Things you only found out today

[Torquay Gunner]

33 minutes ago, Royston. said:

Royal mail have been using white vans instead of red for about a year because its cheaper

Yet to see one, still red in our area.

[Nalis]

42 minutes ago, Torquay Gunner said:

Yet to see one, still red in our area.

Never mind, fvcked that up didnt I

 

Also only worked if you weren't in Torquay...

Edited 30 June 2025 by Nalis

[Stuntman_Mike]

49 minutes ago, Torquay Gunner said:

Yet to see one, still red in our area.

I've seen them round my way.

 

I'd imagine long term it makes them easier to shift once they're done with them too.

 

[Trav Le Bleu]

2 hours ago, Torquay Gunner said:

Yet to see one, still red in our area.

They haven't resprayed the old ones. Any white van you see will be less than a year old.

[Foxdiamond]

I used to work for a company that delivered to customers. It was an outfit with shall we say some rather well to do customers. Most were great but a few snobs as well. On occasion if the regular van was in for a service a hire van was used. More than once we had complaints if the hire van turned up even if on time with complete order. I had to use all my training to avoid telling the entitled twerp to foxtrot off

[LFox99]

that my mailman is an olympic sprinter, or so I assume

doorbell went, it took me maybe 3 seconds to get the door and by the time I opened it the parcel was on my doorstep and the guy 30 yards down the hallway catching the elevator

[Torquay Gunner]

4 hours ago, Nalis said:

Never mind, fvcked that up didnt I

 

Also only worked if you weren't in Torquay...

I’m in Yorkshire now. 🤣

[Nalis]

2 hours ago, Torquay Gunner said:

I’m in Yorkshire now. 🤣

'Anything but a North London Gunner'

 

Hang on a second, I've only just noticed you are a Gunner and not a Gooner. 

 

....do you even support Arsenal???

 

 

[Torquay Gunner]

10 hours ago, Nalis said:

'Anything but a North London Gunner'

 

Hang on a second, I've only just noticed you are a Gunner and not a Gooner. 

 

....do you even support Arsenal???

 

 

As a young child lived in Finsbury Park/Stoke Newington so thankfully nearer Highbury than Tottenham.  Never really been that keen on the Gooner moniker, which has only really been in common usage since the 1980’s.  

[Foxdiamond]

18 minutes ago, Torquay Gunner said:

As a young child lived in Finsbury Park/Stoke Newington so thankfully nearer Highbury than Tottenham.  Never really been that keen on the Gooner moniker, which has only really been in common usage since the 1980’s.  

A little anecdote for you Gunner. Many years ago when I first met my wife we were looking at some old family photos. There was one of her dad and a couple of mates at some do. One of the chaps was David Court a regular Arsenal player from the 60s. Wife's dad impressed I recognised David and I was impressed he was rubbing shoulders with a pro footballer! Simple times.

[Torquay Gunner]

42 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

A little anecdote for you Gunner. Many years ago when I first met my wife we were looking at some old family photos. There was one of her dad and a couple of mates at some do. One of the chaps was David Court a regular Arsenal player from the 60s. Wife's dad impressed I recognised David and I was impressed he was rubbing shoulders with a pro footballer! Simple times.

Yes I imagine you got a few brownie points for that!  I remember the name of David Court and I just googled that he was born in Mitchum and my dear Mum was born in Carshalton, which was just down the road.  Was your wife’s Dad from North London? 

[Foxdiamond]

32 minutes ago, Torquay Gunner said:

Yes I imagine you got a few brownie points for that!  I remember the name of David Court and I just googled that he was born in Mitchum and my dear Mum was born in Carshalton, which was just down the road.  Was your wife’s Dad from North London? 

No he was from Hitchin, Herts. He was a brickie and worked all over north London as well as Herts and Beds. He was though an Arsenal fan. Apparently the photo was taken in Hitchin 

[The Bear]

Gooner means a completely different thing these days in certain circles.... 🤔

[Torquay Gunner]

33 minutes ago, The Bear said:

Gooner means a completely different thing these days in certain circles.... 🤔

Yes apparently so! 😳

[The Bear]

21 minutes ago, Torquay Gunner said:

Yes apparently so! 😳

Unfortunately, so does my username! 

