Uhhhhh. . Your package has experienced "AN EXCEPTION."

[Gogar]

Trouble in the neighborhood today.

I was just getting through my second crappuccino and I heard a loud

WHAMMMMM!

similar to the sound of a dumpster when the trash truck puts it on the ground.

Walk outside, dust everywhere and car alarms going off. Hmmmmm.

Huh, what's this?




Hey! That doesn't belong there!!




Apparently a 'distracted' UPS driver traveling north on our street faded to the left and clipped the (parked) South-facing Toyota Van, did a few unsuccessful corrections and decided to abruptly park his truck next to this home on the West side of the street. Whoops!



I guess I'm glad he didn't hit one of the houses. Amazing job of threading the needle at a high rate of speed.

Unfortunately, he had to compound his shame by transferring the contents of his completely full truck into this empty one they pulled up a while later.



Now I'm off watch and see if he'll drive it out, or if they have to get a tow truck.

[widgeon13]

Looks pretty well camouflaged there, he should have run for it.

[Noah930]

Phew. That was a close one. Thank goodness it's just the UPS guy. Today I'm waiting on a package that's being shipped via Fed Ex.

[slakjaw]

lol

[Gogar]

Originally Posted by widgeon13

Looks pretty well camouflaged there, he should have run for it.

I bet he considered it. I got out there about 30 seconds after it happened, and he was freakin. He was on the phone to his boss and hopping around the yard picking up divots and trying to replace them, and making a little pile of the pieces of the flowerbed border that he had knocked over.

[GH85Carrera]

The good thing is it was a UPS truck and not some stolen truck. UPS will get to pay for everything.

[KevinP73]

I hear those drivers only get one accident and then it's curtains for them.

[pete3799]

What can brown do for you.

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by KevinP73

I hear those drivers only get one accident and then it's curtains for them.

I've also heard it doesn't matter if it was their fault or not, it still counts against you.

[widgeon13]

Originally Posted by pete3799

What can brown do for you.

Speaking of brown, I bet he dumped in his pants!

[Tyson Schmidt]

Had a UPS driver knock on my door at 8PM to sheepishly tell me he drove straight into the L/F fender of my C2.

$8K in damage. He attempted a 3-point turn in the middle of the road but didn't see my car parked on the street in the opposite side.

[Gogar]

[lgb240]

Wow - that's pretty nasty - I'll bet he'll have some explaining to do to his boss, probably a career defining moment. Glad no one was hurt. I bet the van (red one) is a write off.

[Gogar]

Oh yeah. She's already thinking about new cars.

[mikeferg75]

I just showed our Boulder UPS guy this thread, he said he will hear about it tonight for sure, they make things like this "learning lessons"

[Tobra]

so what is the consensus, talking on the phone or looking at his clip board?

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by KevinP73

I hear those drivers only get one accident and then it's curtains for them.

He might be able to be a package loader but i'm betting his brown driving days are over.

[widgeon13]

Originally Posted by Tobra

so what is the consensus, talking on the phone or looking at his clip board?

Setting the GPS is also an option. (If he has one)

[Gogar]

Originally Posted by Tobra

so what is the consensus, talking on the phone or looking at his clip board?

I'm guessin' the little PDA-sign here-scanner thingy.

[dhrcr911s]

career defining moment for sure. Driver will learn how good of friend his shop stewart is over the next few days..

Good friend = still have a job...

Not liked = making yourself avaiable to the industry..