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pk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > EDDORDC Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > why did you not check with your neighbour before > making the OP? > > probably because if he went round and said 'i've > noted that "the driver of Royal Mail van LB05 LLJ > has just now -- 1320, Saturday 16 October -- > hopped out of his vehicle, walked briskly to door > and... has not rung, has not knocked, has only > pushed a slip of paper through the cache-sexe on > the letterbox and pootled off again" can you tell > me what he delivered?' they'd probably tell him it > was none of his business and to p**s off (quite > rightly) > xxxxxxxx But the point is, the OP has made assumptions, has started a thread based on those assumptions, and then when they are shown to be incorrect persists in spreading false information based on those assumptions. I can see no possible reason why a postie should come on here to talk about what actually happened if in fact he or someone else had done what the OP is complaining of, can you?

Some people just have a knee-jerk closed-minded reaction to anything related to healing methods which they do not perceive as "Western medicine". There are things used in Western methods which (as I understand it) nobody knows quite how they work. If those were Chinese rather than Western, these people would be sounding off about those too. FWIW, when I had acupuncture, I was able to tell when a needle was in exactly the right place, by the sensation and by the effects. I don't use acupuncture any more because I found it effective for my particular symptoms in the short term, but not in the longer term (they came back after a while). And re herbalism, my understanding is that "Western" medicine is investigating herbs used in non-Western medicine, because they appear to be effective for various ailments. Digitalis, salicylic acid - to name two - both derived from herbs.

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > If you Google you will find a lot of > information > > on the net about TCM. > > > > Are you sure it is something that he picked up > > from you, and not asthma? I understand that > asthma > > is becoming increasingly common. > > Yes - its very popular Sue - an inhaler in tight > trousers is all the rage. xxxxxxxxx Is it just me who hasn't got a clue what you're on about?? Unless it's a feeble attempt to do a sort of Spinal Tap joke :)

Weegee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Sue > > We have met before...so im surprised you dont > remember who I am :) xxxxxxxx Oh blimey, apart from the fact that I am totally senile and have a brain like a sieve which basically consists of one big hole, I find it hard enough recognising people I see every day, let alone remembering their names :)) And a forum name on top is just too much - really sorry if I have met you and forgotten, but you are one of hundreds I'm afraid, no offence meant :-$ ETA: I think the launderette is destined to be a shop selling moth repellent supplies.

Well said. ETA: I await the OP's reply to the last paragraph with interest.

HAL9000 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It might be a case of chronic cough - may be > caused by a virus or various other factors. I > don't think there's a specific treatment for it. > Most people recover gradually over time. xxxxxx Chronic cough just means a cough that goes on for a long time, the cause still has to be investigated and treated. The first possible cause that's mentioned on Hal's link is asthma. Untreated asthma can lead to permanent scarring of the lungs.

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've been to one.. not for myself, I should say. > > A five minute consultation with somebody who > speaks limited English ("hurt.. here..?") and > charges you ?20 for a bag of foul-smelling twigs > is not the way to go. xxxxxxxxx If's that's true, you were ripped off (yes, duh, sorry). I had a very thorough consultation.

If you Google you will find a lot of information on the net about TCM. Are you sure it is something that he picked up from you, and not asthma? I understand that asthma is becoming increasingly common.

I would agree with getting a second opinion. Has his GP considered that he might have asthma? I was prescribed several lots of antibiotics for a persistent cough which turned out to be, when I saw a different GP, adult onset asthma. However if a second opinion doesn't help, I would not dismiss Chinese medicine out of hand. I have been to a Chinese herbalist in the past, can't remember what for now, and did find it helpful. I don't believe that David Carnell knows anything about it, so is hardly in a position to judge.

Weegee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I think s/he realised that :)) > > > HE! realised that. xxxxxxxxx Hi Weegee, you must admit your username gives no clue as to whether you are a he or a she, so I was covering all bases :)

Alex K Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Was the suspicion warranted? On the basis of > community experience, yes. Was it correct? On > the say-so of the postie, no. I'm happy to leave > it there. xxxxxxxxx You may be happy to leave it there, but you have in effect called a postman who came onto this thread to explain the specific situation (and not surprisingly hasn't been back since) a liar. I think that's disgraceful.

I think s/he realised that :))

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Most people do the job they are paid to > do....there is NO excuse for not delivering items > a customer has paid for delivery of. xxxxxxx Nobody is saying that there is. What I'm saying is that you have to put this in the context of the size of the operation and the number of staff involved, rather than tarring every postie with the same brush. I feel like I'm banging my head against a brick wall here, however.

