Rubbish Postie – Anyone with a CCTV Set Up I Can Borrow?

Got a friend with a gopro ?

Sorry – what possible motive would your postman have for sticking a pen through your mail and then chewing it?

Do you think he is checking for food?

Try posting a poorly-packaged bike shock and see if it explodes in his face.

Does your postie look like this?

Try posting a poorly-packaged bike shock and see if it explodes in his face.

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lol – we had a disagreement when he bust a draft excluder which had been in place for months before he started, subsequent to which the “dog” mysteriously decided to savage the post he, and only he, posted through the door.

When we are in we can tell it is him as he bangs about the letterbox like a deranged loon, but we haven’t caught him (or the dog) in the act. But if it was the dog then surely he would be munching all the post and junk that comes through!

The finest one was a card that was so small that it wouldn’t actually be possible to hold it with any part dangling through the inside of the letterbox. That was the one which had mysteriously human shaped tooth imprints in it. After we showed that to the manager at the post office the subsequent post had holes through that at first glance would appear to be canine teeth, but on closer inspection the holes are too big (about biro size) and about 10mm too wide apart to be from the pooch.

All this leads me to conclude that the postie is pissed off at us about the draft excluder, or dislikes our dog barking at him and has decided to retaliate like a schoolboy with a low IQ. (Previous postie woman told the dog to stop being so pathetic and gave him a pat once and became “best friend number 107” as a result – he is not a savage finger or post chewing beast, more a soft old man dog with a lot of barking to be done before his time is up).

Life is too short.
That is all I have left to say

Mail yourself some Picolax! 😆

For all the jokes in this thread, if it is bothering you that much why not take a couple of days holiday from work and sit in the car with a camera as suggested.

As daft as it sounds it is probably a lot easier than messing around with a video camera on the outside of the house.

Or send yourself a SAE with ‘Please do not chew my f***ing email’ in maker pen all over it 😉

Perhaps postie likes to snack on bacon frazzles, meat, or something else which makes the letters smell like dog food? Doesn’t explain human teeth marks or Biro holes admittedly!

If you can borrow/buy a cheap webcam and have access to a pc or laptop there are various bits of software which let you use them as security cams I think. I’ve never actually used one but something like this might do it? You’d probably need to set it up inside but that should be enough to see if the dog is the culprit or not…

Send yourself some coarse ground glass, in a flimsy envelope.

Coat outside of envelope with scotch bonnet chilli. And smeg.

OP, leave dog with relatives/friends during the day and see if the mail is still getting chewed.

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If you put all your pieces of mail togther and the bite marks spell out ‘help’ I’d reckon he has a abductee in his van. Possibly the last man to query his postying?

I have a few questions, forgive me if they have already been asked.

1, Is this for real? (don’t bother answering if not)
2, How do you know it’s just this postman if you’re not in when the post is delivered?
3, Assuming it is always the same postman, could it be the dog doesn’t like something about this guy and therefore it is the only time he feels the need to attack the post as it’s delivered by the nasty postie?

This thread needs Picolax – a letter doped with it 😀

He probably whistles. That drives me mad, can’t say I blame The Dog for wanting to wreck his stuff. You are lucky you don’t have a cat, they show their displeasure by peeing on peoples things.

P.S – if it wasn’t on STW I would say that you sound VERY paranoid “my postie is biting the mail before he posts it” I would be careful of mentioning this in front of normal same human beings with the power of rational thinking.

the SJ1000 action camera (about 55 quid on amazon) apparently (from reviews and desciptions not personal experience) has a motion sensor ie. will start recording when it detects movement.

and after youve captured the guilty party you can use it as, well, an action camera.

Send yourself some coarse ground glass, in a flimsy envelope.

Coat outside of envelope with scotch bonnet chilli. And smeg.

Actual LOL

Send yourself some coarse ground glass, in a flimsy envelope.
Coat outside of envelope with scotch bonnet chilli. And smeg.
Actual LOL

If you do this make sure to coat it with the chilli after you wipe anything else on the envelope

No use complaining to manager at a local level as they rarely do anything about it. Use the online complaints system, that way customer service make them do something about it an hassle the managers until resolved

Those £10 eBay cams are sound-activated. Got to be worth a pop…

Well, £14 on eBay…

Maybe your postman is just hungry.
Try leaving him out some steak?

I don’t have a dog, but can’t you just make sure the dog does not have access to the front door when the mail is delivered? Just put him in a different room and shut the door? Or am I missing something here? If it was my house I would simply out the dog in either the kitchen or lounge or dining room and shut the door….. Perhaps I really am missing something.

Or just get the dog to stay with a friend for a day and see what happens to the mail.

I don’t have a dog, but can’t you just make sure the dog does not have access to the front door when the mail is delivered? Just put him in a different room and shut the door? Or am I missing something here? If it was my house I would simply put the dog in either the kitchen or lounge or dining room and shut the door….. Perhaps I really am missing something

That makes sense. Doesn’t everyone do that if they own a dog, and if not, why not?????

How did the postman damage the draft excluder?
Are they not kept inside the door? it’s just a long pillow basically, how can it be damaged…. My head hurts.

As if the guy is biting your post. I mean, really?

How did the postman damage the draft excluder?
Are they not kept inside the door? it’s just a long pillow basically, how can it be damaged…. My head hurts.

letter box draft excluder.

If you do this make sure to coat it with the chilli after you wipe anything else on the envelope

There speaks the voice of experience.

OP: Can you describe the appearance of the suspect, please? I work close to the depot and also know of a few posties. The type of behaviour you describe would not be entirely surprising if one of the guys I have in mind are responsible for delivering your mail.

feed the postie!!! maybe a few mince pies on the doorstep, we have bigger rounds these days!

Stevestunts – does the postie you have in mind look a bit ruff then?