It's almost Christmas!  Do you know what that means?

"WilliamsSW" (williamssw) 12/21/2018 at 15:49 • Filed to: You better watch out - because they're not!

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It means that Amazon/Fed Ex/UPS drivers give NO F*CKS whatsoever and are currently the craziest drivers on the road. Earlier today, saw an Amazon driver (in a U-Haul, duh) run up onto a curb at 35 mph in a subdivision coming my way - while rushing around looking at his phone, of course.

On a related note, U-Haul must have their entire fleet rented out to Amazon drivers right now.  Pic not mine.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 12/21/2018 at 16:01

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UPS is driving U Hauls and Budget trucks around Austin . And there’s an Amazon distribution center near me with an absolutely endless supply of white delivery vans. It has increased the traffic in our area significantly.

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 12/21/2018 at 16:16

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Sounds about right.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 12/21/2018 at 16:18

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I expect to see them everywhere, and I did today - what struck me is how crazy they all seem to be driving.  No doubt they’re getting pushed hard by their bosses right now - my stepbrother worked for UPS for a while years ago, and they grind you up.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 12/21/2018 at 16:37

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Hey - did you see this? I know, it’s 1 year removed from being a squarebody, but I knew you’d like the color combination:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-chevrolet-c10-pickup-18/

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 12/21/2018 at 16:39

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*drool*

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > WilliamsSW 12/21/2018 at 16:43

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odds are... that wasnt his phone... just the tabletty thingy their route is on... also the thingy you need to sign off on when you get it

if he was on his phone he’d have both his hands off the wheel

(yes... thats normal too... i aged many years doing ridealongs)

WilliamsSW > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 12/21/2018 at 16:47

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Oh it definitely was - he had just made a dropoff, and was trying to figure out where the hell to go next. Right after I saw him, I dropped my son off.

As soon as I left, I passed him, trying to back out of a driveway onto a busy road - it wasn’t going well for him, and I kinda think he had made a wrong turn.  

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > WilliamsSW 12/21/2018 at 16:49

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fair dinkum then

but tbh.... the hours those poor sods have to make this time of year... im amazed any of them are still driving normal.... ish

WilliamsSW > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 12/21/2018 at 16:53

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Yeah — I have no doubt that those drivers are getting all kinds of shit from their bosses telling them to hurry hurry hurry.

And to be clear - I meant that *you* are right - it was a company phone/tablet telling him what to do/where to go.  I’m sure he gets docked every time he makes a wrong turn knowing those companies.

Tristan > WilliamsSW 12/21/2018 at 17:04

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I had a FedEx driver throw it in reverse and back out in front of me on a 2-lane 55 mph country road in the dark... I stood on the brakes and laid on the horn. He was unfazed. He drive down about 30 yards, stood on his brakes and pulled into the next driveway. They're worse than Uber/Lyft drivers.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > WilliamsSW 12/21/2018 at 17:06

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aah righto... and yeah i misunderstood

and assuming they get paid the same way over there as here... it worse than you think

paid per delivered parcel... thats why shit gets left on your doorstep to steal... drivers sign for it themselves coz package delivered...

(wich is shitty.... but they aint paid by the hour... and people have a knack for not being home when packages are expected.... everyones in the wrong here)

(incidentally... if you’re gonna be not home for the delivery... leave a note on the outside of the door telling them wich of your neighbours will take it.. with a signature)

LongbowMkII > WilliamsSW 12/21/2018 at 17:11

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Amazon drivers are... not at the level ups/usps/fedex. Standards are low

WilliamsSW > LongbowMkII 12/21/2018 at 17:16

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That’s a huge understatement.

I’m guessing many of them were rejected by Uber and Lyft.

WilliamsSW > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 12/21/2018 at 17:18

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It’s more me not making sense than you misunderstanding methinks.  :)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > WilliamsSW 12/21/2018 at 17:21

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i dunno im pretty drunk.. lets call it 50/50

WilliamsSW > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 12/21/2018 at 17:26

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Shit I’m sober. Think that means I lose. Better fix that now...

CaptDale - is secretly British > WilliamsSW 12/21/2018 at 17:37

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My friend said he was about to grab his firearm because two guys in a Toyota C orolla stopped outside his house and started digging through the trunk. Then they walked up to his house.... and dropped off Amazon Prime boxes. That is super sketchy. 

WilliamsSW > CaptDale - is secretly British 12/21/2018 at 17:40

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Yeah that sounds about right. SMH. 

WilliamsSW > Tristan 12/21/2018 at 18:08

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Geez, WTF?  Great way to get someone killed, that.

facw > WilliamsSW 12/21/2018 at 21:13

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Still my favorite Amazon delivery “van”:

Was a little too rainy for it today, though warm enough (got into the mid-’60s)

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > CaptDale - is secretly British 12/21/2018 at 22:15

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You know the nice thing about a postal or ups truck, no one is going to go thorugh that much effort to fake to try and rob you.

A couple weeks ago a super shitty ford ecoline pulled up. thought “nope no fucking way I’m answering the door. ”

...in retrospect if one wanted to rob, a bank a fedex truck frantically driving would be a great getaway car.