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A letter came through the door today for
Mr and Mrs Muirhead
18 Cuthill Brae
Stoneyburn
EH47 8ZZ
The first thing that would have alarm bells ringing about whether i was delivering this to the correct address would be the name, if the other 4 pieces of mail you are delivering to the same house have the surname of STEVENSON on them would you give them a letter for MUIRHEAD? I hope not.
Next up is the address, my street is cuthill TERRACE, you cant just go from BRAE to TERRACE, the maths just isnt made for it.
The town is correct. (amazing! 1 out of 4)
The postcode is shocking, the EH47 is ok, but the last part is not 8ZZ, infact EH47 8ZZ is not a valid postcode according to the royal mail website, though they could be wrong since they like LYING to people.
Scottish Power issued the letter, i would have thought they could use quick address pro to check that the address was valid, but clearly they are dullards.
So in summary, Mr and Mrs Muirhead will not be getting their energy bill.
Mr and Mrs Muirhead
18 Cuthill Brae
Stoneyburn
EH47 8ZZ
The first thing that would have alarm bells ringing about whether i was delivering this to the correct address would be the name, if the other 4 pieces of mail you are delivering to the same house have the surname of STEVENSON on them would you give them a letter for MUIRHEAD? I hope not.
Next up is the address, my street is cuthill TERRACE, you cant just go from BRAE to TERRACE, the maths just isnt made for it.
The town is correct. (amazing! 1 out of 4)
The postcode is shocking, the EH47 is ok, but the last part is not 8ZZ, infact EH47 8ZZ is not a valid postcode according to the royal mail website, though they could be wrong since they like LYING to people.
Scottish Power issued the letter, i would have thought they could use quick address pro to check that the address was valid, but clearly they are dullards.
So in summary, Mr and Mrs Muirhead will not be getting their energy bill.
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Goatboy wrote:
> Or the woman this morning, "Your late!"
> "For what?"
> "...er...."
>
> Or, staggeringly bizarre, last week during rainstorms.
> I walk away, the door opens "Postman! Postman!"
> "Yes?"
> "My letters are wet!"
> "...sorry?"
> "My post is wet"
> "...that's because water is falling from the sky"
> "But they're wet"
...quality. People are idiots.
> Or the woman this morning, "Your late!"
> "For what?"
> "...er...."
>
> Or, staggeringly bizarre, last week during rainstorms.
> I walk away, the door opens "Postman! Postman!"
> "Yes?"
> "My letters are wet!"
> "...sorry?"
> "My post is wet"
> "...that's because water is falling from the sky"
> "But they're wet"
...quality. People are idiots.
How strange.
I'm surprised you didn't get a punch in the face. You must have a femmy postman.
I've had a few people make snarky comments, but simply staring at them until they go inside again seems to work.
Or the woman this morning, "Your late!"
"For what?"
"...er...."
Or, staggeringly bizarre, last week during rainstorms.
I walk away, the door opens "Postman! Postman!"
"Yes?"
"My letters are wet!"
"...sorry?"
"My post is wet"
"...that's because water is falling from the sky"
"But they're wet"
Cue a bedraggled, slightly confused postman walking away muttering cursives.
I'm surprised you didn't get a punch in the face. You must have a femmy postman.
I've had a few people make snarky comments, but simply staring at them until they go inside again seems to work.
Or the woman this morning, "Your late!"
"For what?"
"...er...."
Or, staggeringly bizarre, last week during rainstorms.
I walk away, the door opens "Postman! Postman!"
"Yes?"
"My letters are wet!"
"...sorry?"
"My post is wet"
"...that's because water is falling from the sky"
"But they're wet"
Cue a bedraggled, slightly confused postman walking away muttering cursives.
Timmargh wrote:
> I called my postman "Postie" about a week ago and he's
> called me "Boy" ever since.
I called my postman "useless stupid f**king bast*rd - you see that 2 on the door? Now see the 12 on the letter?" about a week ago and he's called me, erm, well, nothing. He stopped delivering since.
> I called my postman "Postie" about a week ago and he's
> called me "Boy" ever since.
I called my postman "useless stupid f**king bast*rd - you see that 2 on the door? Now see the 12 on the letter?" about a week ago and he's called me, erm, well, nothing. He stopped delivering since.
one-eye wrote:
>> Same goes for junkmail, if you don't like it just put
> "unsolicited mail" on it somewhere and throw it back in the
> postbox. The company that sends it through Royal Mail gets charged
> twice, and they usually take you off their lists eventually =P
I usually fill em up with random rubbish i have lying in my room (chewing gum wrappers etc) and post em. Especially make sure i do it when they make the junk mail look like an important statement. crafty buggers.
