'. 

 

In fear of his mental state, he stopped taking the medication in July 2021 but soon after, even worse side effects kicked in. His libido plunged and his genitals shrank and changed shape. 

[1velocity7]

17 minutes ago, Mr H said:

Careful lads 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14495927/Mark-Millich-genitals-effect-finasteride-baldness.html

 

After spending years being insecure about his thinning hair, Mark Millich turned to the internet to help reverse his baldness.

The former US Army sergeant, 26, completed a 14-question intake on the telehealth company Hims.com and received a bottle of anti-balding pills at his home in January 2021.

 

Within six months of taking finasteride, he began experiencing dizziness, fatigue, cold sweats and was slurring his words - which he described it as feeling 'lobotomized'. 

 

In fear of his mental state, he stopped taking the medication in July 2021 but soon after, even worse side effects kicked in. His libido plunged and his genitals shrank and changed shape. 

and i was expecting the results to be

[Grumpy Owl]

On 3/8/2025 at 9:24 AM, Mazthehobo said:

What I would say, in defence of the humble postie, is that the people we deliver to have changed as well.

 

There are less cards being sent. Much less personal letters. Most folk nowadays prefer to send a meme or gif than a hand written personal note.

 

But also, when I first started most people were actually in their homes when I delivered. Usually it was around breakfast time. Nowadays, you have families that are barely at home because they are all at work trying to pay off their mortgage. Especially those who decided to live in a new build where the mortgage is 50 years long.

 

And I find that the old generation, who were slain during the pandemic, used to like to talk to me. The new generation have no interest. I’m lucky to get a “good morning” from them.

 

And back in the day I would often stand and chat for half an hour but now if you stand still for more than s couple of minutes our gaffer is alerted (as we are tracked) and he rushes over with his dogs and P45.

 

I would go one further than the current changes being made. I would say the stamp only guarantees the letter will arrive at the local delivery office to the recipient. The public can collect it any day. If they want to have it personally delivered they have to pay extra still. 
But they must show their valid ID badge to get the mail which must be up to with vaccinations. This will also ensure no nefarious activities could go unchecked. And with the vans being used less it would also save the climate. Tony Blair will love this.

 

 

 

Apart from birthday and Christmas cards, I rarely get any letters addressed to me through the post, the vast majority of stuff that posties put through my letterbox is just junk leaflets and unaddressed bulk mailings, which mainly just go straight in my recycling box.

 

All 'important' correspondence - from banks and other companies that I have subscriptions/accounts with - is sent to me via email, and I must admit that this is far more convenient for me, as well as being far more reliable.

 

Royal Mail no doubt make money from delivering junk mail, but it seems a colossal waste of money and time whenever I put those Farm Food leaflets straight in the bin.

 

The parcels side of the business is where the demand is, and where Royal Mail make money. I personally wouldn't feel it a loss or be aggrieved if letter deliveries were reduced to 3 or 4 times a week, but I think it would be more efficient if any letters were delivered at the same time as parcels, rather than having two different people making separate deliveries.

 

At work, we have the strange situation where sometimes we can get three deliveries in one day - one driver will turn up with a load of parcels in the morning, then someone on foot will come and deliver some letters, then later in the afternoon someone else will turn up with more parcels.

 

What still beats me though is those people who choose to have parcels delivered to their home address when they know they're not going to be there, and then complain to us retailers when either Royal Mail fail to deliver and return the parcel/package to the delivery office "awaiting further instructions", or they leave the parcel on the doorstep and it gets nicked!

 

 

[Nemuri Kyoshiro]

On 3/10/2025 at 3:54 PM, k_j_evans said:

How times change. My ex used to start shift around 5am. The best time was during a work to rule when he was doing the station. Train crew not allowed to touch Royal Mail property, posties not allowed to get on a train - open door, look at mail bags, train crew close door, mail bags leave with train. Light cigarette, wait for next train...

When I was a kid we had two deliveries; morning and noon. 1st and 2nd post as they were known. They used to hire students for the Christmas holidays too.