Reallyyyy hoping I get one of the newly made spots at my job

"CPT Speedbump" (cpt-speedbump)
04/11/2014 at 17:37 • Filed to: None

because then, I can buys car parts :D only real worry about it atm (other then whether or not I get the raise or not) is.. will it make me sick and tired of stick shifts? I pray not. Hopefully buying car parts and making a race car will allow me to continue to love it :) Why would my job make me hate stick shifts possibly? Well.. I have heard people who do it saying they don't enjoy it like they used to. and the job in question entirely has everything to do with the picture included in this post, so...that explains it.

But still....car parts? Hopefully :)

DISCUSSION (50)

Spaceball-Two > CPT Speedbump
04/11/2014 at 17:40

I've always wanted know why they paint the tops white.

Good luck!

OPPOsaurus WRX > Spaceball-Two
04/11/2014 at 17:43

I think they are semi translucent so less light required. Maybe less heat absorption so less cooling? I think, I don't know

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Spaceball-Two
04/11/2014 at 17:43

I could be completely off here, but I thought the tops were designed to let light in so the driver could more easily see the packages in the back during the day. Seems to me I read that somewhere, but on the other hand my brain might have just made it up. I'm guessing Itchys2 knows the real scoop. :-)

CPT Speedbump > Spaceball-Two
04/11/2014 at 17:50

I'm not sure, I know not all of them are though, but like NotUnless said, maybe for light? I have noticed that when the suns out, some of them will light up with natural light through the ceiling. So might be that

CPT Speedbump > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
04/11/2014 at 17:52

I have no idea, never even thought about it honestly, not all are white but.. I'd guess your right? Some do let sun light in through the roof/ceiling, so very good guess I'd say.

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/11/2014 at 17:59

Good Luck with it!

I'm surprised/confused how these guys get around!

Oh, and I hope they don't get rid of the MT trucks. Those are Badass.

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > CPT Speedbump
04/11/2014 at 18:53

Thanks! Now Spaceball got me curious and I did a little poking around. Other folks are citing two reasons:

1. Let light into the back of the truck

2. The lighter color helps keep the back of the truck cooler than a brown roof would.

I read it on the Interwebs, so it must be true!

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/11/2014 at 18:54

Yeah, the older guys walk faster then me somtimes O.o that might have to change of course :P I want to drive one of the UPS Ford Transit's, lol, but our building only has one and it's used for..honestly, I dont know.. I think it's mostly to run packages that should of been in that truck, to this truck, and to run late packages out to..variious trucks, lol. The automatic trucks they have are so much nicer in the way of volume for sure, the MT's are loud as shit in the cabin. I'd be ok with a auto, then drive the Z home to make myself happy :P I'll end up with manuals of course though ifn I get the job, old guys get the autos im sure, haha

CPT Speedbump > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
04/11/2014 at 18:56

Lol, probably is, if only they just had good a/c's and heaters in them though -.-

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/11/2014 at 19:14

Haha, The Pay is really nice. In my area at least, I've talked with a driver making 70K+ every year. I sorta want some type of job where I don't have to spend the entire day inside of an Office. I'd DD a manual Ups truck for sure, Lol.

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/11/2014 at 19:47

It does, lol, hense car parts ;) pretty much the only reason anyone does this job, and the reason people dont want to not do it - pay, and benefits. Pretty much what drivers say to. All it is is pay, and bennifits, only reasons to do it, lol, and they seem like they'd be more cool then they are, most the trucks are piles of junk really. Doesnt help that that shitty managment system is likke " no, we dont need new equipment, but I sure could use that bonus for doing such a good job with old equipment" then they look to us are are like "hurry up" and we're like "we can't, all this equipment is shitty" lol

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/11/2014 at 19:58

I'm thinking of a Career change soon. What I currently do, I work for around 5 hours, and for the rest of the time. I'm just sitting around doing close to nothing. Besides Oppo, annoying Co-Workers and fixing stuff.

Where I work (Hellish IT) we work off the "No need for 21st century equipment" philosophy applies. What I use a Compaq, Ps/2 ports and Flappy drive also included, which explains it in a nutshell. The other departments get their Fancy Macs, and Windows 8 Blah. We'll eventually acquire their older Mac computers eventually.

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/11/2014 at 20:04

Cus old Mac's are soooo great, right ? Yeah, I'd kill someone if my job involved mostly computers, and they gave me outdated computers. The biggest faulty equipment issues I run into are..printers (print out labels for box's saying what truck they go to) and scanners (to scan box in order to make printer...print) they stop working and break alllll the time. Also, sooooo many things the company as a whole could do to make everything faster, easier, simpler, but nope. Burn billions of dollars a day instead. I just work 4 hours a day....moving box's mostly, haha, hopefully soon I'll have to move less box's, just further and using a truck rather then my hands ;) 30+ years of box moving ahead of me probably :P

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/11/2014 at 20:11

Haha, Sounds like a slightly more interesting job.

