Bubblehead
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For this day, it's both of their workplaces.
The helpers job is to help expedite the delivery process, not an environment of indentured servitude.
I do like what you did with the but.
Was it intentional?
"On Topic" - rules regarding smoking in package cars.
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The helpers job is to help expedite the delivery process, not an environment of indentured servitude.
I do like what you did with the but.
Was it intentional?
But there in lies the rub. If you are in a commercial vehicle in some states, the driver could be fired on the spot. For someone complaining about his/her smoking. Therefore, just dont do it and we will all have a Merrier Christmas. And we wont have any threads about "I was fired for smoking in a vehicle that I knew I was not allowed to smoke in"
RidersOnTheStorm
Member
I'm a smoker. Picked up my helper for the first time last Friday. I have NOT smoked in the PC since she has been with me. I'm a female and we are doing about 200 stops, and I'm making it through the day. Feeling great and in by 7:30 with a lunch. I can't possibly imagine the stress level of 140 stops, please. And actually , I have enjoyed not smoking and am feeling less stress.
1. If you don't need the $$ ask him one more time if he can accommodate you, if not ...leave! Its his call, work and smoke with no helper =11pm. Or stop smoking, use you and be in by 7pm with a lunch. You eat...let him smoke for an hr. 2. Suck it up ( no pun intended) bundle up and keep your door open regardless, even if it's 30 degrees. A helpers gotta breath! But your health is more important and at 2 packs a day you the passenger of a driving heart attack.
I need my helper. I can handle this for 8 days and it might be the thing that inspires me to quit.
Good luck.
1. If you don't need the $$ ask him one more time if he can accommodate you, if not ...leave! Its his call, work and smoke with no helper =11pm. Or stop smoking, use you and be in by 7pm with a lunch. You eat...let him smoke for an hr. 2. Suck it up ( no pun intended) bundle up and keep your door open regardless, even if it's 30 degrees. A helpers gotta breath! But your health is more important and at 2 packs a day you the passenger of a driving heart attack.
I need my helper. I can handle this for 8 days and it might be the thing that inspires me to quit.
Good luck.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
I agree with you. However...some people are just whiny babies. If the OP was a smoker and the driver said no smoking on the car...so the OP couldn't smoke all day except for lunch....they'd be on here complaining that they were unhappy and miserable all day from lack of smoking.
And they can get let go because it is work time not leisure. And in many states it is the law. Yes we may break it 300 days a year, but now, game on, put them down.
Bubblehead
My Senior Picture
I appreciate what you're saying, but it isn't the drivers decision whether he keeps a helper or smokes in the package car.
He is on the clock and is required to work as directed and follow all applicable laws and company rules.
It's a ridiculous argument to say this drivers needs or has a right to smoke in the truck.
And others can argue all they want. Rights vs laws. In my case I will just be considerate
PT Car Washer
Well-Known Member
Try chewing nicotine gum and only smoking during your hourly smoke break. I remember when smoking was banned from our building. Smokers got smoke breaks. Everyone else only got one regular break.
Just try quitting. Im on my 45th time. Nicotine gum tastes like an ashtray. I keep convincing myself how ugly that IS. I think being addicted to cocaine would be easier to quit, and I hear it is.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Coke is much easier to stay away from....truat me. I quit smoking for 4 days once using an E cigarette....that's the closest I ever came. Gum, patches and Chantix didn't do a damn thing.
PT Car Washer
Well-Known Member
I quit after a lot of tries. My wife quit. Sis in law quit. Bro in law quit. All in our 40's and 50's. Smoke free and not going back.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
There is nothing more indignant than a former smoker....in general...nothing personal.
PT Car Washer
Well-Known Member
I am an anti-smoking jihadist.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Ahhhh...so you fit the mold too.
Jackburton
Gone Fish'n
On topic: I have to be honest, if I was the OP I'd ask to be placed with another driver, if they refused I'd quit, it's a seasonal job at 8.50.
Off topic:
I smoked for around 15 years, tried patches, gums and even the shots behind the ears. Finally tried Chantix and it worked great. Consult your doctor if it's safe for you to use while driving, some have reported side effects, I didn't have any however.
Off topic:
I smoked for around 15 years, tried patches, gums and even the shots behind the ears. Finally tried Chantix and it worked great. Consult your doctor if it's safe for you to use while driving, some have reported side effects, I didn't have any however.
UPSJedi2112
I blast Rush in my truck.
The "vivid, unusual dreams" side effect is no joke. Dreams were freakin my wife out when she was on Chantix. She quit that stuff right away.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Hey, god bless anyone who sucessfully quit....you're a stronger person than me. Like tooner said....i hate smoking....i really do, until I love it.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Anyone who works inside the building knows exactly what I'm talking about.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Same thing happened to me on Chantix. It did help with the cravings but I didn't like the way it made me.feel.
