Meeting with boss
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Analbumcover
ControlPkgs
Being on a country route blind is terrible. First time I covered one and checked Orion in the morning it looked like someone sprayed silly string all over the map. Our sups give us maps that were surveyed sometime during the Van Buren administration so they don't help either.
When making a left turn down Squealing Pig lane, watch for angry Indians.
Expect the unexpected.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
A map will help you learn a rural route much faster compared to gps.
With gps you are getting a very small slice of the overall route. With a map you get to see how multiple stops connect together thru-out the route.
Plus it's been proven people retain more information when reading on paper than when reading a screen.
sikidiki
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I am going to find some QUALITY maps and start reading them and bring them with me, because the maps the guy prints me with the stops on them are horrible and show me nothing, Basically a low resolution version of the orion screen and the street names are too small to read.
I will eventually learn with repetition and recognize houses ive been to, but it just takes time i dont expect to know where im going for a little while, each time gets easier though.
sikidiki
Well-Known Member
I also don't want to derail this thread too badly but i do have horrible anxiety that i take medication for and having that gps with me at all times makes it possible that i can even do this job, because if i didn't have it, i couldn't do it. According to the ADA ( Americans with Disabilities Act ) i am protected and cannot be harassed for using the gps and it is my accommodation. I may be a slow learner and have some horrible anxiety but i have proven i can retain information and eventually learn, as proven by bonusing on my trained route.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Personally here's what I've done.
Find the county seat they have the best maps 90% of the time. Get my maps laminated. Use dry erase marker to put a dot where each stop is. This takes maybe 10-15 minutes. Boom your whole day is set up
BakerMayfield2018
Fight the power.
I got some bad news for you. You are not allowed to drive on that medication. You will be fired if you are on it and driving....
BakerMayfield2018
Fight the power.
Maple Grove MN Driver
Cocaine Mang!
Do you do this prior to start time?
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
People at ups seriously have map envy over my collection
PT Car Washer
Well-Known Member
Sometimes the lady at the Courthouse will give you a county map because you are the UPS man. Otherwise they are not very expensive to buy.
Have my own route. Don't need a map
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
When I was a runner back in the day I would or would take my 10 min paid and do it.
Now I usually stop and donit after air.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Usually $5 bucks. I had one that was $15 and another $30 or so to laminate.
Treated that sucker like gold.
BakerMayfield2018
Fight the power.
Have a life bid route. Could care less. You need a bid route bro. It’s life changing.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Wait til you're still working here at 80 and forgot everything you knew.
That's not going to happen.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Had one really liked it. Got bumped off it.
Would rather be cover than stuck on a route I hate every day.
sikidiki
Well-Known Member
The one im taking is approved and my DOT was also approved, I'm also accustomed to the side effects, thanks though.
