An ugly prediction that you can hold me to...

[pickup]

sober said this: Instead...we will have up to ten of our seniority drivers being used as helpers or...get this....making deliveries on mountain bikes towing trailers.


Am I reading this correctly? "used as helpers or making deliveries on mountain bikes. And the guys on the mountain bikes would be high or low seniority drivers? Is this in the job description? If the drivers will indeed be riding the bikes, what does the union have to say about this?

 

[upsgrunt]

Stops per hour would go way down, but stops per mile would go sky high because it would show 0 miles on those routes. My bet is that is the number they are hoping for.

 

[satellitedriver]

If the drivers will indeed be riding the bikes, what does the union have to say about this?

They will say work as directed, then grieve after the fact.

 

[satellitedriver]

BTW,
Will the drivers have to wear those stupid looking helmets?

 

[klein]

BTW,
Will the drivers have to wear those stupid looking helmets?

And how the hell do they get to a bathroom quickly enough.
Most rezis are basically isolated outside of any commercial area !
Poor fellows.

 

[upsgrunt]

Someone else will say it if I don't so here goes:

They will pee in the pod.

 

[hurricanegunner]

And how the hell do they get to a bathroom quickly enough.
Most rezis are basically isolated outside of any commercial area !
Poor fellows.

No place to store a pee cup on that bike.

 

[hurricanegunner]

Judging by that picture, UPS better pray it does not rain. Since many packages will not fit in a standard DR bag, they will be riding around in the rain with those oversize packages unprotected.

 

[hurricanegunner]

I can see it now:
The 10 mile per hour commentary.
The 8 keys to avoiding chain burn.
The five keys to avoiding spoke breakage.

 

[pickup]

wow ups figured out how to get the worker to pay for the fuel.

 

[BLACKBOX]

I can see it now....arriving at your first stop and ringing that pathetic bike bell to announce your arrival. Probably only the cat could hear that sound.

 

[hurricanegunner]

Does the rider have to use three point contact when exiting the bicycle?

 

[hurricanegunner]

Does the rider have to utilize a 12 to 15 second eye lead time while riding?

 

[hurricanegunner]

Does the rider have to sign off on the DBIR(driver bicycle inspection report) every day?

 

[hurricanegunner]

How is the rider supposed to "secure the bicycle" in the event of a leaking package? (Don't touch, secure vehicle, notify supervisor.)

 

[scratch]

Does the driver turn the front wheel of the bike into the curb so it doesn't roll away when he parks it?

 

[Hangingon]

I can see the poor driver now, pedaling 10 miles an hour trying to outrace an irate dog.

 

[hurricanegunner]

Does the driver have to count 1, 2, 3, before pulling away from a red light on his bicycle?

 

[hurricanegunner]

Does the driver have to push in his left handlebar when stopped on the side of the road?

 

[40 and out]

How about an IE or corporate person coming on here and explaining this insanity? Using bikes where it rains or snows the entire month of December. If this is true are you out of your freaking minds?