How did it go for you?
- Thread starter BigBrownboxx
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Coldworld
60 months and counting
Why does the guy up front look like he’s 12?? And why is Winston Churchill photobombing these young lads?
Jkloc420
Do you need an air compressor or tire gauge
Stop bombing him
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
Each shelf had a section of town , a chart told pre loader what was on shelf , you looked at a map and figured it out , memorized certain addresses that got stuff daily and that helped you figure out your surroundings , we didn't know how many pkgs each stop had. , we figured it out by setting up the shelves when we had the room to do so , we also asked people on rte were some street was we couldn't find. We had no phone to bury our face in , we actually spoke to people , we probably learned rte quicker and better than todays drivers because we used our brain not technology
Coldworld
60 months and counting
And they gave us more than 2 seconds to grab a box…
oldngray
nowhere special
17 seconds
Brownisbrown
UPS EMPLOYEE
Were routes about as long as they are today or were they shorter?
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
All depends , each rte & area of town different, I did about 180 stops a day with two bull stops. A lot of residential, a buddy of mine did two skyscrapers a day and that was it
rod
Retired 22 years
Got my first motorcycle (1958 Sears moped) when I was in 5th grade. I was the only 5th grader who rode to school in style. I used it for my paper route also. I put a mllion miles on that thing.
Staydryitsraining
Well-Known Member
Stayed on the same route since going ft? Must have been a horrible route for never loosing it.
oldupsman
Well-Known Member
Yes, we actually used our brain. YOU ran the route the way it made the most sense. And by doing
that you got to know every customer. And they knew almost to the minute when you would be there.
You actually became part of the community. You knew everybody and everybody knew you.
There were very few house numbers when I started my rural route. I created a little notebook
with peoples name and a description of their house. But after awhile I knew them by memory
anyway.
If a package came through with just a name and a P.O. box I would stop in the small country
post office and ask the postmaster where they lived. Heck, if the package was small sometimes
they would just take the package for me. I had a guy who addressed his packages,
George Wilson P.O. Box 57 UPS knows Pineville Pa.
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When you actually go to work..Went pretty well for me. I eff the baddest bishes and make more money than all of my friends
21Savage
Well-Known Member
Might make an appearance on Friday. Gotta see how I'm feeling when I wake up.
Everyone will be bowing down.
PT Car Washer
Banned
Routes had boundaries and you stayed inside your box.
Brownisbrown
UPS EMPLOYEE
Really? You guys would handle packages like that!??
Did you have a card file? I was fortunate enough to know most of the people on my routes. In town was rough for me.
Are you a rapper? I was waiting in line and you were mentioned by the radio DJ
pkgdriver
Well-Known Member
Yep… If thats what all the address had. It used to be United Parcel SERVICE.
