I'm Done, Out On My Time

[Jones]

Everyone moves up a spot.... on the seniority list.






-Bug-

You know there's at least one guy who's champing at the bit to bid that gravy route.

 

[rod]

I think in my region I had a right of rescission?? Never planned on ever working again. So really don't remember if that was offered when I left 15 plus years ago?

That being said, do other regions retirement plans offer this same option or similar as quoted above? If so, what timeline are or were you offered?

Asking for a friend! Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck

I heard they only offer that to those who have been retired 5 years or less. I guess after 5 years the figure you are too outdated

 

[scratch]

You know there's at least one guy who's champing at the bit to bid that gravy route.

About a dozen. Here they can't put it up for bid for thirty days in case I change my mind. We actually had a driver change his mind about retiring a couple of years ago because there is a thirty day clause to stop your first pension payment. He did finally retire last month with 44 years. It will be full-blown Peak Season then so that route probably will be un-assigned until after Christmas. They are looking for a spot to drop a TP-60 on my old area I guess for PVD drivers. They got to where they load me up with extra stops and force a Helper on me by Halloween so that was another reason to pick my retirement date.

 

[old levi's]

Finally!

My celebration was 2 EAM'S 40 miles away, and returning to an empty building. But I only did 33 years starting at age 31, so there's that.

 

[old levi's]

Worked preload for 12 years, with a full time job after that. Just try that!

 

[old levi's]

That's only 16 MF hours per day, rinse and repeat, no problem .

 

[Jones]

My celebration was 2 EAM'S 40 miles away, and returning to an empty building. But I only did 33 years starting at age 31, so there's that.

Worked preload for 12 years, with a full time job after that. Just try that!

That's only 16 MF hours per day, rinse and repeat, no problem .

Sounds like you've got some real stories to tell. I bet you could even start your own thread...

 

[old levi's]

Sounds like you've got some real stories to tell. I bet you could even start your own thread...

You would delete it , so no thanks.

 

[old levi's]

Sounds like you've got some real stories to tell. I bet you could even start your own thread...

Aren't you retired, so why do give a friend about any of this BS!

 

[upsgrunt]

Way to go, buddy!
I'm proud of you, and happy for your future. I would love to buy you a beer sometime if you ever make it up to So. IL, or maybe I'll come south.

 

[scratch]

Way to go, buddy!
I'm proud of you, and happy for your future. I would love to buy you a beer sometime if you ever make it up to So. IL, or maybe I'll come south.

I have a guest room and am about 10 miles from I-75 between Atlanta and Macon. So I'm up for anybody who wants to crash for the night heading to Florida. Also 8.5 miles from Atlanta Motor Speedway for you NASCAR fans. I have the adult beverages!

 

[Est.1998]

I have a guest room and am about 10 miles from I-75 between Atlanta and Macon. So I'm up for anybody who wants to crash for the night heading to Florida. Also 8.5 miles from Atlanta Motor Speedway for you NASCAR fans. I have the adult beverages!

I'll take a shot of Titos!!!

 

[Jack4343]

Brian runs Forest Park Preload, he came back to work about six months ago. He is one of the good ones.

Indeed! Had some good ones since Brian went back to Forest Park but also a couple of real mean and nasty ones. I even bid out of my center to get away from one of them. Brian could've taught them a thing or two.

 

[Ancient Alien]

I was 17 and had just started my senior year at high school when I began. (October 15, 1975). I had worked one day at a McDonald's the week before, $2.10 an hour was minimum wage back then. Some buddies were going to to apply at UPS through a work program and I tagged along. I was hired on the spot at $4.25 an hour and my first job was loading trailers on the Midnight Sort in the original Atlanta Hub. Soon I was a pick-off, I had three trailers with the old rollers going into them. I worked my first seven years on the Purple Belt, it was the bottom front belt in the Primary Sort so we also got all the smalls and irregulars. I spent most of those years working Irregulars, this was before the electric trains and we had to push carts around the building and at one time we had an old yellow P-400 we got to drive too. I worked my last year in the hub on the Twilight Sort doing the same thing, then I signed the bid list and got a bid route to go driving. It took me three bids to finally make full-time. Most of the routes in that building were Downtown Atlanta driving P-600s.

