Ralphy
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« on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 15:25:14 » |
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Just been down to work to collect my van for afternoon collections at 4pm.
Was chatting to the lorry driver from Oxford and he told me about Alan Leighton's latest idea to reduce costs.
From next month, all new Royal Mail vans and lorries will no longer have the traditional yellow stripes down the side :roll:
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DV
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 15:39:28 » |
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yeo
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 15:44:08 » |
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Good idea.
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Ralphy
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 15:47:53 » |
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Abit silly really.
Only reason i can think of is after we've finished with each van after 3 years we auction them off. I'd imagine getting the Royal Mail livery off to be expensive?
Losing the tradition though :|
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yeo
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 15:50:54 » |
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I cant even think what it is though :?
I thought they were just red.
Postman Pats van is.
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STFCBird
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 15:52:06 » |
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phew I thought Ralphy had gotten the sack then for a minute.
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janaage
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 15:56:50 » |
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Fuck that, they should bring in Hulkamania yellow and red colours to the royal mail vans that blast out sounds of the Hulkster every morning as you deliver the post. It'd be like postmen are the new ice cream men!!
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 16:07:35 » |
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Abit silly really.
Only reason i can think of is after we've finished with each van after 3 years we auction them off. I'd imagine getting the Royal Mail livery off to be expensive?
Losing the tradition though :| That's why newer police cars are silver... higher sale price when they're finished with. |
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 16:09:11 » |
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Ah I was wondering about that. Cheers Dave!
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Spud
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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 16:09:15 » |
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Just been down to work to collect my van for afternoon collections at 4pm.
Was chatting to the lorry driver from Oxford and he told me about Alan Leighton's latest idea to reduce costs.
From next month, all new Royal Mail vans and lorries will no longer have the traditional yellow stripes down the side :roll: No the new cost cutting plan is to shut down Mail Centres and people losing their jobs, dont you lot get told anything?. :roll: Reading for instance might close as it was built on the Railway company's land and they want it back. |
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 16:10:43 » |
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With business acumen and cost savings like this I reckon the man from royal mail could do a job at STFC
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Spud
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 16:11:52 » |
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That cunt Leighton has got shares in Leeds Utd!, that cheers me up a bit.  |
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strooood
As black as Patrick from EastEnders who is officially the blackest man on the planet.
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 16:47:52 » |
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Good idea.  |
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officially blacker than the night.
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Sippo
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« Reply #13 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 16:58:44 » |
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Are they go faster stripes?
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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« Reply #14 on: Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 17:40:54 » |
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http://www.bized.ac.uk/images/royalmail2.jpgas with any decals on the side of a vehicle, they leave a mark when you take em off. BUT royal mail dont own any of the new vehicles, we lease them from a company based in Swindon (the whole of royal mail, not just swindon) also, on an interesting note, any royal mail vehicles based in swindon that are involved in accidents get brought back to the Dorcan mail centre and left in the yard, its a bit weird seeing a properly fucked up transit van caked in mud, near enough folded in half...
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Fuck you Leggett, fuck you.
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