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AIBU?

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Original poster

To be annoyed with my postman?

19 replies

MummyDoIt · 30/07/2011 11:11

We have our milk delivered and the postman kicked a bottle over this morning when delivering the post. By the time I'd got out of bed and got downstairs, he'd gone, leaving broken glass and milk all over the doorstep. AIBU to have expected him to knock and apologise? I'm not bothered about the actual breakage - accidents happen - but I am annoyed he didn't apologise.

Disclaimer: I will take it all back if he turns up later in the day with a replacement pint!

OP posts:
nethunsreject · 30/07/2011 11:16

yanbu

Kladdkaka · 30/07/2011 11:16

Write and complain. I did when one of their drivers overtook on a bend and drove me off the road. They sent a book of 6 second class stamps by way of apology. :o

imnotforty · 30/07/2011 11:17

how do you know the postman did it?

Melly20MummyToPoppy · 30/07/2011 11:24

imnotforty By the sounds of what the OP say's she possibly heard glass smashing, so she ran downstairs to find her post and a smashed milk bottle.

Just guessing :o

Original poster
MummyDoIt · 30/07/2011 11:24

It was definitely the postman. I heard the bottle go, then the post came through the letter box.

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Melly20MummyToPoppy · 30/07/2011 11:26

[genius] :o

TheLaminator · 30/07/2011 11:27

it might have been his pesky cat Jess?
My postman crosses my garden smoking everyday, winds me up.

mythical · 30/07/2011 12:55

YANBU,

but look at your first post

" MummyDoIt Sat 30-Jul-11 11:11:11 "

:O

LineRunner · 30/07/2011 12:58

Write at once to Mrs Goggins.

sunshinelifeisgood · 30/07/2011 13:05

Have your letterbox wired up to give him a electric shock when he puts his hand through. This will teach him not to knock over your bottle and not tell you. :)

If he comes back with another bottle then no need for the electric shock treatment :)

squeakytoy · 30/07/2011 13:06

Laminator why would it wind you up that your postman smokes??? Confused

Original poster
MummyDoIt · 30/07/2011 13:35

Mythical, I hadn't noticed that. Cool! Couldn't do that intentionally if I tried!

LOL at writing to Mrs Goggins!!!!

OP posts:
feckwit · 30/07/2011 13:38

Wouldn't have happened if he had gone to specsavers!

ilovesprouts · 30/07/2011 13:38

he could of knocked and said sorry etc

SinceWhenDidYouCare · 30/07/2011 13:48

Hmmm. Do weird antipodean marsupials poo in the outback...?

sniggers

Onemorning · 30/07/2011 15:37

YANBU. A temporary postie destroyed our catflap by trying to put a large parcel through it, while we were in the house. Meh.

PaperView · 30/07/2011 15:42

Poor postie - he prob dithered about whether to wake you are deliver a fresh pint the next day!

Original poster
MummyDoIt · 30/07/2011 17:16

Paperview, he didn't dither! I heard him scrunching off across the gravel immediately and he'd vanished off down the road by the time I got to the front door. He has not returned with a replacement pint so I am seriously unimpressed! Particularly as I now have to go to the shop tomorrow, just to buy milk.

OP posts:
TheLaminator · 30/07/2011 20:22

squeekytoy - coz i wait till the kids are out of sight till i light up, jelous of his casual smoking. its more that he cuts thru the hedge - the smoking just rubs it in ;)

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