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<blockquote data-quote="xupsdriver" data-source="post: 547068" data-attributes="member: 23121"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">My <u>one</u> and <u>only </u>day driving a package route in my 35 years at UPS.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Started as a furniture helper back in 1958 for a store called Bambergers now macy's where the drivers thought helpers were no better then (tie ropes) on the truck.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">In the early 60's a snow storm hit my area and UPS held deliveries for that day.The next day at the furniture barn that I was working my manager said the package center near us needed drivers and since I was gung ho about wanting to drive I said I will go.I still remember this day and will never forget it.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">A cold winter day 10 degrees and I never drove a package car before.The car was pre loaded and the manager said I will have no problem because the route was a wholesale route with 65 stops and I would have only 4 main streets to deliver to. Well I started on the street that i knew. A main street cars double and triple parked because of the snow piles all the offices were upstairs in the buildings.(walkups).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">10 degrees and i was sweating my ass off. It took me 3 hours to do 5 stops so I went to lunch at a local diner.Took 2 hours to warm up.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Let me cut this short!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I got in at 10pm and brought back 30 stops and the boss say's to me his son could have done a better job so I told him "next time call your son" That was my first and last time in a package car. Went to UPS trailer school and drove trailers 25 years. In New Joisey. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xupsdriver, post: 547068, member: 23121"] [SIZE=4]My [U]one[/U] and [U]only [/U]day driving a package route in my 35 years at UPS.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Started as a furniture helper back in 1958 for a store called Bambergers now macy's where the drivers thought helpers were no better then (tie ropes) on the truck.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]In the early 60's a snow storm hit my area and UPS held deliveries for that day.The next day at the furniture barn that I was working my manager said the package center near us needed drivers and since I was gung ho about wanting to drive I said I will go.I still remember this day and will never forget it.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]A cold winter day 10 degrees and I never drove a package car before.The car was pre loaded and the manager said I will have no problem because the route was a wholesale route with 65 stops and I would have only 4 main streets to deliver to. Well I started on the street that i knew. A main street cars double and triple parked because of the snow piles all the offices were upstairs in the buildings.(walkups).[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]10 degrees and i was sweating my ass off. It took me 3 hours to do 5 stops so I went to lunch at a local diner.Took 2 hours to warm up.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Let me cut this short![/SIZE] [SIZE=4]I got in at 10pm and brought back 30 stops and the boss say's to me his son could have done a better job so I told him "next time call your son" That was my first and last time in a package car. Went to UPS trailer school and drove trailers 25 years. In New Joisey. [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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