tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post400808273601671096..comments2024-03-28T08:41:01.172-05:00Comments on Unbagging the Cats: They Might as Well Hitch The Pony to a WagonValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-86862996871187836572021-10-16T00:28:47.526-05:002021-10-16T00:28:47.526-05:00If I remember right, what The Pony found out durin...If I remember right, what The Pony found out during orientation: the LLVs are from the 1980s, and were planned to last for 20 years of service. So they've gotten double that out of them, and it shows. <br /><br />I guess there's not enough time to keep them in great shape, since The Pony says sometimes his schedule depends on whether there's an LLV available. His office is overworked and understaffed. If it rolls, it goes out on a route!<br /><br />The Pony is near the bottom of the workers pecking order. He gets the dregs of the LLV pool. I don't know their scheduling logic. Sometimes, an LLV is designated to a certain route, and whoever covers the route gets that one. I think The Pony was 9th on the seniority list of CCAs when he started, and is now at #4, due to a promotion, a firing, and some quits.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-13880787195891565152021-10-16T00:19:29.529-05:002021-10-16T00:19:29.529-05:00Okay, now you've got that Alabama song in my h...Okay, now you've got that Alabama song in my head:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEjJ6iTeH_IValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-6381238010048534432021-10-16T00:08:38.692-05:002021-10-16T00:08:38.692-05:00The Pony graduated from the University of Oklahoma...The Pony graduated from the University of Oklahoma (Boomer Sooner!) in Spring 2020, when all the lockdowns and VIRUS hysteria hit. In fact, his graduation was changed to a VIRTUAL graduation at the last minute.<br /><br />After nine months of job-searching for a position utilizing his degree in Chemical Engineering, The Pony garnered only two interviews, both virtual by ZOOM or something. <br /><br />We got a mass mail postcard from the USPS, advertising rural carrier positions. The Pony applied online, to pacify Hick and me, who said ANY job while looking for a career was better than NO job. He was hired, sight unseen, and uninterviewed, with only references, a driving record, and fingerprints. Not for a rural carrier, but as a City Carrier Assistant. Entry-level work, but guaranteed a conversion to a regular carrier after a max of two years. Most CCAs in his office make it within less than a year, due to turnover.<br /><br />I know the current pace will eventually slack off, but The Pony worked 69 hours THIS WEEK. Such a rate would put him making 1.5 my annual teaching salary at the time I retired with 28 years experience. He's still searching for chemical engineer jobs online, when he has time...Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-88701049470316880852021-10-15T23:05:48.884-05:002021-10-15T23:05:48.884-05:00I'm still extremely shocked at the condition o...I'm still extremely shocked at the condition of those LLV's, the Post Office, a Government Department, is willingly putting lives in danger.<br />I am glad The Pony had a newer air conditioned vehicle this week, perhaps they have recognised his value as a worker.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-77863902506877674192021-10-15T21:02:50.016-05:002021-10-15T21:02:50.016-05:00Broken shifter, flat tire...you can't keep the...Broken shifter, flat tire...you can't keep the Pony Express down.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-82927038904058254352021-10-15T20:18:55.807-05:002021-10-15T20:18:55.807-05:00I am confused. Why IS Pony working for the Post Of...I am confused. Why IS Pony working for the Post Office?Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-49679824834932466712021-10-15T19:20:53.169-05:002021-10-15T19:20:53.169-05:00The Pony acts like it's Christmas morning when...The Pony acts like it's Christmas morning when he's given one of the two new vans to drive for the day!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-18668892472719679822021-10-15T16:41:08.679-05:002021-10-15T16:41:08.679-05:00Pony is a workhorse. That fellow needs a repreive ...Pony is a workhorse. That fellow needs a repreive from MUVs, messed up vehicles.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10902900013539048683noreply@blogger.com