Posties and the August Bank Hoilday [Archive]

lapsedhibee

31-08-2009, 09:49 AM

On the Royal Mail website, Scottish page (http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1;jsessionid=U4MK1RB2RNYV0FB2IGFUPLQUHRAYUQ 2K?catId=99700760&mediaId=102200778) there's a lot of blah about how deliveries are affected in those parts of Scotland that observe the Bank Hoilday, and unaffected in those parts that don't.

The page appears to include the following two lots of information about Edinburgh:
(1) no deliveries today in EH1-EH3, EH11-12 or EH15-EH17, but deliveries in EH4-EH10 and EH13-EH14
(2) no deliveries today in EH4-EH10 or EH13-EH14, but deliveries in EH1-EH3, EH11-EH12 and EH15-EH17

As there are a few posties on Hibs net, would like to know
(a) Which of the above, (1) or (2), is correct, and
(b) Do some postal districts of Edinburgh really observe the August Bank holiday in a way that other postal districts don't? :confused:

CropleyWasGod

31-08-2009, 10:18 AM

On the Royal Mail website, Scottish page (http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1;jsessionid=U4MK1RB2RNYV0FB2IGFUPLQUHRAYUQ 2K?catId=99700760&mediaId=102200778) there's a lot of blah about how deliveries are affected in those parts of Scotland that observe the Bank Hoilday, and unaffected in those parts that don't.

The page appears to include the following two lots of information about Edinburgh:
(1) no deliveries today in EH1-EH3, EH11-12 or EH15-EH17, but deliveries in EH4-EH10 and EH13-EH14
(2) no deliveries today in EH4-EH10 or EH13-EH14, but deliveries in EH1-EH3, EH11-EH12 and EH15-EH17

As there are a few posties on Hibs net, would like to know
(a) Which of the above, (1) or (2), is correct, and
(b) Do some postal districts of Edinburgh really observe the August Bank holiday in a way that other postal districts don't? :confused:

(a) 1. is correct in my experience. Just had a delivery in EH5.

(b) fuctifano. The mysterious ways of the modern postie seem like a black art to me these days.

Hibs Class

31-08-2009, 01:41 PM

We're EH12 and have had no mail today. I assumed it was down to more industrial action.

bod

31-08-2009, 04:05 PM

each office had the choice of which monday holiday to take,some took today & some have chosen to take the traditional Edinburgh September weekend one

lapsedhibee

31-08-2009, 05:11 PM

each office had the choice of which monday holiday to take,some took today & some have chosen to take the traditional Edinburgh September weekend one

Aaaaaaah, right. Ta. :thumbsup:

J-C

31-08-2009, 07:56 PM

I'm EH4 and didn't see the postie all day.