Would you deliver here?

[bigblu 2 you]

had a native american on my route who lived in a unfurnished log cabin with no electricity on the side of a mountain.had to park and walk up.he kept a couple of dingo looking dogs and he was always drinking and dancing and would try to tell me 10 minute long stories about nature and stuff .wasnt a bad guy but was always packin a knife and gun. mix that with the fire water and i was always leery.

 

[Anonymous 10]

had a native american on my route who lived in a unfurnished log cabin with no electricity on the side of a mountain.had to park and walk up.he kept a couple of dingo looking dogs and he was always drinking and dancing and would try to tell me 10 minute long stories about nature and stuff .wasnt a bad guy but was always packin a knife and gun. mix that with the fire water and i was always leery.

Will
Call

 

[rod]

My favorite nutcase was a lady that lived out in the sticks in an old 1940's camping trailer with about 10 dogs. For some reason her and I always got along---I think because I was the only one who would give her the time of day and I carried dog biscuts with me for her dogs. You had to park out on the dirt road and walk about 100 yards down a little trail. About half way down the dogs would come running-creating all knds of hell. One day she got about 2 inches from my face and said "what color are my eyes?" I replied "they are brown Millie" to which she replied you G-Damn right they are and if you ever come here and they are blue get the hell out because that means the Devil has got me." Thank goodness they never turned blue that I know of. My favorite thing I liked about her was the way she hated anyone who rode with me. I never had a driver sup or center manager walk up to her trailer with me twice. She would call them every name in the book while I would just stand there and chuckle. The last I saw her she was running down the hall the the local hospital with a bunch of people chasing her. Apparently they had her commited.

 

[bumped]

My favorite nutcase was a lady that lived out in the sticks in an old 1940's camping trailer with about 10 dogs. For some reason her and I always got along---I think because I was the only one who would give her the time of day and I carried dog biscuts with me for her dogs. You had to park out on the dirt road and walk about 100 yards down a little trail. About half way down the dogs would come running-creating all knds of hell. One day she got about 2 inches from my face and said "what color are my eyes?" I replied "they are brown Millie" to which she replied you G-Damn right they are and if you ever come here and they are blue get the hell out because that means the Devil has got me." Thank goodness they never turned blue that I know of. My favorite thing I liked about her was the way she hated anyone who rode with me. I never had a driver sup or center manager walk up to her trailer with me twice. She would call them every name in the book while I would just stand there and chuckle. The last I saw her she was running down the hall the the local hospital with a bunch of people chasing her. Apparently they had her commited.

How did Millie feel about the cover drivers?

 

[rod]

How did Millie feel about the cover drivers?

Let me put it this way. If I was on vacation for a week the chances were good that if she had gotten a package that week it would be in the postcard bin when I got back with "need directions" on it. She didn't have a phone to call for directions so it was a good stall tactic until i got back-------------They all knew Mille though. The few that did attempt a delivery always had a story to tell.

 

[brownmonster]

I had a stop where the dog would be chained in the back yard going crazy when I would come around the house. One day as I came around back the old man stepped out on the back porch with a BB gun in only his under shorts and shot the dog in the butt. Quite entertaining.

 

[MrFedEx]

I did...but visions of the movie "deliverance" kept playing in my head the entire time I was there. This customer lives waaaay back in the deep dark woods and I was glad to make the delivery and get the heck out of there!

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No way. I'd tag the sign and let "Scorpio" come in and pick-up his Nazi literature/kiddie porn/ammo/Soldier of Fortune magazine/Beastiality Monthly/Unibomber Do-It-Yourself Kit. Let a manager come out and dodge the pit bulls and empty beer cans. *(if you DO make the delivery, wear your butt plug and Kevlar)*

 

[brownedout]

I have a stop with the Trespassers will be shot, survivors will be shot again sign. This guy is a former green beret. His driveway, in non-winter months, is covered with pennies, nickels, and soft-drink can tabs. He knows the amount of steps it takes me to walk up his driveway, he is familiar with my cadence (couldn't resist the miltary reference) His covered driveway alerts him to this. A few years back after dropping a NDA for him, I encounter some Jehovah's on the way back to car. They ask me if it's ok to go back there. I answer, I wouldn't. The look they "shot" me later in the day in another area told me they did not take my advice. PRICELESS!

 

[soberups]

No way. I'd tag the sign and let "Scorpio" come in and pick-up his Nazi literature/kiddie porn/ammo/Soldier of Fortune magazine/Beastiality Monthly/Unibomber Do-It-Yourself Kit. Let a manager come out and dodge the pit bulls and empty beer cans. *(if you DO make the delivery, wear your butt plug and Kevlar)*

It was a signature required package, so the next day I went back and wound up meeting the guy in person.

He was actually a very nice guy. No joke, he was holding a cute puppy when I got there, and the puppy jumped in the truck and we chatted for a minute or two while I petted the dog and gave it a treat. Apparently the guy works nights and before he put the sign up there had been issues with people driving up there looking for places to party in the woods while his wife was at home alone. He didnt want to put up a gate....because if he did there wouldnt be anywhere for the UPS or FedEx trucks to turn around. I wish more rural customers were that considerate!

 

[dannyboy]

He was actually a very nice guy.

Sober, mrfedex was listing what he gets delivered at his house, as he too has one of those signs.

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[AKCoverMan]

Aren't all signs not for us and everybody else. Examples, no parking, stop, yield, mph, one way just to name a few. lol

"Authorized Personnel Only"

Hell I'm the UPS guy. I am authorized!

 

[satellitedriver]

My favorite sign said,
"Do not ring my door bell, No Trespassing!!!!!"
I drove back through the woods and I knocked on the door while a pack of Rott's were going ballistic in a pen in the yard.
A very nice man answered the door and complimented me on my ability to read.
He explained he had wired his doorbell to open the gate of the dog pen.
I looked over my shoulder and saw an electric door release on the dog pen door.
When I turned back to look at him, he just had a silly grin on his face, while he closed the door.
On the walk back to my pkg car I heard him yell from inside the house,
"Have a nice day".
Needless to say, I kept one eye on that gate, while walking back to my pkg car.
Keys in my left hand and a knife in my right hand.

 

[trickpony1]

My favorite sign said,
"Do not ring my door bell, No Trespassing!!!!!"
I drove back through the woods and I knocked on the door while a pack of Rott's were going ballistic in a pen in the yard.
A very nice man answered the door and complimented me on my ability to read.
He explained he had wired his doorbell to open the gate of the dog pen.
I looked over my shoulder and saw an electric door release on the dog pen door.
When I turned back to look at him, he just had a silly grin on his face, while he closed the door.
On the walk back to my pkg car I heard him yell from inside the house,
"Have a nice day".
Needless to say, I kept one eye on that gate, while walking back to my pkg car.
Keys in my left hand and a knife in my right hand.

Were you the leading character in the movie "First Blood"?

 

[dannyboy]

Sat, you are fortunate. Here in our center, they prohibit us from carrying a knife. I dont guess they want us to hurt ourselves.......

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[menotyou]

I don't think thats the reason.

 

[satellitedriver]

Were you the leading character in the movie "First Blood"?

Nah, I was just a skinney kid that grew up on the south side of Houston.
I got my first pocket knife at the age of 4 -(two blade Barlow that I traded for a pack of Juicy Fruit gum) and have always had at least one on me since.
There are two things I always carry on me, a knife and a bandanna.
(Both are multiple use tools)
Add a roll of duct tape and you have a Bat belt.

 

[moreluck]

bandanna = tourniquet

 

[satellitedriver]

bandanna = tourniquet

Or a purse,