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I hate waiting for the postman.

Oh fuck yeah. Never thought of that.

I know that the NHS SMS service has made it far easier for me to remember appointments. You'd think that the Job Centre might have followed suit, especially considering it's dirt cheap for them to implement. Though I suppose a cynical way to look at things is that it's cheaper for them overall if people don't make their appointments.

Certainly puts my agonising over a delivery of kratom in the shade, I'll say.
 
Hoping my 4-FA will arrive. seems later than usual. ive gotten a little feeling it aint gonna turn up
 
It's all gone to shit mate. I gave in to the craving for atleast something and went on a midday booze run. I saw like four royal mail vans dotted around the block - it was like the truman show or something, all just props to fuck my head up. If they just took one of those wagons off the block and redeployed it to driving my shit down the motorway....nevermind.
 
I remember waiting for my codeine. I'd make sure I had a package booked for every day. I'd sit in the house not going anywhere cause I'd be stressing over my codeine coming. So if ever it didn't I'd fork out a taxi n hit as many pharmacies as I could so I could get it.
It's not all good so please be careful - once I had some online (not sure if I can mention the country that it came from?) anyway it was fakes n deep down I knew it. But because I was so warped in my addiction I had them anyway, lots of them. But of course I was coming from down from the 60s (was like 10-14, 60mg pills daily plus linctus (n whatever else that contained codeine). So went into one helluva withdrawal.

When I'd get my 60s I'd literally feel like it was Christmas. I'd rip that package n look at the small boxes like someone had just given me gold. Then would eat them like sweets n repeat.

I don't miss those days. Honestly not trying to preach please be VERY careful because those fakes could have had anything in them which may have been harmful.

Evey xxxx
 
Yup many years back and and another BLer got some dodgy morphine vials which nearly killed us, just toxic as fuck!

Maan i hate waiting for the postie, when you know hes got your goods, and it like he deliberately does you house last.. heres to a belated birthday pressie in the mail today!
 
Kronos said:
Yup many years back and and another BLer got some dodgy morphine vials which nearly killed us, just toxic as fuck!

Maan i hate waiting for the postie, when you know hes got your goods, and it like he deliberately does you house last.. heres to a belated birthday pressie in the mail today!
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Wow that's terrible. Glad they didn't die xxxx
 
It never occurred to me that a thread like this existed, it didn't back in the day.... just thought I'd look in the "Where's the xxxx thread" sticky & found threads I had no idea existed!

I remember getting told off in the Good Ol' Meph days about complaining about the postie not being here yet in the various Mephedrone Megathreads. =D

All I seem to be doing is waiting for the postie these last few days.... 2 Woodstock Blu-Rays... one of which didn't turn up despite being posted "next day". Then some Kratom, which didn't come either although it was 1st class & the missing Blu-Ray turned up!

Looks like I'll be waiting for the postie again on Monday morning. Even though I won't be using the Kratom until the evening & I don't need to sign for it, I can't help but keep checking to see if it comes. 8)
 
Chatative said:
All I seem to be doing is waiting for the postie these last few days.... 2 Woodstock Blu-Rays... one of which didn't turn up despite being posted "next day". Then some Kratom, which didn't come either although it was 1st class & the missing Blu-Ray turned up!
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Service has been dire since it was privatised. Can't say I'm surprised but was a bit surprised at how suddenly it went to shit. I generally allow at least 2-3 days for first class and a week+ for second these days.
 
Perhaps the rural areas are getting hit hardest, that was allways the worry with privatising the RM. I cant say ive noticed any deterioration in the postal service round here, my kratom consistenly arrives on the next working day, providing you get your order in before the cut off time. When i first moved to an urban area after growing up in the sticks i was astounded to discover that townies got a second post; 2 rounds of deliveries per day. 8o

Of course that service has long since been dispensed with.:\
 
Wouldn't surprise me at all if rural areas have experienced lack of service compared to towns - was always likely after privatisation as you say. Doesn't make it any less annoying though :!

I missed the second post for years and had only quite recently accepted that it definitely does not exist here. Used to get all antsy around lunchtime just in case. I did eventually give up on it but am far less happy giving up basic service as appears to have happened here. Really is very noticeable how much worse service became almost overnight :\
 
We stopped getting 2nd post about 10 years ago or more up in Aberdeen. Does it even still exist, I thought it was phased out?

The only exception is when the van comes around, usually with something too large for the postie to manage.

I've largely been fine receiving items next day when first class. I think items picked up at 5:30pm rather than the lunchtime pick up would tend to take 2 days in the past but the past few years everything arrives next day even from the likes of Exeter.

I don't understand how 1 of my items arrived on time & the other not. They were both dispatched by Amazon, perhaps from different locations but considering it was marked 'next day' they screwed up majorly. If I'd paid for it, I'd be asking for a refund but it was on the Amazon Prime trial.

