Paper !!!!!!
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rod
Retired 22 years
When I cleaned my locker out after 30 years it was like opening up a time capsule. Lots of safe driving pins and Founders Day trinkets and a few old warning letters I saved because they were fun to show to people who wouldn't or couldn't believe the reason you got one.
Ring Sport
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I remember those days. And pulling the next day air and second day labels and writing your delivery time on the back. Counting all your stops and packages for each area number at the end of the day. When DIAD first come out they would crash if you put too many stops in them. The old days was when it was fun. Having to do a forced DVA send and transmitting over the phone.
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OLDMAN3
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Anyone else sheet while walking with the paper records above your head (writing looking straight up) to avoid getting the paper wet? Look before you step!
I went around one side of a house to DR at the Back Door. I realized after delivering that going around the other side of the house was a shorter walk, and both sides had sidewalks. I was booking back to the truck because it was raining, sheeting above my head...
Never saw the room air conditioner sticking out of the side window till I was flat on my back, bleeding like a stuck pig.
I know the meaning of being clothes-lined.
I went around one side of a house to DR at the Back Door. I realized after delivering that going around the other side of the house was a shorter walk, and both sides had sidewalks. I was booking back to the truck because it was raining, sheeting above my head...
Never saw the room air conditioner sticking out of the side window till I was flat on my back, bleeding like a stuck pig.
I know the meaning of being clothes-lined.
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Babagounj
Strength through joy
Paper .
I was an exception air driver .
Meaning any inbound misloaded airs were mine to do . Going to different cities within my state and many times to different states to complete the stop . Been to RI , NH, VT , & ME thankfully not all on the same day .
I miss that job . Being paid to explore different areas . I had quite a collection of maps .
Back then If I had to ask someone for an address I would ask a fireman first , then a cop , and then anyone .
For one stop a local fireman gave me life saving instruction detailing just how to enter this property and to which house to stop at .
Seems they had a Hatfield & McCoy situation going on .
I was an exception air driver .
Meaning any inbound misloaded airs were mine to do . Going to different cities within my state and many times to different states to complete the stop . Been to RI , NH, VT , & ME thankfully not all on the same day .
I miss that job . Being paid to explore different areas . I had quite a collection of maps .
Back then If I had to ask someone for an address I would ask a fireman first , then a cop , and then anyone .
For one stop a local fireman gave me life saving instruction detailing just how to enter this property and to which house to stop at .
Seems they had a Hatfield & McCoy situation going on .
Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
474-007 sticks in my head. May have been Lands End.
The internet was not even born yet. No Amazon, Walmart.com, etc.
It was all catalog and TV (QVC). Residential stops barely existed compared to today.
ski or die
Ski or Die
Worked in Delivery Information. Customer would call to verify delivery on a stop that had several hundred packages a day. Almost went blind going through page after page of each day of records looking for the package for that stop. By Friday evening, my eyes were bloodshot. Guess I was lucky they didn't accuse of being a drunk. Was glad when I had enough seniority to bid off of that position. Luckily, still do not wear glasses.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Scissors!!! or Rock?
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
038 598 LL Bean. Still stuck in the cranium !!!!
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
AOD. Tags !!!
upsgrunt
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Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
Harriet Carter!!!
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
I was in the 9th grade.
Harry Manback
Robot Extraordinaire
I was in the 4th grade when you started.
This topic is a good one as it begs the question; "How many of our ole' timers could do what we do today?" And vice versa.
I've heard stories of drivers going 30 miles off route for lunch. 300 mile runs with 35 stops. All without EDD. (something I couldn't even imagine)
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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None of the old timers that were here when I started could have handled today's pace.
