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<blockquote data-quote="idrivethetruck" data-source="post: 859988" data-attributes="member: 882"><p>I've done that 3 times in the 20+ years I've been with the company. The first was when I set the keys down to wrench a pkg off the shelf and then I forgot about them. I had to call the center and wait for the sup. The second time was when they slipped off my finger while I was slamming the rear door shut on a P500. I was at an apartment complex office when it happened and I was about 40 minutes from the hub. I borrowed a drill from one of the maintenance men and climbed under the truck. Even though there aren't very many P500's still in service, I won't say exactly where I drilled, but once the hole was there, all I needed was a screwdriver to get the door open enough to reach inside and unlatch it. I told my sup when I got back to the building what I had done and asked if I needed to have the shop put a spot weld over the hole I had drilled. He said no, just leave it there in case it ever happened again. The third time the keys fell off my finger while I was unloading a bulk stop and I didn't stop immediately to pick them up. I just asked the customer for a drill and a screwdriver (different truck) and 5 minutes later was driving away. After that incident, I now make sure to stop what I'm doing the instant the keys hit the floor and pick them up before doing anything else. It's been over 10 years now since that happened and hopefully it won't ever occur again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="idrivethetruck, post: 859988, member: 882"] I've done that 3 times in the 20+ years I've been with the company. The first was when I set the keys down to wrench a pkg off the shelf and then I forgot about them. I had to call the center and wait for the sup. The second time was when they slipped off my finger while I was slamming the rear door shut on a P500. I was at an apartment complex office when it happened and I was about 40 minutes from the hub. I borrowed a drill from one of the maintenance men and climbed under the truck. Even though there aren't very many P500's still in service, I won't say exactly where I drilled, but once the hole was there, all I needed was a screwdriver to get the door open enough to reach inside and unlatch it. I told my sup when I got back to the building what I had done and asked if I needed to have the shop put a spot weld over the hole I had drilled. He said no, just leave it there in case it ever happened again. The third time the keys fell off my finger while I was unloading a bulk stop and I didn't stop immediately to pick them up. I just asked the customer for a drill and a screwdriver (different truck) and 5 minutes later was driving away. After that incident, I now make sure to stop what I'm doing the instant the keys hit the floor and pick them up before doing anything else. It's been over 10 years now since that happened and hopefully it won't ever occur again. [/QUOTE]
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