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My FedEx guy just told me he has 200 deliveries today (Original Post) Rorey Mar 2020 OP
My US Mail route had 772 daily stops. 200 packages (in addition to mail) would be an average day. Midnight Writer Mar 2020 #1
That, too, is insane. NT Rorey Mar 2020 #13
especially without any bathroom breaks..... n/t getagrip_already Mar 2020 #2
Depends where they are. A rural route might be tough. An area in a city with big Hoyt Mar 2020 #3
All I know Rorey Mar 2020 #4
But he would only be doing that once compared to how many times if smaller? LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #5
I wonder what happened to the FedEx person I used to have Rorey Mar 2020 #12
Yeah, I feel bad when they bring my cat litter. A bunch of stops like that Hoyt Mar 2020 #8
That's what he brought two days ago Rorey Mar 2020 #9
Rural route have trees. customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #19
FedEx came to my office today. zackymilly Mar 2020 #6
Makes sense Rorey Mar 2020 #11
He does drive, right? we can do it Mar 2020 #7
He pulls a cart. Rorey Mar 2020 #10
My dad worked at ups D_Master81 Mar 2020 #14
That's crazy. Rorey Mar 2020 #16
I hope they can manage. I get my meds through Fed-Ex. William769 Mar 2020 #15
The deliveries are coming a lot later in the day. Rorey Mar 2020 #17
Last week they didn't show up at my house till 6:00pm William769 Mar 2020 #18

Midnight Writer

(21,770 posts)
1. My US Mail route had 772 daily stops. 200 packages (in addition to mail) would be an average day.
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 05:55 PM
Mar 2020

According to my pedometer, I walked 17 miles a day.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
3. Depends where they are. A rural route might be tough. An area in a city with big
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 06:04 PM
Mar 2020

office buildings and apartments, maybe not as bad.

But, he’d definitely be hustling, and maybe working overtime.

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
4. All I know
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 06:10 PM
Mar 2020

All I know is that I felt more than a bit guilty as he was carrying my heavy box from Chewy up my driveway.

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
12. I wonder what happened to the FedEx person I used to have
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 06:35 PM
Mar 2020

She was amazing in the amount of weight she could carry. She delivered a super heavy cat tree once like it was a pillow. I had her leave it at the bottom of my stairs, and I had to open the box and bring it up piece by piece.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
8. Yeah, I feel bad when they bring my cat litter. A bunch of stops like that
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 06:23 PM
Mar 2020

would be tough.

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
9. That's what he brought two days ago
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 06:27 PM
Mar 2020

And he knew that's what was in the box.

I'm not going to be needing to order any more of either the food or litter for awhile. My own cats don't really eat much, and they don't use their litter boxes, preferring to go outside. I buy for my daughter, whose needs are greater than my own.

zackymilly

(2,375 posts)
6. FedEx came to my office today.
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 06:12 PM
Mar 2020

I asked him if he was delivering a lot of toilet paper. He said none, but for some reason, he's been delivering office furniture all day long. Figure that one out. Maybe delivering to people's homes for home office set-ups?

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)
14. My dad worked at ups
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 06:37 PM
Mar 2020

He would have more than that every day. Christmas it would be 300-400 in a rural area. And that was 15 years ago

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
17. The deliveries are coming a lot later in the day.
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 06:40 PM
Mar 2020

FedEx used to come to my neighborhood around 10 in the morning. Now it's late afternoon. It's 4:40 here, and I'm still expecting a couple more parcels, and my mail hasn't come yet.

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