What do you think?

[Brownslave688]

Future reference. Stay out of residential driveways. Had you not gone down there you wouldn't be in this situation.

Go run a rural route and come back to us.

 

[TooTechie]

This is true to a certain degree. There are some driveways that are too long to not go down. However, if they look hella tight from the road, there is no point in forcing it. Time for a walk, especially if you are not familiar with the area.

Some driveways are tight close to the road, but open up to nice turn arounds or circles, but until I know for sure, I walk them off.

Exactly. On rural routes, even semi rural routes, you can't avoid every driveway, but when I used to work in the woods I would always walk them off the first time if I couldn't see the end of the driveway from the road. If I knew a buddy who knew the route I would call them if it looked hella long and was questionable.

 

[peak932]

To put me at ease, based on this thread if i'm qualified I probably won't get in any trouble? This would end the topic for me = ]

 

[Brownslave688]

To put me at ease, based on this thread if i'm qualified I probably won't get in any trouble? This would end the topic for me = ]

Not necessarily.


You could be fired.


Will it stick? Highly unlikely.


Go grab a beer and relax. Out of your hands now.

 

[TooTechie]

Actually usually i'm very good at walking stuff off... I have walked off several tops that day of at least 100 yards...

This was a heavily wooded area and the driveway looked very long, several hundred feet driveway, i could tell the house was an old farmhouse based on the surroundings; I thought for sure there would be nice big turn around, i was very wrong

I guess i'll know my fate monday morning for sure? I guess these kinds of events unfold fairly quickly?
I personally feel optimistic about the situation but was indeed a good learning experience either way of the outcome

Better a 27 point turn than backing a half mile and hitting something.

When learning a new rural area, more than once I had to knock on someone's door, admit my mistake and humbly ask if they could move a car for me or if it was ok if my tires went on the grass a little. In the wet season in the Spring don't do it no matter what they say because you will ruin the lawn even if you're in a little 500 or 700.

 

[barnyard]

Even when you do down a driveway with a known turn around, you still have to be prepared to drive in and see 10 cars jamming the place up for a party. The best way to avoid a driveway crash is to slow down to give yourself time to react to whatever is there.

 

[peak932]

thanx for all the great advice here, its driving gold

 

[Number24]

6 month suspension. Back to working preload for you.

 

[Indecisi0n]

When in doubt , pull out...I mean get out.

 

[BrownTexas]

Go run a rural route and come back to us.

I have. Cya. If I can't see the house, I'm not taking it to their door. Sorry not sorry.

 

[BrownTexas]

Seems like you are unfamiliar with 1/4 mile long driveways. I see tons of them in my area. You going to walk 1/2 a mile per stop?

No. Dr other left driveway, or right driveway. Bag it and go.

 

[BrownTexas]

This is true to a certain degree. There are some driveways that are too long to not go down. However, if they look hella tight from the road, there is no point in forcing it. Time for a walk, especially if you are not familiar with the area.

Some driveways are tight close to the road, but open up to nice turn arounds or circles, but until I know for sure, I walk them off.

If I can't see the house, I don't know if they have dogs or not. Bag it and leave it at the gate/driveway.

 

[Anthonysg0113]

Actually usually i'm very good at walking stuff off... I have walked off several tops that day of at least 100 yards...

This was a heavily wooded area and the driveway looked very long, several hundred feet driveway, i could tell the house was an old farmhouse based on the surroundings; I thought for sure there would be nice big turn around, i was very wrong

I guess i'll know my fate monday morning for sure? I guess these kinds of events unfold fairly quickly?
I personally feel optimistic about the situation but was indeed a good learning experience either way of the outcome

Have someone pull up the google earth view of an address on Orion's programming.

 

[barnyard]

If I can't see the house, I don't know if they have dogs or not. Bag it and leave it at the gate/driveway.

We can do that in the winter or after a bad rain where the driveway could be soft. Any other times, we are expected to make a good effort at getting it up to the house.

Yesterday, I had a package, on the label it read, "Deliver at house, not at gate" as part of the address. The driveway had a gate across and it was chained and locked. Left it at the gate and called the center, so they would know what to say when the consignee called in.

 

[Brownslave688]

We can do that in the winter or after a bad rain where the driveway could be soft. Any other times, we are expected to make a good effort at getting it up to the house.

Yesterday, I had a package, on the label it read, "Deliver at house, not at gate" as part of the address. The driveway had a gate across and it was chained and locked. Left it at the gate and called the center, so they would know what to say when the consignee called in.

Man I have had some great arguments with OMS about going through gates.



I don't do it.

 

[barnyard]

I don't do it.

Neither do I. Which is why I called.

I said, "Tell them if they want it at the house, to leave their gate open. If they do not want to open the gate, suggest a Rubbermaid bin left by their gate, I would be happy to put their stuff in that."

 

[ManInBrown]

Actually usually i'm very good at walking stuff off... I have walked off several tops that day of at least 100 yards...

This was a heavily wooded area and the driveway looked very long, several hundred feet driveway, i could tell the house was an old farmhouse based on the surroundings; I thought for sure there would be nice big turn around, i was very wrong

I guess i'll know my fate monday morning for sure? I guess these kinds of events unfold fairly quickly?
I personally feel optimistic about the situation but was indeed a good learning experience either way of the outcome

I've walked off quarter mile stops. paid by the hour.

 

[Anthonysg0113]

I've walked off quarter mile stops. paid by the hour.

That quarter mile stop lasts 15-20 mins tops. Accident....all month.

 

[Wally]

If I clip a rock, that's a "oh well", move on. Every couple of months or so, the shop touches up things with some brown paint.

If there was no evidence to the garage, why say anything?

 

[peak932]

That's what I thought, But thats why i didn't really even bother saying to the home owner because i didn't see any damage but maybe i missed something, so in that case i figured id call and leave a message at my center saying "possible damage" just to cover my butt