Ancient Alien
UPS Vacation
I always loved when it changed from dark to daylight in the evening. Just a little over a month and it'll be dark after 7pm.
UPSer's, daylight until 5:27pm now
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You in Alaska?
Ancient Alien
UPS Vacation
Hello Gumby! I'm in the PNW. Worked career at UPS. Retired at 49. Been retired almost 3-years now. Really enjoying life after Big Brown. You got a great life ahead of you when it's all said & done. I read your posts on here. Don't worry. It'll be fantastic after it's over. 
Ancient Alien
UPS Vacation
How long have you been with the company? How many years do you have left?
MECH-lift
Union Brother ✊🧔 RPCD
How many surgeries have you had ?
Too long but not long enough. Hopefully a few minutes left in the 4th quarter
1989
Well-Known Member
Definitely easier/safer to learn new routes.
Ancient Alien
UPS Vacation
Zero injuries entire career. Two accidents. (No injuries), worked PT first part of career so didn't make Circle of Honor but made it 22-years safe driver.
Supervisor did stop me on road and said have you ever pinched your finger or scraped yourself where you bled? I said, well yeah I have but nothing requiring first aid. He said he was going to document in my records I don't turn in injuries. I told him do what you need to do. Yet, nope. I retired in great condition. Still doing good. Vacationed & loved life first 2-years without watching weight and gained a good amount but worked off 21lbs since Christmas now and still focusing on losing more. I don't want to be a 3-5 year retiree. Like to make it into my 60's.
MECH-lift
Union Brother ✊🧔 RPCD
You work in the bog?
I'm working on it.Hello Gumby! I'm in the PNW. Worked career at UPS. Retired at 49. Been retired almost 3-years now. Really enjoying life after Big Brown. You got a great life ahead of you when it's all said & done. I read your posts on here. Don't worry. It'll be fantastic after it's over.
GenericUsername
Well-Known Member
5:27 PM? It's light here almost until 7. Then again, living closer to the equator has it's perks.
Ancient Alien
UPS Vacation
No sir. I worked out of Local 690.
1989
Well-Known Member
Sunset there is 16:55 tomorrow.
Ancient Alien
UPS Vacation
I go by Civil Twilight. This was right at the time I had to dig out the flashlight.
You are correct about Sunset.
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
How about me? How does my future look?Hello Gumby! I'm in the PNW. Worked career at UPS. Retired at 49. Been retired almost 3-years now. Really enjoying life after Big Brown. You got a great life ahead of you when it's all said & done. I read your posts on here. Don't worry. It'll be fantastic after it's over.
rod
Retired 23 years
You can't help but read his posts on here. 9 out of 10 are his.Hello Gumby! I'm in the PNW. Worked career at UPS. Retired at 49. Been retired almost 3-years now. Really enjoying life after Big Brown. You got a great life ahead of you when it's all said & done. I read your posts on here. Don't worry. It'll be fantastic after it's over.
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ManInBrown
Well-Known Member
The darkness especially sucks when you’re a split driver. When you have your own route not that big a deal. Depressing, but easily manageable. I had a whole system of flashlights when I was a split driver. What a pain in the arse that was. I had the headband flashlight so I didn’t trip walking up to the house. And the big flashlight to look for house numbers.
rod
Retired 23 years
I could tell you how tough we had it back in the old days but it would be unbelievable to the young whipper snappers today.
