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06-15-2009, 10:35 AM

#101

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Originally Posted by Freightpuppy

I agree with AV8OR. I actually have grown to love our uniform and I've always wanted a real leather jacket (not the pleather one at one of my previous employers) and now I've got one.

Of course, FedEx and UPS are both the tops and I wouldn't leave either for the other, FedEx just happened to call me first.

Also, it could be worse, you could be wearing those stupid Blue shirts and ties like JetBlue. Makes them look like flight attendants.

06-15-2009, 12:05 PM

#102

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Originally Posted by pool is cool

Of course, FedEx and UPS are both the tops and I wouldn't leave either for the other, FedEx just happened to call me first.

Also, it could be worse, you could be wearing those stupid Blue shirts and ties like JetBlue. Makes them look like flight attendants.

I actually thought I had a better chance at FedEx but UPS called first.

Uh, yeah.....I'd much rather be wearing the UPS uniform than the Jetblue one.....LOL!

06-15-2009, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pool is cool

, FedEx and UPS are both the tops
Also, it could be worse, you could be wearing those stupid Blue shirts and ties like JetBlue. Makes them look like flight attendants.

Ouch, I remember when we wore Blue Shirts at FedEx.

06-15-2009, 02:39 PM

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And UPS wore canary yellow shirts <g>

06-15-2009, 03:00 PM

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I liked the blue shirts because they didn't show ring-around-the-collar as much as the white ones do, and they made for a more comfortable back-end deadhead, after having worked all night.

I remember those "canary yellow" shirts, but my recollection was that they were more like "urine yellow", although I only wore them for a year. Besides, I never looked good in Brown.

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06-15-2009, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jetjok

I remember those "canary yellow" shirts, but my recollection was that they were more like "urine yellow", although I only wore them for a year. Besides, I never looked good in Brown.

Well, they were urine colored <g> But they were labeled 'canary' and hid coffee stains better than white

06-15-2009, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SaltyDog

Well, they were urine colored <g> But they were labeled 'canary' and hid coffee stains better than white

I suspect they were urine colored to complement that particular shade of brown...

06-15-2009, 06:06 PM

#108

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Originally Posted by Freightpuppy

I actually thought I had a better chance at FedEx but UPS called first.

Uh, yeah.....I'd much rather be wearing the UPS uniform than the Jetblue one.....LOL!

Just remember what it took to make that Brown uniform and the job that goes with it more than a bad joke. The mutual aid plan was a product of how crappy the disability plan was. Take a little time to thank an 88 guy for the quality of the job.

06-15-2009, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SaltyDog

Well, they were urine colored <g> But they were labeled 'canary' and hid coffee stains better than white

The color was ecru and the issue shirt cost 45.00 and was worth 5.00.
The only people at UPS allowed to wear a white shirt where management as per Lee Wallace. According to the old Frontier pilots he used to wear a long sleeved white shirt when he drove his tractor on his farm after he went into management.