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Old 11-19-2021, 12:26 AM   #54 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Hersbird View Post
Curb the tires, set the brake, put it in park, turn it off and remove the key, unbuckle the lap and shoulder belt, the door, step out with a twisting step motion, hope for no ice or dogs, then walk 3 feet and deliver the mail. Reverse the cycle, move 200 feet and repeat, repeat, repeat...
That is the life of a UPS driver but in addition we had to pull in the side mirror and instead of 3 feet it is to the front door (or maybe the back door if that was were the customer wanted their packages). It is also 3 steps up and down for every delivery. I walked 10 - 12 miles per day.
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