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Minnie_the_Minx said:
It's not a massive room by any stretch, but you can fit more than two people in there :D
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Well they'll need to do that since they appear to be reverting to their old tactic of not actually delivering parcels any more but putting through red "sorry you were out" cards when you are actually in. Then when you catch them they say - oh that was from yesterday.... not today - I don't have the parcel...?!? Two days in a row that happened to me last week. When I did catch up with the postie he was very very unforthcoming - in fact he practically ran away from my questioning.
 
gaijingirl said:
Well they'll need to do that since they appear to be reverting to their old tactic of not actually delivering parcels any more but putting through red "sorry you were out" cards when you are actually in. Then when you catch them they say - oh that was from yesterday.... not today - I don't have the parcel...?!? Two days in a row that happened to me last week. When I did catch up with the postie he was very very unforthcoming - in fact he practically ran away from my questioning.
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Apparently, it's the foot postman (ie. your normal postman) who delivers the card the next day when the parcel delivery driver wasn't able to deliver the previous day. I rang and asked the Post Office about this.
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
Apparently, it's the foot postman (ie. your normal postman) who delivers the card the next day when the parcel delivery driver wasn't able to deliver the previous day. I rang and asked the Post Office about this.
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yeah.. but I was there both days...! and also... why?????? I dunno... I smell a rat......
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
Can you hear your doorbell? I can't if I'm asleep or if the tv is on
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well I don't seem to have problems with hearing anyone else knocking... just the postman - if that is what is happening. Tbh Minnie, I've had that many problems with them, I don't much feel inclined to give the benefit of the doubt. To be fair, when I was pregnant they were very good indeed and went out of their way - one guy dropping a parcel round to me on his way home off his shift - so I'm happy to praise when praise is due - but there are definitely occasions when all is not well.
 
gaijingirl said:
well I don't seem to have problems with hearing anyone else knocking... just the postman - if that is what is happening. Tbh Minnie, I've had that many problems with them, I don't much feel inclined to give the benefit of the doubt. To be fair, when I was pregnant they were very good indeed and went out of their way - one guy dropping a parcel round to me on his way home off his shift - so I'm happy to praise when praise is due - but there are definitely occasions when all is not well.
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I'm not doubting you. All you need to do is do a search on here for my name and postman/Royal Mail/Blenheim Gardens etc. and you'll find plenty of complaints from me :D

Last year (actually I think it was the year before), they even put a monitor on my mail after I complained of such much of it going missing
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
Apparently, it's the foot postman (ie. your normal postman) who delivers the card the next day when the parcel delivery driver wasn't able to deliver the previous day. I rang and asked the Post Office about this.
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What a strange system. Why can't the parcel delivery driver leave a card?
 
i don't think it's true, in fact i know it isn't. my postman has parcels AND mail and if it requires a signature or it's too big for the box, he leaves a card.
 
Orang Utan said:
i don't think it's true, in fact i know it isn't. my postman has parcels AND mail and if it requires a signature or it's too big for the box, he leaves a card.
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But which sorting office does it come from? Minnie and gg are talking about the problems with Blenheim Gardens. You might be lucky and get your post from elsewhere.
 
I find it all v. confusing. I think it is a van delivers the parcels - rather than the guy on foot (unless it's a v. small letter box sized one).. but I don't see why the fact they've come by van should impede their ability to leave a card - meaning the foot postman should do it the next day. It doesn't sound right to me. Also the fact that I was here on both occasions.... and it happens so often... especially around times when there might be lots of parcels (Christmas etc)... plus the fact the postman was so defensive about it..

plus, there's no intercom - we have a ground floot flat with its own front door.

oh crap.. just found another one.. we were both out for about 1 hour... bad luck!
 
gaijingirl said:
I find it all v. confusing. I think it is a van delivers the parcels - rather than the guy on foot (unless it's a v. small letter box sized one).. but I don't see why the fact they've come by van should impede their ability to leave a card - meaning the foot postman should do it the next day. It doesn't sound right to me. Also the fact that I was here on both occasions.... and it happens so often... especially around times when there might be lots of parcels (Christmas etc)... plus the fact the postman was so defensive about it..

plus, there's no intercom - we have a ground floot flat with its own front door.

oh crap.. just found another one.. we were both out for about 1 hour... bad luck!
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I know, we'veheard a little rap on the door before, dashed out and seen delivery driver running down the stairs, having left a card, but no parcel.
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
I know, we'veheard a little rap on the door before, dashed out and seen delivery driver running down the stairs, having left a card, but no parcel.
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Did I tell you about the night i found the keys to one of their vans lying on the wall? The clutch is crap on those things.;);)
 
twistedAM said:
But which sorting office does it come from? Minnie and gg are talking about the problems with Blenheim Gardens. You might be lucky and get your post from elsewhere.
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wynne gardens for me. strange that they do things so differently - the service should be the same everywhere
 
roti van is open! yes! the lady couldn't get out of her driveway on tuesday and wednesday, but she's back in business today.
 
Orang Utan said:
roti van is open! yes! the lady couldn't get out of her driveway on tuesday and wednesday, but she's back in business today.
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Thank fuck for that, I was worried you'd be too weak from starvation to get to the airport if it had closed for good

Started to snow again. She may end up snowed in tomorrow :D
 
just go for the mixed veggie one - i haven't tried any of the others mind, but it's well tasty - only £3 too
it's only open til 6 though, but finish work early, you won't regret it!
you can sit in the van if it's cold and you want to eat it straight away.
 
Damnit, I didn't go to the roti wagon today after it was closed yesterday. Somehow my tasty noodle snack doesn't seem quite so satisfying now that I know that. And I'm back at work tomorrow

:mad:

Enjoy Biddly. It's good straightforward stuff.
 
tarannau said:
Damnit, I didn't go to the roti wagon today after it was closed yesterday. Somehow my tasty noodle snack doesn't seem quite so satisfying now that I know that. And I'm back at work tomorrow

:mad:

Enjoy Biddly. It's good straightforward stuff.
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it's addictive isn't it?
 
Conveniently lovely it has to be said. Difficult to beat for the price too

Given that I'm surprisingly lazy and more than a bit rubbish at making roti, it's a fucking pleasure to have her nearby. It should be a convenient everyday food, but my cackhanded and disappointingly inconsistent attempts mean that I'm all too happy to rely on her and my dear old ma's takeaway roti parcels
 
I didn't stop, was too cold... then stopped at the butcher up the road :oops: next week I'm definitely having one!
 
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