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?

But did he ring twice? They never do, you know.

Do you mean to sound such an arse?

What a weird thread. It must be one of those stupid ones that are about a TV program - so Postman Pat I assume - how is Jess?

If someone had collapsed it would be different but changing a tyre's hardly in the same league, is it? Nor is chatting to somebody for about 15 minutes.

If he'd been ringing an ambulance because somebody was in a car crash of course I wouldn't have moaned at all.

It has absolutely nothing to do with you what the postman does. My local postman is exactly the same as this and it's brilliant.

Why exactly isn't it anything to do with me? Does the public not pay his wages by paying for stamps? It's everything to do with me what he does- last time I checked, Royal Mail wasn't a free service.

Is this a 'hilarious' take on Postman Pat? Complete with 'comedy' NN?

OP - must try harder, because you're actually coming across as serious, you numpty.

Hah! Missed the NN, it has to be a Postman Pat pisstake.

Doesn't it?

He sounds lovely ,, a real community spirited Postie.

I've just had some mail delivered, postie didn't even alert me to his presence. Bastard!

Our postie was here at 7.30am with parcels.

Stratters

I hope so, but it isn't humorous if it is!

I'm not sure the it would be OK if someone had died stance makes you sound any nicer, actually.

In buying a stamp you don't get to decide how the postie organises his round. Do you want to decide if his haircut is suitable for gracing your front path too? He delivered your letter on the day he was supposed to and that was royal mail's obligation to whoever paid for the stamp on the letter addressed to you.

No it's not a pisstake; I am genuinely peed off with him changing tyres, chatting incessantly to people on the street and generally metaphorically saying a big 'f* you, you don't matter" to those who pay his wages i.e. those sending and waiting for mail.

If this is an attempt at humour, I fear the OP was off the day they handed out the senses of humour.

I agree you do pay for a service from Royal Mail, but the service does not include you getting your post by X time.
You did get your post, so really you got the service that you paid for, regardless on your postman changing a tyre or talking to someone.
YABU

That isn't saying a big fuck you to anyone. That's called being a decent human being who understands how to interact with the public. It is a good thing for everyone (including Royal Mail) if their employees are seen as good, helpful, kind, approachable citizens who get the mail delivered.

It's not like he dumped your mail in a bush and went to the pub, is it?

You saw him change one tire, it's not a regular occurrence. And you wouldn't have given a shiny shit but for the letter you were waiting on.

So yeah, you're being selfish and quite nasty with it.

(Still think it's a windup though - 'early in the morning, just as day is dawning, he goes round changing tires on his van...)

This is obviously a cage rattler. Nobody would go looking for the postie because they were waiting for a letter. They'd just assume there was no post for them or that the post was late (perfectly normal, everyday occurrence).

Mmm, a tyre changing postman in shorts saying a metaphorical 'f* you' (fi? fo?) - I love this guy!

The OP didn't pay for the service, whoever paid for the postage did and they got the service they paid for.

Oh fgs op you don't singlehandedly pay his wages, I think you'll find we all do too and since none of us give a stuff that your having a tantrum and we all like the fact he's a decent human being that argument is invalid.
Seriously get a grip, you got your letter and the world didn't end. Your just making yourself look silly now

Is OP Hyacinth Bucket?

Maybe it's a really crappy reverse AIBU and the OP is the postie who has been berated by a weird postman stalker. Although presumably the OP would still be delivering letters.

You might get more sympathy for an AIBU for being pissed off with my postie for being on MN complaining about stuff instead of delivering letters thread. Would also have been funnier.