First route was an industrial park in Morrow, Ga driving an ancient Ford cabover straight truck in 1984, I used to backup to docks all day. It had air brakes and I still have my Class B CDL. I would go out blown out with 400 pieces and pickup 600, so I was handling 1000 boxes a day. Very little overtime, I had to get pickups covered often because we were really the only company that did what we do at the time. Second route I was in a P-600 with a Walmart bulkstop and then I had a little town called Rex I stayed in all day. One of the first things I noticed when I started at UPS was that most of the older drivers drove smaller cars. Third route was a country route for one year around the Lake Dow area in McDonough Ga. P-500 with about 60-70 stops and one empty shelf! 200 miles a day and I loved that area. Another driver rolled me off the area one year later so I took his old route. My fourth and final route was a large private lake called Lake Spivey in Jonesboro, Ga. It started out in a P-500 and I was mad when that was taken away and I had to drive a P-700. 95% residential and 125 stops and 100 miles worked up to an eight hour day. Now that route gets 160-200 a day and the area has gotten smaller and tighter. I worked that for 24 years and I will miss my customers.

I never hated my job like a lot of people do. I always had money in my pocket and I never worried about finances. My 401K and IRA looks a lot better than most people's. I was sticking 25% in it the last couple of years and I am going to try to stay out of it for now and not file for Social Security yet. My pension amount is $4808 before taxes, I will get the first one November 1. I always tried to concentrate on enjoying the most of it and I learned to not stressed out about a lot of the normal BS the company is always pushing. I built a new house the year after I got married. Both our sons got college degrees and turned out well. We just moved into a new house in a retirement community in Griffin, Ga called Sun City Peachtree. Gated entrance, sidewalks and golf cart paths, and no teenagers allowed. Its very quiet and the neighborhood looks like a resort. Security, garbage, lawn services, and many other amenities for a minor $218 HOA fee. We put $100K worth of options in our house and we love it here.

$4808 for 45-years doesn't seem right. At least it sounds like you're a savvy investor and did real well for you & your family.

Got one question;

Since you were hired in 1975, when things got rough at times... did you ever say to yourself that once the Falcons win the Super Bowl things are going to pick up for me and in a helluva hurry?

 

[scratch]

Got one question;

Since you were hired in 1975, when things got rough at times... did you ever say to yourself that once the Falcons win the Super Bowl things are going to pick up for me and in a helluva hurry?

Falcons win the Super Bowl? That will never happen so I never gave that a thought! I have never been a football fan anyways. I'm watching the Braves take out the Dodgers right now. First eight years got me a part time pension and then I was unfortunate enough to have Central States for 23 years handling my full time pension plan. We should have got out of that back in 1997. I'm very grateful for UPS forking out $6B to finally get 70,000 of us out of that disaster. I would be getting more if we did get out in 1997 and a lot of others wouldn't be screwed over so bad right now.

 

[bumped]

Falcons win the Super Bowl? That will never happen so I never gave that a thought! I have never been a football fan anyways. I'm watching the Braves take out the Dodgers right now. First eight years got me a part time pension and then I was unfortunate enough to have Central States for 23 years handling my full time pension plan. We should have got out of that back in 1997. I'm very grateful for UPS forking out $6B to finally get 70,000 of us out of that disaster. I would be getting more if we did get out in 1997 and a lot of others wouldn't be screwed over so bad right now.

Did you do the survivors benefit for your wife? How much of a deduction is that from the pension?

 

[scratch]

Did you do the survivors benefit for your wife? How much of a deduction is that from the pension?

No, it's cheaper to buy a term policy and take the full amount. She would still get the full amount for five years if something happened to me.

 

[barnyard]

I hope that you have a long and happy retirement.

 

[Wilson1397]

Congrats @scratch .....45 years is a hell of an accomplishment. enjoy your retirement it’s well deserved!!!

 

[oldngray]

Here is a Laurel and Hardy handshake