I looked into working at home for a while, then I remembered the best part of the day is actually commuting. I work about an hour away depending on traffic and whatnot, the Sucky part is Rush hour traffic.

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/11/2014 at 20:13

Commuting for me is fun in the morning for sure atm 2-3 am - no traffic. Can usually spot cops easy too, if I'm running late I take the back roads to avoid them, lol, probably going to be riding my bike to work soon, which should also be pretty fun. The drive back is around 8-9, so have to deal with all the stupid traffic of ..normal people work hours, lol

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/11/2014 at 20:24

Damn, that's early. I luckily enough for me live in the only state where radar detectors are illegal. Lucky me. My commute is mainly highways, and speed traps. I usually head back around 6-9 depending on how Nice/Mean my boss is feeling.

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/11/2014 at 20:43

I need to get one, lol, wish jammers and jamming paint were legal but those aren't legal anywhere in the US I dont thiink, haha

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/11/2014 at 20:52

Haha, just make sure to promptly ignore the "Speed Limit Enforced By Aircraft" signs. 100/1000 times a plane will be seeing how fast you are going. The rest of the time, it's just a Delta Jet or something along those lines.

I've never gotten pulled over, but I've gotten away with quite some shit, Haha.

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/11/2014 at 21:07

I used to get pulled over for literally nothing, then let go when I was 18-19, and I've gotten away with some shit too, lol, have gotten one ticket though -.- probably the most amazing thing I've gotten away with is peaking a crest - brights on, while a cop was coming up the other side (didnt know their was a car there even) so i turned off my brights as soon as i saw headlights, then saw it was a cop.. was 2 in the morning and I was doing 85 in a 35 (having fun) anndddd..well, he didn't turn his lights on, or even turn around. Sooooo, I'm lucky, lol

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/11/2014 at 21:24

Haha, When I see a Cop on the side of the road. I go complete Grandma mode. I'll even hunch down a little bit, and blast classical music. It sorta works.

I also hate Speed Cameras. I haven't racked any of those up surprisingly enough. I have the feeling that blasting down a Work Zone at 90 Mph might render one or two. I use that "Phantom Plate" stuff which hopefully works :)

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/11/2014 at 21:51

I usually just slow down to the speed limit, in the school zone if i see one I just stare at my speedo, haha. I sometimes reactoin brake when I see one if I'm speeding, but then im just like..that makes it obvious, so then i let off and naturally slow down, haha. I dont think we have to many around here speed camera wise, whenever they set up those traffic cables (one or 2 cables) I know the 2 cables also does speed, so I'll go through on my way to work and try and set a crazy high speed run on them so they have alteast one random insane speed, lol, then if they're still there on a Friday night, I'll get one going the other way, haha

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/11/2014 at 21:58

Haha, I did get yelled at by an angry Sienna driving soccer mom for flipping a School Bus off when it pulled into oncoming traffic to drop kids off. It pulled into my lane and kept coming with the orange lights.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CPT Speedbump
04/11/2014 at 22:01

My Dad was a UPS driver for 17 years, his back is fucked because their doctor told him his back was sprained for 5 years. It was actually 3 of his thoracic disks were ruptured. 2 surgeries later and a tiny ass settlement, he is now "retired". Good luck.

CPT Speedbump > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
04/12/2014 at 11:55

He should of probably pushed for more, I know a guy who worked for them years before me, his leg slipped between a backed up truck and the deck where he was loading the truck from, he broke his leg, and ups gave him a pretty large settlement for it. Probably depends how hard you push for it I'd think. Sorry to here aabout your dad, I know back surgeries usually result in limited movement. not fun

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/12/2014 at 11:58

What'd you tell her? and was she yelling because of the kids? I'd of been like "yeah, I was flipping off the bus driver for endangering the kids by driving in on coming traffic, which is illegal and stupid" I went cruising last night, and at one point, accidentally..somehow..smoked a Mustang GT O.o No idea how, lol

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/12/2014 at 16:39

She was yelling at me "The driver was just doing her job, Blah blah blah" I had my window up the entire time though, Haha.

It was endangering the Kids also, I had to jam the brakes fairly hard. I didn't have a clue that she was stopping. She literally just put the yellow lights on a second earlier.

Oh, that reminds me. Some guy in a riced out Civic tried to race with me a while back. It not only sounded like a weed whacker, but drove like a Lawn Mover. Damn that car was slow if he was really putting the hammer down.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CPT Speedbump
04/12/2014 at 16:45

He had a lawyer, and it went on for 2 years. They didn't settle high because since he can still lift at least 40 lbs, he isn't completely disabled.

