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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 733388" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>UPS has made a business decision to provide delivery service to rural areas with narrow, tree lined driveways in package cars that are 10' tall and considerably wider than a normal vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>A <em>natural consequence</em> of this decision is that the mirrors on these vehicles will get broken from time to time. Thats why the glass is designed to be cheap and easily replaceable. Mirrors are a "wear" item, much like tires or break pads or wiper blades. Its part of the cost of doing business.</p><p> </p><p>I have a nice, new car that I like very much....so I avoid driving it on gravel roads or tree-lined driveways whenever possible. I also own a 34 year-old 4X4 pickup truck that I haul firewood, make dump runs, and go hunting in. I stand on its roof to clean my gutters and I use its tailgate for a work bench. Its already old and beat up and rusty and it has plenty of dents, so I dont get my panties in a knot and spend 2 hrs on a conference call with a "Safety Manager" every time I crack one of the mirrors or put another scratch in what is left of the paint.</p><p> </p><p>I think what it all boils down to is common sense, and the fact that UPS doesnt seem to have any.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 733388, member: 14668"] UPS has made a business decision to provide delivery service to rural areas with narrow, tree lined driveways in package cars that are 10' tall and considerably wider than a normal vehicle. A [I]natural consequence[/I] of this decision is that the mirrors on these vehicles will get broken from time to time. Thats why the glass is designed to be cheap and easily replaceable. Mirrors are a "wear" item, much like tires or break pads or wiper blades. Its part of the cost of doing business. I have a nice, new car that I like very much....so I avoid driving it on gravel roads or tree-lined driveways whenever possible. I also own a 34 year-old 4X4 pickup truck that I haul firewood, make dump runs, and go hunting in. I stand on its roof to clean my gutters and I use its tailgate for a work bench. Its already old and beat up and rusty and it has plenty of dents, so I dont get my panties in a knot and spend 2 hrs on a conference call with a "Safety Manager" every time I crack one of the mirrors or put another scratch in what is left of the paint. I think what it all boils down to is common sense, and the fact that UPS doesnt seem to have any. [/QUOTE]
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