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > very few private sector jobs are less than 40 > hours xxxxxxxxxxx Where do you get that figure from? Is that 40 working hours, or 40 hours including breaks? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > The point is that NO postal workers should be > doing this xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx No of course they shouldn't. No employee anywhere should be doing things they shouldn't, including going on non-work related forums when they should be working, taking stationery for personal use, going shopping in work time on their way back from a meeting etc etc.. Let s/he who is without sin cast the first stone. The Royal Mail, like any employer, is not going to be able to stamp out completely all wrongdoing by its employees. It used to be (maybe still is) the largest employer in the UK, with over 180,000 non-management staff. Of course it will take customer service issues seriously, but it can hardly expect no bad eggs amongst so many employees. And having groundless accusations flung about, like the OP in this thread, doesn't help.

felt-tip Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That is hilarious! xxxxxxx I can assure you it wasn't at the time :)) :-$

I once approached a person who was playing music very loudly in a cemetery, which I thought was very inappropriate, only to be very embarrassed when she said it was her father's favourite song which she played him whenever she visited his grave :-$

Twirly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thank you EDKiwi and Sue - I didn't know that and > it's really useful. It's been a month or so since > I last had to go down there, but I don't think it > indicated late openings on a Wednesday on the > card, so I suspect that they may be using old > stocks up. xxxxxxx The first time I noticed it was actually today, when I had to go and collect a packet - looked at the card to double check when they closed, and saw they were open longer hours some days.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 40hrs a week doesn't sound excessive to be honest. xxxxxx If my calculations are right, that's 8am to 5pm allowing an hour unpaid for lunch (sorry but I can't be arsed to double check if that's correct). But posties also work - or used to - very unsocial hours. Possibly this has all changed, but there used to be shifts starting about 5am, plus overnight shifts. 40 hours may not be "excessive", but most workers are on 35 hours a week - aren't they? Obviously it's different for management jobs where you put in whatever hours are necessary to get the job done. But your pay level then reflects that.

Twirly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Saturday morning > is the only time we can go to the sorting office. > xxxxxx The Sylvester Road office is now open till 8pm on - I think - Wednesday nights. It's also now open till 2pm on Saturdays, though that's probably less useful. ETA: Sorry, crossed post!

longea Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It true what you said about this incident because > it's not new to sometimes ago Iused to work for > Royal Mail and during my work training I saw one > of the Delivery Driver slip a 739 slip true the > door without knocking the customer's door xxxxxx But the postman concerned has come onto this thread and explained that this is not what he was doing, so it's not "true what you said about this incident". I can't understand why people continue to ignore his post (no pun intended). Just because some postal workers sometimes do this when they shouldn't does not mean that they all do it all the time, and nor does it mean that it was what happened in this case, because clearly it wasn't.

Ridgley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I wrote directly to there Head Office, received a > to my surprise a good response they even allocated > me a code so if this happens again they will take > direct action not sure if this will actually > happen but a result. xxxxxxx I've always had a good response whenever I've had cause to complain to Royal Mail (which I haven't had lately).

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hmm. It's probably worthwhile being specific on > the Living Wage in London - because it is an > official figure distributed by the GLA through the > Mayor's office. > > The figure is currently ?7.85 - which amounts to > ?16,328 per year. > > So according to Sue's wage summary, posties do > earn above the 'Living Wage'. > > If you want to know how it's calculated, you can > find it here. xxxxxxxxx OK, I didn't even know there was an actual calculated "living wage", so as there is, maybe I should have called postie pay something else, like "absolutely rubbish pay" for working "very long hours" :))

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why do we need Waitrose when The Co-op are > charging ?4.00 for 150gms of Blueberries. xxxxxxxxx They were ?2 for ages. Maybe they are charging ?4 so that they can then truthfully say that ?2 is "half price". They did that recently with bog rolls. Very annoying, but all the supermarkets seem to do it. They must think we're all idiots :)) Every year, the strawberries are "half price" all Summer :))

plimsoul Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > regards food from iceland: the mature cheddar is > not a good mature cheddar compared to say > sainsburys mature cheddar. it's mild really and > not got the taste of a properly matured cheese. xxxxxxxx The mature cheddar I had from Iceland was not mild at all, it was very good. I haven't had it lately, maybe they've changed their supplier.

binary_star Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If anyone would like to complain using RM's online > form (it took me ages to find the URL and > helpfully, it's NOT the one provided by their > telephone customer services) xxxxxxxx Oooooh - you can complain about that as well :))