First Day on My Own, for Real

Today I went out there on my own to deliver the mail and, as expected, I didn’t do very well. The supervisor had to send out two carriers towards the end to “bail me out.”  That is, they took some of my mail and delivered it, so I could finish on time.  I’m new, so [...]

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Recap of My Not Quite First Day on My Own

I went in this morning at 9:30 a.m. expecting to be sent out on my own, but instead I went out with another PTF carrier named Amanda, and we ended up coving quite a bit of territory, doing her regular (long) route plus two bailouts (a part of another route).  I guess there weren’t any [...]

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First Day on My Own

Yesterday was my last day with an On-the-Job Instructor.  It went pretty well, and my general sense is that this is a job that I can do.  But a general sense isn’t worth much until you pass the real test, which in this case is going out there alone and delivering the mail, and not [...]

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Driver Training

Turns out the training in Stockton today was just classroom instruction.  I get behind-the-wheel training on Monday.  It takes about two hours, and if you don’t pass, you’re finished as a letter carrier.  Just another little hurdle to pass — no pressure now, just do your best!  And my feet still hurt.  I’ll sure be [...]

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Second Day at New Job — Looking Better

Today was my second day as a letter carrier.  I spent the whole day with an on-the-job instructor.  It went well.  She split parts of the route up so that I could deliver little sections on my own, with her number on my cell phone if something happened.  Than later I would walk sections of [...]

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First Day at New Job Endured

I survived my first day as a letter carrier.  It was rough at times.  It’s awkward carrying around multiple bundles of mail and pulling stuff out of the satchel while reading addresses and watching out for hazards.  Too much stuff going on.  I have a better feel for what the job is, though.  I think [...]

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Starting a New Job Today, Again

I’m about an hour away from starting my first day as a PTF letter carrier.  “PTF” stands for “part time flexible.”  It means I’m not guaranteed 40 hours of work a week, although I could work much more than 40 hours, my work schedule can change from week to week (or day to day), and [...]

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A Thought Experiment Laid Bare

Here is an outline of the basic argument in a previous post, God — A Thought Experiment.  This is bare bones.  I’ll clarify some points in later.

If the God the Standard Model exists, we should expect real differences in the world we observe in contrast to the world we would observe if such a God [...]

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Follow-up on Starting a New Job Today

Funny thing.  Anticlimactic.  I went in just before 9 a.m. this morning, just as I was instructed.  I found the supervisor, Jesse, to whom I was instructed to report.  “Here I am!” I says.  He’s like “What?  There’s no trainer here today!”  Seems he thought I was to make my first appearance on Monday.  So [...]

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Blog Against Theocracy

A new blogswarm against theocracy is planned for July 1-4.  The topic is “the separation of Church and State is patriotic.”  I’m thinking I might join in, though I don’t know yet what I’ll say.  But before then, I better tie up some loose ends.
A while back I posted a thought experiment pertaining to God.  [...]

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