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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 1247255" data-attributes="member: 17969"><p>If you already have bad knees or "A" bad knee, then Package isnt for you. No matter what your excuses are, the package job is too brutal for bad knees. The clutch is the last worry you should concern yourself with. WALKING alone will wipe out your knees. Lifting over 70 pound packages or repetitively lifting packages near 70 will overload your knees to the point where you will require surgery.</p><p></p><p>Getting in and out of the package car will speed up the damage to your knees. Climbing stairs at condos or apartments will finish them off alltogether.</p><p></p><p>A driver has to be physically fit from top to bottom in order to do this job correctly. Coming into package with a bum knee only guarantees one thing, and that is, you wont see 10 years of service before you will be unable to do the job or walk normally any longer.</p><p></p><p>Even with an automatic package car, you still have to get in and out of the truck a couple of hundred times a day and this will be more than you can take after a brief period on the job.</p><p></p><p>If you would like to test your knees now, try this. Go to an apartment complex and carry an object approximately 40 pounds, and climb all the stairs in the complex for about 1.5 hours.</p><p></p><p>If you can walk after that time, then you have a chance in package, if not, sign up for management, i am sure Hoaxster can teach you how to eat donuts and drink coffee and make bad decisions. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/peaceful.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":peaceful:" title="Peaceful :peaceful:" data-shortname=":peaceful:" /></p><p></p><p>He has a degree in SWAG.</p><p></p><p>TOS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 1247255, member: 17969"] If you already have bad knees or "A" bad knee, then Package isnt for you. No matter what your excuses are, the package job is too brutal for bad knees. The clutch is the last worry you should concern yourself with. WALKING alone will wipe out your knees. Lifting over 70 pound packages or repetitively lifting packages near 70 will overload your knees to the point where you will require surgery. Getting in and out of the package car will speed up the damage to your knees. Climbing stairs at condos or apartments will finish them off alltogether. A driver has to be physically fit from top to bottom in order to do this job correctly. Coming into package with a bum knee only guarantees one thing, and that is, you wont see 10 years of service before you will be unable to do the job or walk normally any longer. Even with an automatic package car, you still have to get in and out of the truck a couple of hundred times a day and this will be more than you can take after a brief period on the job. If you would like to test your knees now, try this. Go to an apartment complex and carry an object approximately 40 pounds, and climb all the stairs in the complex for about 1.5 hours. If you can walk after that time, then you have a chance in package, if not, sign up for management, i am sure Hoaxster can teach you how to eat donuts and drink coffee and make bad decisions. :peaceful: He has a degree in SWAG. TOS [/QUOTE]
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