There doesn’t look to be a throwing action involved there. My guess it that it was very windy and the envelope was blown from the postman’s hands. Maybe Anon would post the actual video, rather than stills, and we’d know then.
Bodger
GiggidyGoo, The video identifies the postie so we thought blurry stills would suffice. He definitely chucks it.
GiggidyGoo
Ah OK. Well then he deserves what he gets.
Cian
Typical postman apologist response!
GiggidyGoo
Hah. Good one. That’ll take some licking.
Paulus
Needs to be stamped out; maybe he was just pushing the envelope?
Qwerty123
I hope the full letter of the law is applied to him
Brother Barnabas
you’re wrong again, giggidy
what we have here is a textbook case of the off-break spin bowling technique – at least i think so (perhaps charger might confirm) but, as you know, i’m rarely, if ever, wrong
GiggidyGoo
Well based on the stills, what other conclusion could I have came to? Nice of you to come up with that observation after </i) Bodger clarification though. You’re really with it.
Or……
You're not a postman BB are you?
Brother Barnabas
a post(modern)man, if that counts
GiggidyGoo
If so, then check out on youtube, Post Modern Jukebox. Really good versions of songs – my particular favorites are Don’t Stop Believing and All About The Bass.
Rob_G
Are we looking at the same set of stills? He clearly sends the package spinning end-over-end like an upright discus.
GiggidyGoo
Now you’re making me Cross By Stills
Bud Flanagan
Very good.
Rob_G
V. good indeed – natch’
A Person
Surely not. The man is a woorrrker and could not have possibly done anything wrong in Goo’s world. Its only bosses that do things that are wrong. The union will probably now want retaining to show how parcels should be properly thrown. Btw I have a great postman, but idiots like this need to be called out.
GiggidyGoo
There are no no ‘r’s in wuuker.
GiggidyGoo
There are no no ‘r’s in wuukeh
Bud Flanagan
Difficult to give an opinion on spin from stills Bro.
But it looks like he’s bowling underarm to me and that’s illegal in top class cricket thanks to the brutish Aussies in an infamous episode nearly as bad as their recent ball tampering antics.
On February 1, 1981, Australia played New Zealand in a one-day game with NZ needing a six from the last ball to draw the game.
Caddish Aussie skipper Greg Chappell ordered his brother Trevor to bowl it underarm along the ground to New Zealand batsman Brian McKechnie.
As a batsman, it is almost impossible to score off an underarm bowl. As a result, Australia won the match and the series 2-1.
The underarm ball was not against the rules in Australia at the time. However, it was considered to be unsportsmanlike and later made illegal.
Typical Aussies mind you.
Just not cricket. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGHScrCxF6Y
Brother Barnabas
on that note (of very loose sorts), this is a superb piece by malcolm gladwell:
Yes. If you look at the hanging basket, in the final still it has moved proving the effect of the wind.
Paulus
Probably a former baggage-handler?
class wario
Extremely on form with the headlines lately, folks!
Slightly Bemused
+1
Dr.Fart
hahaha gas
Brother Barnabas
imagine if a medical professional such as yourself went about his business with such fainéant fecklessness
Slightly Bemused
While this is a disgraceful action, in line with the many shown from US delivery services in other media, I like to think that this is the exception here.
I can only speak from personal experience, but the posties in my hometown are all really good. Admittedly, most of the live in this rather small town (my own postie is just four doors down from me) and several went to school here. If they acted like this, they would never hear the end of it, and if any temps did this they would not last long either. The local post mistress (a lovely lady) would not tolerate it. No need to go to head office: it would be dealt with quickly and locally.
theo kretschmar schuldorff
Newman..
dav
Correct me if I’m wrong, but is that an An-Post uniform/Jacket, it doesn’t look like it.
delacaravanio
They often bring in temporary staff for Christmas. They rarely give them uniforms, however.
Cian
They don’t give them training either by the looks of things!
GiggidyGoo
Yes – his aim is atrocious.
Cian
#thanks blushirts!
GiggidyGoo
If only he’d gotten onto a scheme.
Cian
Say No! to zero-hour contracts!
Ringsend Incinerator
Stasi.
scottser
i regularly see postmen firing parcels over the gates of those big embassy type houses in d4 on the way in to work.
also, you rarely see a fear an phoist wearing a cycle helmet, which for someone on a bike 8 hours a day is a bit nuts.
Cian
The postmen I see (in Dublin) have the bike more to carry the letters than to actually cycle – they certainly aren’t in the saddle 8 hours per day.
Paulus
Which of us is!
Spaghetti Hoop
Unlike the milkmen, wha?
Brother Barnabas
do you take a milk delivery yourself, hoop?
Otis Blue
I’d swear that it’s Broadsheet’s own hard man postmanpat.
The man don’t give a fupp.
Rob_G
haha
turgidson
From the stills I thought he was attempting a Breaking Bad pizza on the roof job.
