aibu to think postman should not be changing tyres/ talking at length with people on his rounds?

[Nomorepat]

Waiting for an important letter which is dependent on what time I receive it today. So go for a stroll to see if postie is in area. There is he is in the next street changing some girl's tyre for her-I know this is not his car and ours is his last street. He then proceeds to chat to this girl for about 10 minutes, then another woman for about 5 minutes.

I am peed off about this. AIBU?

The world would be chaotic if everybody behaved like him.

The world would be a much nicer place if people behaved like him. Nice to see people being selfless, unlike you OP who is very much demonstrating the selfish approach to life.

Reeling: I suspect this particular OP will be irate about you using this thread for anything other than telling her that she's totally right in everything discussing the topic at hand. Deviation for the task set will not be tolerated.

Ooops, ten pages.

Oh OP, I'm generally a grumpy, self-righteous git but even I think he was doing a good deed. Get over yourself and your 'important letter'.

ArbitraryUsername that's because every waiter I've met has politely asked me what I'd like to order and not nipped out to change a random stranger's tyre halfway through the order. So, yeah, I am polite to waiters or anybody who's doing the job for which they are being paid for that matter.

So, minted lamb chops, new pots and what else?

Sautéed Jess cat?

Can you imagine the OPs uproar if the waiter stopped to help an eldery lady to her chair, or helped a chocking infant meaning she had to wait longer for her food!

It would be interesting to see what Royal Mail think of this thread.

As the vast majority agree that the postie did a wonderful thing (and is, in general, a wonderful person), while a tiny minority are miserable bastards and would happily see the bloke hung, drawn and quartered.

I think what he did is excellent PR for them.

Not good PR for The Grinch OP though.

My postie is lovely, walked past him today when he was chatting to a neighbour and we all had a chat whilst he stroked my dog (who regards him as a pal). We are in a rural area, Martin has been doing this round for years and he is part of the village community - posties are not automatons, they provide a real service. YABU.

When my late mum was living on her own and not in good health, her postie Carlton kept an eye on her and when I told him she'd died, he had tears in his eyes. Bless.

No uproar at all, Sirzy as that would be an emergency.

Having thought this thread through properly I have decided I agree with the OP.

Who did he think he was, a bloody boy scout doing his goo deed for the day?

Orf with his head.

And for the person needing a tyre changed it may have been an emergency.

Good lord OP, did you just call yourself 'polite' on the other page? And this one in fact? Hahahahahaahahaha . You sound like one of the rudest people I've ever met. Your postman, on the other hand, sounds lovely and a credit to Royal Mail.

Just out of interest...

If you GP pauses during your consultation to ask how your day has been, do you get annoyed because that's got nothing to do with prescribing your meds? Do you get upset waiting longer for a dentist because he pauses to give a little girl a sticker? Would you get pissed off getting stuck in a queue of traffic because someone had stopped their car to help a broken-down motorist/fallen old lady? Would it upset you if the lady at your local corner shop asked you to wait a minute while she picked up the shopping a disabled person had dropped? You sound really charming. God help everyone who comes into contact with you!

How kind of you pat so glad you approve of medical energencies . Can I go to the bathroom now??

*Goo deed, he was helping a baby.

does the postie not know how important op is? after all she pays his wage with her 60p stamp rofl.

Ha ha ha ha! ROFL etc .....

...err.. it WAS a joke wasn't it?

Gwan.....surely it was?

OP as you are paying Royal Mail's wage bill, how about suggesting to the sorting office that your house becomes its own round with one dedicated postie and therefore you are the only person that will be delivered to.

May I suggest the only way out of this catch 22 we find ourselves in is if the op gets up nice and early and goes and delivers the post with the arse postman, she can then tell him ways to streamline his route, things to avoid, important houses to cross off the list, do not have any breaks, any fun, any communication, and most importantly do not help anyone.

Oh and get him to post at yours first because after all you are more important than.... Well everything.

'Excellent PR' . Lol. Just wait until you're waiting for something and the Postie's chatting away for 10 minutes down the road. Won't be quite so forgiving of him then, I bet. Nor will anyone here.

Or if post is a bit too old hat for some, substitute any situation for which somebody is being paid to do you a service but can't be asked because they're doing something else.

My Postman, my own personal one that is, is still wearing shorts.

Phwooaar.

I get paid for my job. But sometimes, when I am feeling very irresponsible, I post on MN and talk to people before I finish all my work Should I shop myself?

I've waited for important things before. I've also seen our postie sit down and take a break.

The world didn't stop turning and no one died.

Go on, just imagine how you'd really feel and be honest instead of towing the party line about good deeds and all that stuff.