Is anyone getting mail yet?

amaferanga
amaferanga Posts: 6,789
edited December 2010 in The bottom bracket
I'm expecting 6 parcels, all of which were posted before the snow. One of them Royal Mail attempted to deliver on the 30th November. I've stopped off at the sorting office most days on my way to work and not only have none of the other parcels shown up yet, but the parcel they attempted to deliver hasn't even got back to the sorting office yet.

Even making allowances for the weather, this is surely pathetic.
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    I've been getting mail and packages without any delays the entire time.

    Do you live in Scotland or something?
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    Sheffield.
    More problems but still living....
  • Tom Butcher
    Tom Butcher Posts: 3,830
    I live in Derby, DE1 not some village on the outskirts, haven't had any mail since it snowed, been waiting for a package posted on 22nd of November from Parcelforce, absolutely fucking useless.
    it's a hard life if you don't weaken.
  • pneumatic
    pneumatic Posts: 1,989
    Pokerface wrote:
    Do you live in Scotland or something?

    I do, and we have two feet of snow and our road is down to one set of deep furrows bottomed out with a thick layer of ice.

    Been getting mail every day (including parcels).

    However, haven't seen the milkman for a fortnight!!

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  • porker33
    porker33 Posts: 636
    I have received mail and packages from cycle retailers in the last few days...Unfortunately one of the major cycle online retailers uses parcel force, who have had the package since 01 Dec.
    I am less than impressed and even though it is not the fault of the supplier, this lack of delivery has tainted the whole transaction.....I will go out to my LBS for a few other parts.
  • Weejie54
    Weejie54 Posts: 750
    I do, and we have two feet of snow and our road is down to one set of deep furrows bottomed out with a thick layer of ice.

    Been getting mail every day (including parcels).

    However, haven't seen the milkman for a fortnight!!

    I live in North East Scotland and have similar amounts of snow. No problem with mail.
    I haven't seen the milkman for about 40 years.
  • Mr Dog
    Mr Dog Posts: 643
    With most of the airports suffering then you must cut Royal Mail some slack. With people posting stuff the offices must be bursting if they can't despatch. 8)
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  • porker33
    porker33 Posts: 636
    Why cut them some slack?

    Surely that is the job they are paid to do?

    If the roads are clear and independent couriers used by other retailers are able to deliver, then surely it shouldn't take Parcelforce many more days to deliver than other suppliers?

    Note, I did mention clear roads, royal mail and parcel force are simply not out on the roads delivering in this area.....Is there some health and safety regulation where they don't come out unless the weather conditions are suitable to wear badly fitting shorts???
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    What weather?
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  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    pneumatic wrote:
    However, haven't seen the milkman for a fortnight!!

    White van, white jacket & carrying milk in the snow - perfect camouflage :wink:
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    Weejie54 wrote:
    I do, and we have two feet of snow and our road is down to one set of deep furrows bottomed out with a thick layer of ice.

    Been getting mail every day (including parcels).

    However, haven't seen the milkman for a fortnight!!

    I live in North East Scotland and have similar amounts of snow. No problem with mail.
    I haven't seen the milkman for about 40 years.
    Similar in our corner of Scotland: except the milkman has been getting through, but no mail.
  • Bozman
    Bozman Posts: 2,518
    Just had my first delivery since the 29th.
    Apparently the posties wanted to deliver but the bosses wouldn't let them due to health and safety issues... wrong kind of footwear! If Mr Postie hasn't been issued with the right footwear and falls over on his round, the Royal Mail will get a personal injury claim and have to pay for time off sick.
    I blame the USA!
  • porker33
    porker33 Posts: 636
    Hopefully someone awaiting delivery will go "postal" at one of the depots with an AK 47.
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    porker33 wrote:
    Hopefully someone awaiting delivery will go "postal" at one of the depots with an AK 47.

    Buy British, get an SA80.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    edited December 2010
    I guess it depends as much on where it is coming from as where it is going.


    Might be snow free where you live, but if it's 3 feet deep where the sender is ()or where the parcel got stuck when the snow hit), then it's gonna take time.

    Backlog seems to get cleared first, and so on.

    But I feel your pain. No one likes waiting for 'goodies'.
  • pneumatic
    pneumatic Posts: 1,989
    Correction: the milkman has just been and left me a whole week's supply (to complement all the replacement milk I bought yesterday from Tescopoly)

    He did a chap and run (doorbell went and by the time I got there, all I could see was the tail lights slithering up the road) but he did leave me a nice Christmas card on top of the milk! :D

    Now then: hot chocolate, rice pudding, custard, compulsory cereal . . . .

    the irony is, I don't even like the stuff; I buy it for the other Pneumatics!!

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  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    had mail. had milk...now if only ups could get my xbox back to me before xmas, life would be good.
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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Red ring of death by any chance??
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    We've been getting post and my Crud MkII arrived this morning after a slight delay.
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  • TiBoy
    TiBoy Posts: 366
    My posties were out on Sunday delivering the backlog, very impressed.
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  • AndyF16
    AndyF16 Posts: 506
    I've had stuff from Tredz and Prendas the day after posting this week, but a birthday card from Yorkshire did take 5 days - north/south divide? :wink:
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  • zanes
    zanes Posts: 563
    Order from PBK took just over a week from dispatch note to reach here; They're up in Kendal, so kind of understandable IMHO.
  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
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  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    Well one of my parcels was dispatched on the 26th November. I think it was probably this one that they attempted to deliver on the 30th November, but it still hasn't found its way back to the sorting office. That's getting on for 2 weeks since it was posted. I'm afraid that even after making allowances for the weather, that is a f@cking joke.
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  • Kendal Black Drop
    Kendal Black Drop Posts: 638
    zanes wrote:
    Order from PBK took just over a week from dispatch note to reach here; They're up in Kendal, so kind of understandable IMHO.

    I believe they are located somewhere between Kendal and Windermere off the Crook road. The roads in Kendal and the main routes out are all clear.

    Parcelforce have been collecting from the company I work for in Tebay, and we haven't had many problems with these consignments not being delivered.
  • brin
    brin Posts: 1,122
    got 1st post this week today - a lovely wintry scene christmas card :roll:
  • Stone Glider
    Stone Glider Posts: 1,227
    No problems near the molten core of GB. Postman still in shorts!! Mr Shutt and Gottheteeshirt turned up plenty pronto :)
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  • fish156
    fish156 Posts: 496
    The Comic arrived yesterday. Last week's Comic :roll:

    OK so there was a bit of snow here in Surrey last week. I've been managing to drive to work every day for a week now. How come our Postie hasn't managed to sort his life out yet? I'm still waiting for half a dozen packages (no, not all bike stuff!) sent at the end of November.
  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    Had no post for a week.

    Still waiting on a few bits and pieces to arrive.
  • Tom Butcher
    Tom Butcher Posts: 3,830
    Well my parcel is now officially lost - it's only 5 feet by 3 so understandable how that could disappear :x Apparently the sender has 30 days from posting to claim - nevermind the fact it's taken them 18 days to admit they have no idea where it is.
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