Vito
An Post was stolen my parcel, last 2 weeks a go, the tracking is showing some on collected in Kilkenny, but the package needed to delivered in Limerick, for the moment no any customer service from the anpost never found a problem, so stupid…..
Watery Fowls
Not an An Post uniform, neither are posties allowed any form of footwear except the official safety boots.
There doesn’t look to be a throwing action involved there. My guess it that it was very windy and the envelope was blown from the postman’s hands. Maybe Anon would post the actual video, rather than stills, and we’d know then.
GiggidyGoo, The video identifies the postie so we thought blurry stills would suffice. He definitely chucks it.
Ah OK. Well then he deserves what he gets.
Typical postman apologist response!
Hah. Good one. That’ll take some licking.
Needs to be stamped out; maybe he was just pushing the envelope?
I hope the full letter of the law is applied to him
you’re wrong again, giggidy
what we have here is a textbook case of the off-break spin bowling technique – at least i think so (perhaps charger might confirm) but, as you know, i’m rarely, if ever, wrong
Well based on the stills, what other conclusion could I have came to? Nice of you to come up with that observation after </i) Bodger clarification though. You’re really with it.
Or……
You're not a postman BB are you?
a post(modern)man, if that counts
If so, then check out on youtube, Post Modern Jukebox. Really good versions of songs – my particular favorites are Don’t Stop Believing and All About The Bass.
Are we looking at the same set of stills? He clearly sends the package spinning end-over-end like an upright discus.
Now you’re making me Cross By Stills
Very good.
V. good indeed – natch’
Surely not. The man is a woorrrker and could not have possibly done anything wrong in Goo’s world. Its only bosses that do things that are wrong. The union will probably now want retaining to show how parcels should be properly thrown. Btw I have a great postman, but idiots like this need to be called out.
There are no no ‘r’s in wuuker.
There are no no ‘r’s in wuukeh
Difficult to give an opinion on spin from stills Bro.
But it looks like he’s bowling underarm to me and that’s illegal in top class cricket thanks to the brutish Aussies in an infamous episode nearly as bad as their recent ball tampering antics.
On February 1, 1981, Australia played New Zealand in a one-day game with NZ needing a six from the last ball to draw the game.
Caddish Aussie skipper Greg Chappell ordered his brother Trevor to bowl it underarm along the ground to New Zealand batsman Brian McKechnie.
As a batsman, it is almost impossible to score off an underarm bowl. As a result, Australia won the match and the series 2-1.
The underarm ball was not against the rules in Australia at the time. However, it was considered to be unsportsmanlike and later made illegal.
Typical Aussies mind you.
Just not cricket.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGHScrCxF6Y
on that note (of very loose sorts), this is a superb piece by malcolm gladwell:
http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/03-the-big-man-cant-shoot
Yes. If you look at the hanging basket, in the final still it has moved proving the effect of the wind.
Probably a former baggage-handler?
Extremely on form with the headlines lately, folks!
+1
hahaha gas
imagine if a medical professional such as yourself went about his business with such fainéant fecklessness
While this is a disgraceful action, in line with the many shown from US delivery services in other media, I like to think that this is the exception here.
I can only speak from personal experience, but the posties in my hometown are all really good. Admittedly, most of the live in this rather small town (my own postie is just four doors down from me) and several went to school here. If they acted like this, they would never hear the end of it, and if any temps did this they would not last long either. The local post mistress (a lovely lady) would not tolerate it. No need to go to head office: it would be dealt with quickly and locally.
Newman..
Correct me if I’m wrong, but is that an An-Post uniform/Jacket, it doesn’t look like it.
They often bring in temporary staff for Christmas. They rarely give them uniforms, however.
They don’t give them training either by the looks of things!
Yes – his aim is atrocious.
#thanks blushirts!
If only he’d gotten onto a scheme.
Say No! to zero-hour contracts!
Stasi.
i regularly see postmen firing parcels over the gates of those big embassy type houses in d4 on the way in to work.
also, you rarely see a fear an phoist wearing a cycle helmet, which for someone on a bike 8 hours a day is a bit nuts.
The postmen I see (in Dublin) have the bike more to carry the letters than to actually cycle – they certainly aren’t in the saddle 8 hours per day.
Which of us is!
Unlike the milkmen, wha?
do you take a milk delivery yourself, hoop?
I’d swear that it’s Broadsheet’s own hard man postmanpat.
The man don’t give a fupp.
haha
From the stills I thought he was attempting a Breaking Bad pizza on the roof job.
An Post was stolen my parcel, last 2 weeks a go, the tracking is showing some on collected in Kilkenny, but the package needed to delivered in Limerick, for the moment no any customer service from the anpost never found a problem, so stupid…..
Not an An Post uniform, neither are posties allowed any form of footwear except the official safety boots.