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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1131492" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>It doesnt matter how slow you are going when you are dealing with dogs that run circles around the truck and bite at the tires.</p><p></p><p>75% of the deliveries I make are to rural residential addresses, and at each stop I face a decision. I can (a) park in the road, block traffic, and walk the stop off at the risk of causing an accident or getting bitten by a dog, or (b) back into the driveway to get off of the road and walk the stop off at the risk of a backing accident or getting bitten by a dog, or (c) drive up the driveway in order to get off of the road and turn around on the customers property at the risk of hitting a dog. And this is all assuming that the driveway itself is less than 100-200 yards long. My options become even <em>more</em> limited when the driveway is over 1/4 of a mile long and its after 4:30 and dark outside in the winter; in addition to dog bites I can add the risk of a nervous homeowner with a gun reacting to the sight of some guy in dark clothing walking on his property at night.</p><p></p><p>Regardless of <em>which</em> choice I make...if something<em> does</em> happen my actions will be second-guessed by some pinhead in a cubicle who has likely never done my job or been out on my area and whose only concern is to meet his warning letter quota for the month.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1131492, member: 14668"] It doesnt matter how slow you are going when you are dealing with dogs that run circles around the truck and bite at the tires. 75% of the deliveries I make are to rural residential addresses, and at each stop I face a decision. I can (a) park in the road, block traffic, and walk the stop off at the risk of causing an accident or getting bitten by a dog, or (b) back into the driveway to get off of the road and walk the stop off at the risk of a backing accident or getting bitten by a dog, or (c) drive up the driveway in order to get off of the road and turn around on the customers property at the risk of hitting a dog. And this is all assuming that the driveway itself is less than 100-200 yards long. My options become even [I]more[/I] limited when the driveway is over 1/4 of a mile long and its after 4:30 and dark outside in the winter; in addition to dog bites I can add the risk of a nervous homeowner with a gun reacting to the sight of some guy in dark clothing walking on his property at night. Regardless of [I]which[/I] choice I make...if something[I] does[/I] happen my actions will be second-guessed by some pinhead in a cubicle who has likely never done my job or been out on my area and whose only concern is to meet his warning letter quota for the month. [/QUOTE]
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