dgr72vette
Member
Use some ingenuity, get some mechanics gloves and cut the thumb tips off. That's all you use on the diad anyway.
Peak sucks
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UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
We had a guy do that but unfortunately he was wearing them at the time...
dgr72vette
Member
Did I post that pic?
Mechanix Fast Fit gloves work for me, I don't have to cut the tips off either I can work the diad fine.
I use cloth gloves with black knobs on them to grip the packages. They are really glove liners but they work great. They are only a buck a pair and last no more than a week. I buy a bundle of 20 pair at a time. Some of the drivers even use them in the summer.
BTW, I like peak. There is more of a realistic approach of getting the job done than the whole theoretical micro management approach the rest of the year. I don't mind working the overtime before Christmas because I like the extra pay and I know the company needs it. Its the overtime non-peak that I don't like.
BTW, I like peak. There is more of a realistic approach of getting the job done than the whole theoretical micro management approach the rest of the year. I don't mind working the overtime before Christmas because I like the extra pay and I know the company needs it. Its the overtime non-peak that I don't like.
freeloader_30
New Member
230 stops done for Friday, which ends another week of Peak. I'am beat and my knees aren't much help either! By the way I love these gloves http://www.mechanix.com which prevent minor pinches or cuts, and allows for extra dexterity when gripping the packages with one hand and the diad on the other.
+1
dilligaf
IN VINO VERITAS
So that's what they call those types of hats. LOL Your sups let you wear those. Around here they bitch if one wears anything but a UPS baseball call.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
We have UPS toques.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
Toque is a common Canadian term but less known the further from Canada. Upstate NY is practically in Canada.
I included a picture of a typical French Canadian UPSer wearing his toque.
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dilligaf
IN VINO VERITAS
Really.............. (rhetorical). I haven't seen them around here (AZ). Bet some of the drivers around here would like them.
dilligaf
IN VINO VERITAS
Oooops, not enough coffee yet.
soberups
Pees in the brown Koolaid
I like sports analogies, so I view peak as being the NBA Finals of the parcel business.
Its time to shut up, nut up, and bring your "A" game to the floor. Minor injuries that would have me on the bench during the regular season will be ignored. Any issues or disagreements I might be having with management get put on the back burner until peak is over.
As far as the overtime goes....you dont play Tim Duncan or Kobe Bryant for 48 minutes on a sore knee during a preseason game. You manage his minutes wisely throughout the year and keep him healthy for the playoff run. Then, when its do-or-die in the 4th quarter of the final game and the championship is on the line, you have him go all out and give 110% for the victory.
UnconTROLLed
perfection
I file grievances during peak.
As far as work pace, it's the same year round. I can't see working harder during peak than outside.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
I would say both posts speak volumes about the respective member.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
Nice try.
You might enjoy this one. Two of your fellow "employees" in separate package cars were both making deliveries to my condo complex at the same time. There are only 20 units in the whole complex. Can you say logistics?
Jones, as Sober said, Peak is our time to take it up a notch, set aside petty disagreements and get the job done. I put it in high gear this time of year.
