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<blockquote data-quote="mrbrownstone" data-source="post: 1329211" data-attributes="member: 53460"><p>I too am right there with you. I started driving on Tuesday May 6 with a sup for three days and then was out on my own on Friday of that same week. I then drove last Tuesday through Friday on my own (Monday they didn't need me). So I have been out total of 8 days, 5 on my own. I have all of the EXACT same concerns as you.</p><p></p><p>I drove over peak but quite honestly that was much easier because I was in a rental box truck doing the exact same businesses everyday with no resis except for an occasional 1 here and there.</p><p></p><p>Like you I thought about dq'ing myself but decided not too and also like you I struggle reading a map and have been very used to using gps on my phone.</p><p></p><p>Also every driver I have talked to just keeps saying don't worry it will get easier and while that may be true it doesn't help with the stress we feel now not knowing where in the world we are or where our next stop is.</p><p></p><p>Finally, I figured out a plan that seems to be helping me tremendously that I devised on my own.</p><p></p><p>First, I decided I wasn't going to try to to learn the whole route overnight but rather in small chunks. Like your route all of my businesses are super close together so I learned them the fastest. Next I decided what resi areas/streets were the easiest for me to remember and I started remembering them and I mean only a few roads in a development such as the main roads that go from one side to the other.</p><p></p><p>Then recently I came up with another idea. When I am at home in the evening I look at my route on Google Maps and I have it zoomed out so that I can see the streets but not names. I then point to each street and name it. If it intersects with other streets, I name them too that way I can remember where I am while I am driving. I am still doing this and am obsessing over it until I know every street name from any direction.</p><p></p><p>I quickly found that simply memorizing the streets names from one direction doesn't work because you may hit that street from a different way depending on your stops for that day, so when I look at the map and name the roads I name them in different order each time to make sure I really know them. Lastly I also try to picture the map in my head as I am driving and that seems to help.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully that helps you. Believe me when I say I am struggling too. I only have about 85 stops on a 120 stop route and it takes me from 8:45 start time until about 6 or later to finish. Oh and I don't eat all day but clock an hour lunch anyway since I figure I waste that much time figuring out where to go and am so stressed I have no appetite anyway.</p><p></p><p>P.S. you can pm me if you want to talk more about it. I feel your pain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrbrownstone, post: 1329211, member: 53460"] I too am right there with you. I started driving on Tuesday May 6 with a sup for three days and then was out on my own on Friday of that same week. I then drove last Tuesday through Friday on my own (Monday they didn't need me). So I have been out total of 8 days, 5 on my own. I have all of the EXACT same concerns as you. I drove over peak but quite honestly that was much easier because I was in a rental box truck doing the exact same businesses everyday with no resis except for an occasional 1 here and there. Like you I thought about dq'ing myself but decided not too and also like you I struggle reading a map and have been very used to using gps on my phone. Also every driver I have talked to just keeps saying don't worry it will get easier and while that may be true it doesn't help with the stress we feel now not knowing where in the world we are or where our next stop is. Finally, I figured out a plan that seems to be helping me tremendously that I devised on my own. First, I decided I wasn't going to try to to learn the whole route overnight but rather in small chunks. Like your route all of my businesses are super close together so I learned them the fastest. Next I decided what resi areas/streets were the easiest for me to remember and I started remembering them and I mean only a few roads in a development such as the main roads that go from one side to the other. Then recently I came up with another idea. When I am at home in the evening I look at my route on Google Maps and I have it zoomed out so that I can see the streets but not names. I then point to each street and name it. If it intersects with other streets, I name them too that way I can remember where I am while I am driving. I am still doing this and am obsessing over it until I know every street name from any direction. I quickly found that simply memorizing the streets names from one direction doesn't work because you may hit that street from a different way depending on your stops for that day, so when I look at the map and name the roads I name them in different order each time to make sure I really know them. Lastly I also try to picture the map in my head as I am driving and that seems to help. Hopefully that helps you. Believe me when I say I am struggling too. I only have about 85 stops on a 120 stop route and it takes me from 8:45 start time until about 6 or later to finish. Oh and I don't eat all day but clock an hour lunch anyway since I figure I waste that much time figuring out where to go and am so stressed I have no appetite anyway. P.S. you can pm me if you want to talk more about it. I feel your pain. [/QUOTE]
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