Is there a Post Tomorrow

[CLOWN TICKLE]

Im never sur if there is mail on Good Friday or not

[heathfield]

Nope.

[dot.hawkes]

There is a collection though, as if it were a Sunday, and normal mail on saturday.

[CLOWN TICKLE]

thanks everyone

[jno]

People like DHL may deliver but Postman Pat won't.

[Postdog]

DHL Deliver!! don't make me laugh!!!

Who do think delivers the stuff from DHL and TNT, Postman Pat, that's who.

[jno]

DHL delivers to me from time to time; but tell me more.

[Postdog]

Deregulation came into effect in January. This means that ANY company can set up a postal service. However, only Royal Mail have an obligation to deliver to every address in the UK, so the other companies have what is called downstream access. This basically means that they approach a company, say they can deliver cheaper, do some of the initial sorting, MAYBE deliver it in certain places, but generally put it into the Royal Mail system and let them do it. It's a bit similar to the phones, where these other companies "lease" the lines from BT, who are obliged to do so.

A totally stupid system in my view, as the end result is that Royal Mail investment and earnings are down, the workload is increased, and more jobs are being lost as a result. Postmen may be a thing of the past sooner rather than later. Competition yeah, but if we are gonna have it, let's have it on a level playing field, where they have the same obligations and responsibilities imposed.

[dot.hawkes]

But Jess is still getting her own show right? Errr, oh and Jess is a queen right? Or is it a Tom? mmm

[gen2]

Sorry to disagree with so many of you, but now Good Friday has arrived, I can assure you that there is (was) a normal mail delivery today. My wife and I received 6 items between us. They were delivered around 9:30 this morning.

jno. I have never met our current postman so I don't know if he is called Pat or not, but he turned up in the usual red van (no sign of any black and white cat though).

[Postdog]

Well where do you live then? I work for Royal Mail (which you probably gathered) and I can assure you a Good Friday delivery is not normal now. If you got mail today then there must be some other reason why, like maybe making up for a failed delivery yesterday or the postman flanking it (unnoficially) until today.

[Blyss]

I have been waiting for a rather large cheque to be delivered , I know its been sent and its been sent by recored delivery , I did get post this morning but not the cheque .
So Im not sure if it was a normal deverly or not , plus it wasnt Owen Our local friendly postamn who came .

{better come tomorrow or Ill set my cats on him gr~}

[jno]

I didn't get any mail from anyone today, but perhaps that is because I am unloved and don't owe money. Surprised anyone got anything from the Royal Mail, I thought as postdog says there was none. Postmen deserve their bank holidays too.

[gen2]

For Postdog,
I live in Fife. Maybe the Scottish section of the Royal Mail work to a different schedule. It was definitely an official delivery because the big red van parked outside our house while he delivered to the two local streets.