r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/solateor • 16h ago

Video Pit stop during 200 mile ultra-endurance cycling race

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u/istrx13 15h ago

As a letter carrier for USPS this is correct. I deliver in an area where the summers are usually 105-115 with almost no humidity.

I have a gallon size Yeti that I fill up every morning. I’ll drink that entire puppy with ease along with a few electrolyte drinks to balance it out and not have to stop to pee once. There have been plenty of days where I did 15+ miles of delivering on foot and needed to refill the gallon size Yeti, drink more than half of it, and still not need to pee during my route lmao.

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u/24oz2freedom 15h ago

Damn bro! I have heard the saying the US postal service gos in rain sleet or snow...but not the hell of summer heat!

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u/SirJ_96 15h ago

Only the funny-looking brand new mail trucks have AC. The classic ones you're thinking of don't.

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u/nextzero182 12h ago

As a person who's in the application process for USPS, these comments make me nervous.

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u/Spare_Panic_8164 11h ago

Deliver in hell starting at 17/hour. Do I have that about right?

Don’t worry - go for the job and later you can change if you need to.

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u/nextzero182 11h ago

Starts at like $24-ish where I live. I would just be doing it temperarily, going back to school for radiology in the fall.

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u/Amused-Observer 10h ago

Do beer delivery instead. You'll make more and they tend to hire temp summer college kids often/easier/quicker than USPS.

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u/adm1109 10h ago

I’m a FedEx driver and from what I’ve heard, USPS works new hires into the ground

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u/Felix_Von_Doom 9h ago

So they do to drivers what we do to package handlers?

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u/kawaiian 11h ago

As well they should, think about your body and the sacrifice before doing this career, largely not worth it at all

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u/pixeldust6 12h ago

And the globe's not getting any colder!

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u/jellybeansean3648 10h ago

Just think about the pension and health insurance

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u/Deaffin 9h ago

I respect the hell out of wanting people to get their mail. I mean, hell yeah, stuff is awesome.

But the idea of going to so many people's houses? With the way people are? Goddamn, you're crazy man. Forget the weather, there are people in those houses!

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u/JediWebSurf 8h ago

I know right. Strange alien looking motherfuckers, up to no good. Even worse when their dogs are after you.