To wonder why the post arrives so late these days?

[Rhine]

I remember when I was a kid, you'd get up at about 7.30am and the post would be lying on the mat waiting for you. Now it seems to be getting later and later. It's a pain in the arse when your waiting for something. It's got worse since our lovely old postman retired. Now we have a postie who looks about twelve and your lucky if the mail arrives before noon, he just seems to amble long like he has all the time in the world.

Why is the post so late these days? What is going on a Royal Mail?

Mine arrived at 17.30 yesterday. It normally comes about 13.00-14.00.

TheCunnyFunt from the job ad;

Due to modernisation our postwomen and postmen work more sociable hours and your day will start in the local delivery office, where you will collect your mail for your round. You may finalise sorting the mail into your delivery route or it may have already been sorted for you.