Updates

 On the same round as before, which wasn't too bad again. Same old over these 3 days! Then I had a day off, which was nice! Not much else to report. 

 Day out on another new round today with a bit of a sardonic colleague. He was OK but I found it best to keep quiet when I didn't need to speak. Bit of a pain that I can't now just leave when I'm finished and need to hang around until 330pm when I need to sign out on one of the machines in the office.  That's about all, at least I didn't need to drive the van today. That was the good news. 

 Today was my official Royal Mail induction, due to my probation period ending. Had to watch a live Teams chat thing to teach me more about how the Royal Mail works. I then did some leaflet sorting and then had to go and deliver a load of parcels in the afternoon. They needed someone to do a parcel run, and I was the spare man. In a twist of fate I had to drive a Mercedes electric van, the one I learned on, but hadn't driven since and so I had to remember how to start it etc.  It has an interesting handbrake operated by your foot, which can fly up and whack it, if you aren't careful. Anyways, got it all done, but was a bit late back as I wasn't sure exactly where I was going. 

 A nice day off today due to it being a Bank Holiday! Yay. Was nice to get some domestic stuff done. 

 Have had the last 2 days off, due to a Sunday and it being a public holiday in the UK. Had to buy some shoes on the Sunday, as the ones I have at the moment aren't quite cutting it for the job. I wouldn't recomment buying Karrimor shoes if you work as a postman. They aren't hard wearing enough.  On Monday, I wrote a load of quiz books and tried to rest a bit as well. My probation period has now finished, so I start properly at the job tomorrow, which will be nice. 

 Did same round again as yesterday. Finished a bit early, saw the other half and got a 5 guys on the way home. Very nice it was too, and I got a free milkshake as I have never ordered from there before. That was also very good. I would recommend buying from them. 

 Same as yesterday, long day again. 

 Had a day on another round I have done before, not enough staff for the round so I finished late. Had to have one of the other posties give me a lift back, saw folks in the evening. 

 From 18th to 21st August was off visiting family. Was good to have some time off work and to see various family members I haven't seen in a while. 

 Back on the same duty as earlier in the week, one without my colleague. Got done relatively early. Was tired in the pm, needed to rest. Ordered a pizza, but it wasn't very nice and just made me really thirsty, did some washing then went to bed. 

 Same routine today as yesterday. Found heat got to me a bit today, it was warm out there, but still got it all done on time. Tried to chill out a bit in the evening. 

 Was working in the same village, but with a colleague today. It was yet another new round to learn, but wasn't too bad. Met a few dogs and residents. Got done on time for once. Saw folks for dinner, was OK, then went shopping and home to bed. 

On a route today that covered part of one of the local villages. To be fair, it wasn't too bad, Drive the van there, parked up and then did it in a series of loops, moving from one road to the next. In the evening I tried to do some exercise, but I didn't have the energy. It's still pretty darn hot here. Also, met someone in the office today who had been a postie for 43 years. Crazy!

 Planning as Royal Mail can be a bit fickle. Shifts change at the last minute and I'm on a different shift I wasn't expecting, and to be honest it was a tough one today. Lots of driving and farms, with slightly different names, so you are never sure if you are delivering to the right place or not, and it's also hard to find the places sometimes as well. It can be challenging. Also, got a sodding parking fine for forgetting to move my car when I left for the round. Silly really. Not much else happened today. 

 Back on a route I knew today, and it was finished in good time. Not much else happened!

 Productive day today, shopping, cleaned car, repaired some clothes, did washing, cycled a bit, cut my hair, had a bath, ate and went to bed. 

Shorter day today thankfully, and we were out early delivering, which was nice. Few issues with the van traction control or something, and a few deliveries, but OK overall. Saw other half in pm after work which was nice. 

 Had an OK day today, but to be honest it was quite hard on my body with all the walking, and I actually fell asleep for an hour when I got home. I don't mind doing 6 days a week for a bit, but it's very tiring doing it every week. I will be taking my time off when I'm full-time. There is more than life to money, that's for sure. Went to bed early as well, was a bit late to bed last night as was researching parking charge nonsense. 

 Feeling OK today, but it was very, very busy today in terms of post and parcels. Didn't get back to the depot until 405pm, by this time most posties have left the building. Saw DJ in the evening, and also got a parking fine for parking in my own space where I live. Totally ridiculous. It's the third time over the years that this has happened, in various locations. Have asked for it to be cancelled, and hopefully it will be. 

 Lots of mail and parcels today, but I guess not as bad as it can be. It doesn't help they don't all come in in one go, they arrive in bits and pieces as you sort the stuff so it's hard to get ready to go on time. Still the hardest round I have done so far. I hope any future ones they put me on are a little easier. 

 Not too bad a day today, ankle feeling a lot better, which is nice. Hope to be back to training soon, but it's difficult at the moment. 

 Not a bad day today in the end, but deliveries were busier than usual for a Monday. Was a bit low first thing, as drive to work was a bit longer than I anticipated, due to bad traffic even early in the morning. As the day went on, I felt a bit better and in the evening, rested a bit, spoke to dad and took a bath. My left ankle still doesn't feel 100% right, but feels much better than it did last week. 

 It's a day off for me today, which is nice. It's hard doing 6 days a week. I woke up early, then went to sleep before getting up again and going shopping. Updated the blog this afternoon and tried to relax a bit. 

 Was a manic day this morning. A number of people were off sick and it increased the workload of the remaining people (i.e me and a few others). For a Saturday there were also a heck of a lot of parcels. It's always hard to know which houses have them and which don't when it comes to packing things up before delivery. Took ages to get things packed up, but was OK. Weather was nice today, not as hot as it had been, but still needed suncream and plenty of water! 

 It was hard to get any traction working today, at least not initially. It can sometimes take time to get into a rhythmn when delivering. Making sure you have the next parcel etc, all ready to go. I made a few errors today. Had to go back to a house to ask them if I could re-scan a letter I had posted, as it was something I forgot to do. Anyways, later in the day I got some traction and got going OK. Lower left leg and left side ankle pain seems to be a bit better today. I try and rest it when I can, but difficult when you are using it everyday for work! 

 Day not as hard as before, not a lot else happened. Saw folks in the evenng for dinner.