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/12/2014 at 17:30

Endangering kids isn't in her job description I'm sure, getting them home safe and obeying road law probably is though, lol. And I actually ran a nice Civic a few weeks ago, barely had him into the top of 2nd, but then he'd shift, drop back, id shift, and maintain my lead. All thanks to my 7k rev limit :P Ran a old school Golf and a TDI Jetta yesterday, the Golf was awesome, the TDI owner thought he was awesome (he wasn't) both were slow though, lol

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/12/2014 at 17:34

Yeah, I called the local district later on in the day. The school bus drivers around here suck. I got cut off by one not signalling while on my Motorcycle. Luckily it was empty.

I haven't ran many people in my A4. It's fairly stock and unsuspecting so I would usually have to start things.

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/12/2014 at 17:41

That's good, ones here seem to be ok, lol. Opposite with the Z, it's stock but holy shit it draws alot of attention for a stock car.

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/12/2014 at 17:45

Haha, Yeah. The Z is a great looking Car. When I see one, it always catches my eye.

Kinja'd!!!

Here is a Poo-ey picture that I pulled from my Audizine.

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/12/2014 at 19:50

It'll be more eye catching in my case when I get new wheels and tires :P ..that being said..im doing that before power, so everyones going to assume it's even faster then -.-

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/12/2014 at 19:51

Also, you should S/C it, Audi's sound awesoe S/C'd :D

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/12/2014 at 19:55

Haha, I know a guy with a Charged Passat. Sounds like Sex, It's a bit loud though.

I've got some Unitronic Ecu tuning in the mail, and an Apr Exhaust in my future also.

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/12/2014 at 19:56

Nice, I'm doing power first. Then I'll get to new wheels and that kind of stuff.

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/12/2014 at 20:03

My best friend was going to get a twin turbo set up on his VR6 Jetta, but then the transmission was like, haha, no :D I'll kill myself while still stock first :) and then it did, lol

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/12/2014 at 20:06

I want the suspension and brakes done first so that whatever path I decide to go with power wise - the suspension can handle it and the brakes can stop it. And I might as well do tires and wheels while I'm at it, since those are just as important for handling and stopping, lol. Then..money depending - LS swap? S/C built motor? TT built motor? ....thennn, add lightness :) lots of lightness :P

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/12/2014 at 20:16

Haha, Not having that today.

I'd still like the idea of a Supercharger. But it's already Turbo. So it could be Superturbocharged I guess :)

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/12/2014 at 20:17

Ls1 Swap! Need to do it.

For weight saving, I remove the Spare, But my A4 already weights as much as a Panzer tank. So I wouldn't have to worry too much about that, Haha.

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/12/2014 at 20:23

Z's can weight alot, in my case, the interior strip will do most of the weight, because the roll cage and race seats will probably weigh less then 6 airbags, lol. I was thinking LS3, but thats expensive :P

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/12/2014 at 20:23

Compound charged for the win!

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/12/2014 at 20:28

Haha, I'd do an Rs4 swap on my A4. But I'm planning on selling it to a family member at some point in the next couple years.

They can deal with all the other performance Blah.

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/12/2014 at 20:37

Would be pretty cool though. Speaking of cool, there is one Z i've scene video of with a LS7...speaking of expensive, lol. Also scene a TT LS1 Z beat a GTR..from a roll of course

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/12/2014 at 20:52

Haha, The Gtr would be much more favorable for me with Manual. I don't think that was an option though.

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/12/2014 at 20:57

It would be awesome with one, but nope D: R34 and older though, yus :D I kinda like RWD too though, lol, awd is also good though :) which is why for the LS1 TT Z to beat a GTR, it'd obviously be from a roll, as the Z would just light up its tires from a dig, lol

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/12/2014 at 21:19

I'd still take one. Manual or Not Haha.

I've got a thing with anything called "Skyline"

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/12/2014 at 21:39

Id take one and sell it, lol, I'd love to drive one but wouldn't want to own one..Id take a R34 or older though, almost had a R32, but already have the Z..which is just as quick stock, lol

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/13/2014 at 06:56

Haha, Same. I'd love an R34 or R32

Have to wait for those terrible import 25 year laws to go away or pass though.

CPT Speedbump > jkm7680
04/13/2014 at 10:59

Can get a 89' atm :P or just have one illegally, lol. I might have to look at Cossy Escorts when the time comes.

jkm7680 > CPT Speedbump
04/13/2014 at 13:13

Haha, I'll wait. I don't want to witness Us Customs crushing a car that I lust after.