>> Same goes for junkmail, if you don't like it just put
> "unsolicited mail" on it somewhere and throw it back in the
> postbox. The company that sends it through Royal Mail gets charged
> twice, and they usually take you off their lists eventually =P
I usually fill em up with random rubbish i have lying in my room (chewing gum wrappers etc) and post em. Especially make sure i do it when they make the junk mail look like an important statement. crafty buggers.
I called my postman "Postie" about a week ago and he's called me "Boy" ever since.
My postie can't be assed to ring the doorbell for recorded's. I'm in but all I get is a 'come collect it' slip through the letter box.
Still it's only 15 mins to town by bike.
Still it's only 15 mins to town by bike.
Goatboy wrote:
> I did that with 4 junk things trying to flog loans or cars or
> somesuch, I thought "damned if I'm trudging back there for
> that". But there were 2 payslips and a Barclaycard for a
> different road and I couldn't really leave them until tomorrow.
> Besides, I don't go back to the office after unless I have to get
> anything 739'd. Go straight home.
...what about your recorded slip? The manager at my office was clamping down on people who didn't bring them back the same day. If you had none though, fair play ;)
I used to take my car out a lot too - the union frowned on it but if it gets done quicker (I had a heavy delivery) then it saves everyone time.
> I did that with 4 junk things trying to flog loans or cars or
> somesuch, I thought "damned if I'm trudging back there for
> that". But there were 2 payslips and a Barclaycard for a
> different road and I couldn't really leave them until tomorrow.
> Besides, I don't go back to the office after unless I have to get
> anything 739'd. Go straight home.
...what about your recorded slip? The manager at my office was clamping down on people who didn't bring them back the same day. If you had none though, fair play ;)
I used to take my car out a lot too - the union frowned on it but if it gets done quicker (I had a heavy delivery) then it saves everyone time.
one-eye wrote:
> If you were me, you leave them in your bag... go back to the office
> anyway, and resort them to deliver the next day. Especially if it's
> not junkmail.
---
I did that with 4 junk things trying to flog loans or cars or somesuch, I thought "damned if I'm trudging back there for that". But there were 2 payslips and a Barclaycard for a different road and I couldn't really leave them until tomorrow. Besides, I don't go back to the office after unless I have to get anything 739'd. Go straight home.
> If you were me, you leave them in your bag... go back to the office
> anyway, and resort them to deliver the next day. Especially if it's
> not junkmail.
---
I did that with 4 junk things trying to flog loans or cars or somesuch, I thought "damned if I'm trudging back there for that". But there were 2 payslips and a Barclaycard for a different road and I couldn't really leave them until tomorrow. Besides, I don't go back to the office after unless I have to get anything 739'd. Go straight home.
Portugal?
Bloody hell. Did the street address even match one that you would normally deliver to?
Bloody hell. Did the street address even match one that you would normally deliver to?
Goatboy wrote:
> When you throw them in the morning into the frame sort, some possibly
> get mis-sorted.
> So I had a couple of "182 Albert" in the "182
> Chelsea" bundle.
If you were me, you leave them in your bag... go back to the office anyway, and resort them to deliver the next day. Especially if it's not junkmail.
I used to do that all the time, I did "Roxwell Road" and "Roxwell Avenue". Problems arose...
1. I'd occasionally mis-sort (but usually spot it on my way around).
2. People are idiots, they'd write " 11 Roxwell Road" when they meant " 11 Roxwell Avenue" and it's a case of knowing all the surnames on your delivery route and not posting it through the wrong door... sadly I did (the job does that to you after a while =P).
...people pick up on that kind of thing, Christmas tips were good from those who I sorted out =P
> When you throw them in the morning into the frame sort, some possibly
> get mis-sorted.
> So I had a couple of "182 Albert" in the "182
> Chelsea" bundle.
If you were me, you leave them in your bag... go back to the office anyway, and resort them to deliver the next day. Especially if it's not junkmail.
I used to do that all the time, I did "Roxwell Road" and "Roxwell Avenue". Problems arose...
1. I'd occasionally mis-sort (but usually spot it on my way around).
2. People are idiots, they'd write " 11 Roxwell Road" when they meant " 11 Roxwell Avenue" and it's a case of knowing all the surnames on your delivery route and not posting it through the wrong door... sadly I did (the job does that to you after a while =P).
...people pick up on that kind of thing, Christmas tips were good from those who I sorted out =P
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