Interesting this about how post is being affected differently, in different areas. After the couple of posts (sorry, no pun intended) on the Forum over the last couple of days, I turned our t.v. on yesterday evening and there, on our local t.v. news, was an item about the very same thing, highlighting the fact in one area even, people are going to the postal sorting office to collect their own mail....
The reason for this was cited by several people who knew a certain item of post was on its way to them but hadn't arrived. One lady too mentioned that she received, far too late, a letter that had been sent to her by a hospital - in good enough time for her to receive it, giving her an appointment time and date only to find it arrived several days after the appointment - which really is sad.
Royal Mail (or whatever name they call themselves these days, having probably paid some advertising agency thousands to come up with something a 5 year old could've thought of) are stating the reason for the poor service is lack of staff and - of course - increased amounts of post at this time of the year. Fair enough I suppose, but the thing that bugs me most is the fact there is probably 'X' amount of people out there on the dole who could be undertaking this role, if only the Government had the b....s to tell them to get off their lazy backsides and do the job otherwise their dole money would stop......
Oooh Mrs. - now I've probably opened a can of worms there......no doubt someone in the office of Human Rights will tell me off for even thinking, let alone stating, my thoughts on the matter........ 'Eck, if I get sent to prison for disturbing the peace of mind of these morons (that's Government and Lazy Sods) - I wonder if they'll let me take my needles and threads in with me......