Royal Mail Barmy

[McMouse]

Bin men just emptied my wheelie-bin and I went to bring it back to the house. As I walked back down the drive the Postman followed me and I said "good morning" and held out my hand for the letters. He said "I don't know you so I've got to put them in the letter box".

[anneasquith]

LOL jobs worth. but he has a point !!!!!!!!!

[sadielady]

Same sort of thing, I rushed to post letters last week, postman was just emptying the box, went to hand him the letters and he said I had to put them in the slot and he would take them out of the box.

[ummmm]

I don't think that's barmy.

[Svejk]

Perhaps you look a bit dodgy, mcmouse.

[josaphine32]

A neighbour close to me,was actually in his driveway chatting to a friend on the street, the postman asked him to produce ID.

[vulcan42]

We had a temporary postman recently. He delivered letters to my neighbour, walked back down their path and at this point I opened my door and walked towards my front gate. The postman looked up and saw me doing this yet when I offered to take the post he said "has to go through the letterbox". We then had the ludicrous situation with me walking back to my house with him following me, and then closing the door so he could put the letters through. I was only trying to save him a few steps.

[Hopkirk]

If you had your post intercepted by some low life, you would be moaning like hell.

I am glad they are following the rules.

[chelle7272]

That's not barmy, I wouldn't be happy if somone else was handed my private post.

[Baldric]

Just before we moved, I was walking about half a mile from home with the dogs, a post-van driving towards me stopped, driver said I just tried delivering this to you, handed me a parcel and drove off.

[albaqwerty]

Years ago when we had a regular postie who knew the faces of the recipients, he would hand them their mail if they were on their property.

Is this new rules or guidelines to avoid interception of other's mail?
If so, then that's fine by me.

[McMouse]

I should have added that my front door was open.

[society]

Same thing happened to me, Mousey. Postman insisted on putting the mail in the box.

[Hopkirk]

If the front door was left open, a conman seeing the postie coming could spot the opportunity.

Walk up to the front door, do a U turn and meet the postie at the boundary.

Thanks for the letters, ID theft within minutes.

[Sipowicz]

Damned if you do, damned if you don't!

[McMouse]

Pretty resourceful conman Hopkirk, bringing my wheelie bin back. Take you point though.

[anneasquith]

MCM. maybe if you had given him a xmas bonus, ?

[McMouse]

Should have thought of that aa. Lol.

[magicmick]

As a postman for 40 plus years we were always trained never to
give or take mail in the street even if you know the person.
There could be mail for someone else in the family so you are
giving it to the wrong person.

[McMouse]

Inconsistent round here mm. Some days mail is just left lying in the porch with an elastic band round it. Seems postman can't be bothered to split a bundle and push two three wodges through the slot.

[magicmick]

In asda at mo will rply later:)