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<blockquote data-quote="AKCoverMan" data-source="post: 5179215" data-attributes="member: 17867">Yes, certainly, if your route is heavy commercial and heavy pickups then taking lunch is to your advantage although your reward may be fewer commercial stops replaced by even more residentia.But not all routes are created equal.&nbsp; My route is mostly rural, and I load my own car.&nbsp; Hour to ninety minutes of sort followed by 7-8 hours on road (usually).&nbsp; I start at 1000.&nbsp; I usually take a 15 paid break part way thru my day and eat sandwich and hot snack in parking lot of same convenience store.&nbsp; I have no desire to sit for an hour off the clock twiddling my thumbs and getting done an hour later. I either take a second paid 15 around 1700 unless it’s cold then I take it at the building so my jeep can warm up on the clock.&nbsp; &nbsp; I’m 9.5 so nine ish hours paid day gets me off clock by 1930.&nbsp; Taking lunch will not earn me one penny different but takes five hours a week of my life away.Totally respect and will fight for the right to have unpaid lunch. But don’t force it on me. I’m glad our local gives us option.if your replying that I’m going to get more work, stop typing.&nbsp; Every time they send me to help it’s s 9.5 violation.&nbsp; if your replying that I am losing money by working thru my lunch, stop typing,&nbsp; I don’t work thru my lunch unpaid (I can’t imagine working for free) I simply don’t take it.&nbsp; I don’t punch one in my board.&nbsp; If your putting an UNPAID lunch in your board but continuing to work I can’t help you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AKCoverMan, post: 5179215, member: 17867"] Yes, certainly, if your route is heavy commercial and heavy pickups then taking lunch is to your advantage although your reward may be fewer commercial stops replaced by even more residentia. But not all routes are created equal. My route is mostly rural, and I load my own car. Hour to ninety minutes of sort followed by 7-8 hours on road (usually). I start at 1000. I usually take a 15 paid break part way thru my day and eat sandwich and hot snack in parking lot of same convenience store. I have no desire to sit for an hour off the clock twiddling my thumbs and getting done an hour later. I either take a second paid 15 around 1700 unless it’s cold then I take it at the building so my jeep can warm up on the clock. I’m 9.5 so nine ish hours paid day gets me off clock by 1930. Taking lunch will not earn me one penny different but takes five hours a week of my life away. Totally respect and will fight for the [I]right [/I]to have unpaid lunch. But don’t force it on me. I’m glad our local gives us option. if your replying that I’m going to get more work, stop typing. Every time they send me to help it’s s 9.5 violation. if your replying that I am losing money by working thru my lunch, stop typing, I don’t work thru my lunch unpaid (I can’t imagine working for free) I simply don’t take it. I don’t punch one in my board. If your putting an UNPAID lunch in your board but continuing to work I can’t help you. [/QUOTE]

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