satellitedriver
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And, we sharpened the edge of the "bankers clip" to cut off cod tags. I just threw away one of those clip boards-( should have kept it.)- while cleaning out my barn. I also found almost a full pad of the paper records- ( I kept those)-.We all carried masonite clipboards for the paper records that had stainless steel "bankers clips" on the ends to hold the paper down on the board. Not as much mass as a diad, but they still would get a dog's undivided attention.
Putting the cardboard of an old paper record pad on top of the records to keep them dry in the rain.
Damn hard to write on wet paper.
Dusty, I forgot about the stamped shipper numbers and now I can remember them clear as day.
The dreaded one time pick up. 20 pkgs and each one had a separate form to fill out.
All pkg cars had plywood doors with a hole cut in them in case the door closed. You could reach the chain to release the latch.
The only thing I miss from "back then" is being able to sit down with my preloader/my on road sup's/my center manager and even my DM and have a good relationship, while discussing how to find solutions to the problems that needed to be solved in our center.
Auld Lang Syne, never to be seen again.