Cycling posties

Private mail delivery service continues to grow.

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...taff-1-3861491

"Alycidon" wrote in message
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Private mail delivery service continues to grow.

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...taff-1-3861491

Prick

On Sun, 23 Aug 2015 10:07:35 -0700 (PDT), Alycidon wrote:

Private mail delivery service continues to grow.

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...taff-1-3861491


I wonder how long it takes them to carry the mail from Bristol to Edinburgh on
their push bikes?

On 23/08/2015 18:07, Alycidon wrote:

Private mail delivery service continues to grow.

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...taff-1-3861491

QUOTE:
The firm started out in 2011 in Bristol ... – as a response to poor
service from the Royal Mail.

It now employs 45 people across the UK – in Bristol, Edinburgh and Bath
– with plans to expand its operations into Glasgow. The parent
production and print side of the business is based in Livingston.
ENDQUOTE

Amazing.

How DO they get post from Bristol and Bat to Edinburgh in time for next
day delivery just by bicycle?

And that must be what they do, because in another paragraph, they can be
seen sniping at Royal Mail for "using 200 tonnes [or maybe tons] of
diesel" annually.

On 23/08/2015 19:35, Judith wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2015 10:07:35 -0700 (PDT), Alycidon wrote:

Private mail delivery service continues to grow.

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...taff-1-3861491


I wonder how long it takes them to carry the mail from Bristol to Edinburgh on
their push bikes?

Exactly.

JNugent put finger to keyboard:

On 23/08/2015 18:07, Alycidon wrote:

Private mail delivery service continues to grow.

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...m-set-to-take-
on-more-staff-1-3861491

QUOTE:
The firm started out in 2011 in Bristol ... – as a response to poor
service from the Royal Mail.

It now employs 45 people across the UK – in Bristol, Edinburgh and Bath
– with plans to expand its operations into Glasgow. The parent
production and print side of the business is based in Livingston.
ENDQUOTE

Amazing.

How DO they get post from Bristol and Bat to Edinburgh in time for next
day delivery just by bicycle?

And that must be what they do, because in another paragraph, they can be
seen sniping at Royal Mail for "using 200 tonnes [or maybe tons] of
diesel" annually.

That's an odd figure - the Royal Mail have around 45,000 vehicles, if they
were all diesel (the majority are) then 200 tonnes of fuel would be around
5 litres per year, per vehicle.

On 25/08/2015 11:59, Scion wrote:
JNugent put finger to keyboard:

On 23/08/2015 18:07, Alycidon wrote:

Private mail delivery service continues to grow.

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...m-set-to-take-
on-more-staff-1-3861491

QUOTE:
The firm started out in 2011 in Bristol ... – as a response to poor
service from the Royal Mail.

It now employs 45 people across the UK – in Bristol, Edinburgh and Bath
– with plans to expand its operations into Glasgow. The parent
production and print side of the business is based in Livingston.
ENDQUOTE

Amazing.

How DO they get post from Bristol and Bat to Edinburgh in time for next
day delivery just by bicycle?

And that must be what they do, because in another paragraph, they can be
seen sniping at Royal Mail for "using 200 tonnes [or maybe tons] of
diesel" annually.

That's an odd figure - the Royal Mail have around 45,000 vehicles, if they
were all diesel (the majority are) then 200 tonnes of fuel would be around
5 litres per year, per vehicle.

Hmmm, wondering whether I had mis-transcibed the figure, I went back and
checked.

But yes, "200 tonnes" it was.

QUOTE:
“In 2012, the Royal Mail recorded that they were using over 200 tonnes
of diesel every year in their delivery operations."
NDQUOTE

The implication is that they use more when all purposes are TIA (though
"delivery" is surely the Royal Mail's raison d'etre?).

JNugent put finger to keyboard:

On 25/08/2015 11:59, Scion wrote:
JNugent put finger to keyboard:

On 23/08/2015 18:07, Alycidon wrote:

Private mail delivery service continues to grow.

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...m-set-to-take-
on-more-staff-1-3861491

QUOTE:
The firm started out in 2011 in Bristol ... – as a response to poor
service from the Royal Mail.

It now employs 45 people across the UK – in Bristol, Edinburgh and
Bath – with plans to expand its operations into Glasgow. The parent
production and print side of the business is based in Livingston.
ENDQUOTE

Amazing.

How DO they get post from Bristol and Bat to Edinburgh in time for
next day delivery just by bicycle?

And that must be what they do, because in another paragraph, they can
be seen sniping at Royal Mail for "using 200 tonnes [or maybe tons] of
diesel" annually.

That's an odd figure - the Royal Mail have around 45,000 vehicles, if
they were all diesel (the majority are) then 200 tonnes of fuel would
be around 5 litres per year, per vehicle.

Hmmm, wondering whether I had mis-transcibed the figure, I went back and
checked.

But yes, "200 tonnes" it was.

QUOTE:
“In 2012, the Royal Mail recorded that they were using over 200 tonnes
of diesel every year in their delivery operations."
NDQUOTE

The implication is that they use more when all purposes are TIA (though
"delivery" is surely the Royal Mail's raison d'etre?).

Maybe they meant that the Royal Mail would use 200 tonnes of fuel
delivering the stuff that their cycle operation now delivers. But that
figure then seems too high.

I suspect poor reporting.