Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Brown Cafe UPS Forum
UPS Discussions
Picked for Feeders, 27 years in PC, what's next ?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="retiredTxfeeder" data-source="post: 2665956" data-attributes="member: 52978"><p>I went into feeders at age 30, after 8 something years in PC. I was #2 in my PC center in seniority. I knew I was going to work nights going in. My wife worked days. We made it work to our advantage. Had a babysitter the first part of the day, when I was sleeping, then when I woke up, I'd pick the kids up, and bring them home. Wife would get home, and I'd leave for work. I also scheduled the kid's doctor visits in the afternoons so I could take care of that as well. I actually saw my kids more while in feeders than I did in PC. T-ball and little league practice was in the afternoons, and I attended all those. Secret is to go to bed as soon as you get home from work, if possible. It'll leave you more time to do stuff in the afternoons. Had a hard time sleeping during the day at first. Used blackout curtains and unplugged the phone. Left a note on the doorbell that said you had better have a very good reason to ring this bell. I got with my next door neighbor about mowing his grass during the mornings. (he is a pilot and works weird hours, but is home a lot. He compromised and I learned to sleep during the day. I worked 29 years in feeders, and it was the best decision I ever made. No way I would have lasted 38 years in PC. There were about 125 drivers in feeders when I went in, and I moved up to about #15 when I retired. It's never too late to go into feeders, IMHO. You must learn that you are no longer driving a package car. Slow down and be aware of <em>all</em> your surroundings. Good luck to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="retiredTxfeeder, post: 2665956, member: 52978"] I went into feeders at age 30, after 8 something years in PC. I was #2 in my PC center in seniority. I knew I was going to work nights going in. My wife worked days. We made it work to our advantage. Had a babysitter the first part of the day, when I was sleeping, then when I woke up, I'd pick the kids up, and bring them home. Wife would get home, and I'd leave for work. I also scheduled the kid's doctor visits in the afternoons so I could take care of that as well. I actually saw my kids more while in feeders than I did in PC. T-ball and little league practice was in the afternoons, and I attended all those. Secret is to go to bed as soon as you get home from work, if possible. It'll leave you more time to do stuff in the afternoons. Had a hard time sleeping during the day at first. Used blackout curtains and unplugged the phone. Left a note on the doorbell that said you had better have a very good reason to ring this bell. I got with my next door neighbor about mowing his grass during the mornings. (he is a pilot and works weird hours, but is home a lot. He compromised and I learned to sleep during the day. I worked 29 years in feeders, and it was the best decision I ever made. No way I would have lasted 38 years in PC. There were about 125 drivers in feeders when I went in, and I moved up to about #15 when I retired. It's never too late to go into feeders, IMHO. You must learn that you are no longer driving a package car. Slow down and be aware of [I]all[/I] your surroundings. Good luck to you. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Home
Forums
Brown Cafe UPS Forum
UPS Discussions
Picked for Feeders, 27 years in PC, what's next ?
Top