Wait - here we go, an article from the London Evening Standard in 2001:

[quote='The second post? It never existed' - Tom McGhie]Who says? The Royal Mail's new boss, 40-year-old former Avon lady, Gillian Wilmot. According to her, the second post is a 'myth'. Those late-arriving letters are part of the Royal Mail's 'sweeper service'.

Wilmot, under fire last week for her reorganisation of Royal Mail, told Financial Mail: 'There is no such thing as a second delivery. What we have is a sweeper service that picks up the mail we should have delivered first time round. There is a myth about postal deliveries. There was never a time when the Post Office delivered mail four or five times a day. I know - I have just read the history of the service since 1635.'[/quote]
 
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I also used to be rather impressed that even stuff posted at the other end of the country in late afternoon always turned up for first (and only here in the sticks) post the next day - especially as we get out post ~8am here (sometimes nearer 7am). That stopped happening quite literally the week it was privatised and has never happened since. Two days minimum for anything posted in the afternoon and often takes three. I thought the whole idea of privatisation was improved service for less cost. I think we all know who gets to save on costs and what happens to any service which can't be made to help reduce costs. It's not like you get a choice of who delivers post in most cases anyway - it's always gonna be RM for day-to-day post so I really don't get why it's privatised. Looks suspiciously like dumping the more expensive (but also more inclusive and reliable) service giving courier companies an unfair advantage as they simply don't bother with expensive rural routes. Wonder how many Tories have shares in courier companies? Actually I don't wonder for a second :|
 
^^ The man. Big pharma, the State... call it what you will... it's the MAN! :sus:

This was the first I'd noticed of any changes to service since privatisation, apart from perhaps the fact my postie (same one) has been coming closer to 10am than 8am, which he had done for the past 5-6 years. There could be many reasons for that though.

I often wonder if the postie wonders what all these small packets I have to sign for are... at least I don't answer the door looking like I've been dragged through a hedge & gurning anymore. 8)

I actually don't have to sign for the Kratom I'm expecting today, as I said on Friday, so I'll most likely be up & down the stairs to check the post every 15 minutes until it arrives! At least I'll get some exercise. :D

*edit* - I decided to make my trips down the stairs productive... went to the shops, then came back & made 2 trips to get rid of all my cardboard & plastic bottles... prove to be a good strategy because on my way back the last time, I saw the postman walking away from my door. How's that for timing! My Kratom was waiting for me on the other side. Huzzah!
 
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Chatative said:
I often wonder if the postie wonders what all these small packets I have to sign for are... at least I don't answer the door looking like I've been dragged through a hedge & gurning anymore. 8)
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I'm sure a couple of my posties have a pretty good idea of what's in all those jiffy bags and packages. There's usually a lil glint in the eye when I stumble to the door and sign for 'em all bleary of eye and bedheaded. One of my posties has dreadlocks down to his arse so kinda suspect he may well receive similar packages.
 
Ive got this to look forward too tomorrow - i know my things have shipped and despite using this vendor 10 - 15 times now Ive only ever had to wait 2 days for a jiffy bag once - every other order has come within 24 hours - but of course I live in a village and we always get done last usually between 11.45 and 12.30. Cant even guage how far away the postie is as they always just turn up in a van at the top of our drive as theres 5 gaffs to sort out in my little dominion. Hopefully the timing should be better than usual now im on my script as im due at the chemist at 1pm -that should hopefully be enough time to get a strip of etilaam down to try and rinse the bit of opiateness that my daily dose may offer
 
I suppose this is more of a question for mailmonkey but do you think posties know when their delivering drugs? Always had my stuff arrive, never had anything missing or any trouble but I do sometimes wonder.
 
hexagram said:
I suppose this is more of a question for mailmonkey but do you think posties know when their delivering drugs? Always had my stuff arrive, never had anything missing or any trouble but I do sometimes wonder.
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Mailmonkey once said that they know but they can't open our mail without a warrant. Apparently one time in the sorting office, there was massive package of bud that stunk out the whole place so the manager called the police, but they couldn't be bothered with the hassle of getting a warrant so let it slip by.

My postie must know. He gives me pretty disapproving looks on occasion.
 
I've said it before but will say again I'm positive at least one of my posties is well aware (probably all of 'em (we get different ones different days here)) cos whenever I have to sign for a package of Goodies I get a knowing look and a bit of a smile which doesn't happen for other stuff. I think they must recognise the type of packaging used by certain vendors and see who is signing for such packages and put two and two together. One of my regular posties has dreadlocks down to his arse and is clearly an old (well, my age or maybe a couple years older... or couple years younger even :o) krustie and I'm positive he knows. I don't think they give much of a shit what it is they deliver as long as it's not too heavy to be honest.

They do need a warrant to actually open or intercept mail which is apparently extremely rare. I've heard of people having baggies of white powders delivered from vendors where the package has split and they stuck it back together in one of those special damaged letter/package thingies where you can clearly see it contains baggies of white powder. If they're happy to repackage and deliver I doubt they're too fussed about trying to drop people in it.
 
There is something that's quite exciting & fun about having drugs delivered to your door by a postman rather than having to chase around for them.
 
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