 

[Trav Le Bleu]

18 hours ago, LFox99 said:

that my mailman is an olympic sprinter, or so I assume

doorbell went, it took me maybe 3 seconds to get the door and by the time I opened it the parcel was on my doorstep and the guy 30 yards down the hallway catching the elevator

Do you have a Ring doorbell? Sometimes they have a terrible delay between being pressed and actually ringing.

[Tommy G]

On 01/07/2025 at 15:04, Trav Le Bleu said:

Do you have a Ring doorbell? Sometimes they have a terrible delay between being pressed and actually ringing.

I've had a quote for an alarm and the installer said ring doorbells and alarm systems are regularly intercepted by by burglars - just an fyi if anyone is thinking about it, which is why they are quite cheap. 

[steve555]

3 hours ago, Tommy G said:

I've had a quote for an alarm and the installer said ring doorbells and alarm systems are regularly intercepted by by burglars - just an fyi if anyone is thinking about it, which is why they are quite cheap. 

Speaking as a postie, I find the ring doorbells really unreliable. If I have a choice of bells ( most people still leave the old one in place), I'll always try the old one first . I've lost track of the amount of times I ring the Ring doorbell & no one answers, but I know they're at home . As soon as I knock the door they answer.

When they work properly they're good, as people can tell me were to leave parcels, but they do seem very hit & miss.

 

 

 

 

[whoareyaaa]

On 30/06/2025 at 20:04, LFox99 said:

that my mailman is an olympic sprinter, or so I assume

doorbell went, it took me maybe 3 seconds to get the door and by the time I opened it the parcel was on my doorstep and the guy 30 yards down the hallway catching the elevator

Happens all the time with Amazon, door bell goes by the time I have got to the door he is in the van driving off.

 

[Parafox]

On 03/07/2025 at 17:13, whoareyaaa said:

Happens all the time with Amazon, door bell goes by the time I have got to the door he is in the van driving off.

 

 

I think Evri must do drive-by deliveries.

[Trav Le Bleu]

Pigeons wait until the last minute to move out of the way of your car, not because they're stupid, but because they can process visual information much faster than humans, so can easily judge the moment they absolutely have to take-off.

[Trav Le Bleu]

On 03/07/2025 at 17:07, steve555 said:

Speaking as a postie, I find the ring doorbells really unreliable. If I have a choice of bells ( most people still leave the old one in place), I'll always try the old one first . I've lost track of the amount of times I ring the Ring doorbell & no one answers, but I know they're at home . As soon as I knock the door they answer.

When they work properly they're good, as people can tell me were to leave parcels, but they do seem very hit & miss.

 

 

 

 

Hello and commiserations, my fellow postie.

 

They can also lag terribly, or not at all, or come back with the message "sorry, we're not in right now or "you are being recorded right now".

 

If anyone has a ring doorbell and has got video footage of a postie saying direct to camera, "well, I can juggle, maybe be do a song and dance routine, tell a few jokes... What would you like?", that was me.

[Parafox]

8 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

Pigeons wait until the last minute to move out of the way of your car, not because they're stupid, but because they can process visual information much faster than humans, so can easily judge the moment they absolutely have to take-off.

 

So there's no point in swerving to hit the feckers, then?

 

Damn!

 

They've infested our guttering, the patio, the conservatory roof and the solar panels with their shit. The constant calling noise (that isn't even attractive or tuneful) from dawn to dusk.

 

I hate the ****ing things.

 

I mean, HATE!!!!!

Edited 6 July 2025 by Parafox

[Trav Le Bleu]

2 minutes ago, Parafox said:

 

So there's no point in swerving to hit the feckers, then?

 

Damn!

 

They've infested our guttering, the patio, the conservatory roof and the solar panels with their shit. I hate the ****ing things.

 

I mean, HATE!!!!!

Did you know - and it's really obvious when you think about it, you've never seen this - birds don't urinate 

 

Also, just be glad you've not got Andean Condors in your guttering.

Edited 6 July 2025 by Trav Le Bleu

[Torquay Gunner]

2 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

Pigeons wait until the last minute to move out of the way of your car, not because they're stupid, but because they can process visual information much faster than humans, so can easily judge the moment they absolutely have to take-off.

Tell that to the dead one lying on the side of the kerb,  that I saw when walking to the shops this afternoon.