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Old 11-02-2011, 06:47 PM
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Ok, it's not a pilot job, but a job is a job.

PORTLAND – The United Parcel Service plans to hire bicyclists to make deliveries during the holiday season and people have already started applying for the jobs.
This will be the third year in a row that UPS has added the unique holiday positions, which also have a unique set of qualifications.
“I ask them the question, ‘Can you pull 200 pounds on a trailer and they laugh,” said UPS human relations manager Jeff Grant.
This is coming full circle for UPS, because back in 1907 when the company first started, bicycle deliveries were their only option.
Lauren Underwood was the first to apply for one of the 50 seasonal bike jobs at the Worksource Center in North Portland.
“I feel really familiar being a biker in Portland,” she said.
If she gets the job, she could be delivering holiday packages to neighborhoods stretching from Portland, Vancouver and Tualatin to Salem and Corvallis.
UPS package delivery doubles during the holidays.
The company will also be hiring 839 truck helpers to lift and load.
“You'll feel like you are on the stair-stepper by the end of your day,” Grant said, and applicants will have to be able to lift up to 70 pounds by themselves.
Oregon regional economist Amy Vander Vliet said holiday shopping will be up, compared to the past two years, but not as strong as where it was before the recession.


UPS hiring Portland cyclists for seasonal jobs | kgw.com Portland
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Old 11-03-2011, 08:10 PM
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This belongs on an aviation forum how?? And you gave yourself a 5 star rating,too?

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This belongs on an aviation forum how?? And you gave yourself a 5 star rating,too?

Troll go away!
Talking to this lady in that fashion can generate some serious problems for you. She's actually quite popular. How about you go away instead?
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You could always wear the pilot uniform and put wings on the bike
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Originally Posted by 7four7 View Post
This belongs on an aviation forum how?? And you gave yourself a 5 star rating,too?

Troll go away!
You just slammed our mom on this forum.
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I wonder if they post on the bicycle forums when UPS is hiring pilots?
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"747" Very bad form, dude. An apology should be submitted to her for keeping this site up and on the level.

Vagabond, sorry for the poor reply from "747." There are more than just a few of us out here that actually use the forum to disseminate and receive information. Keep up the good work.

The story is interesting and inventive. But it begs the question of how they are going to handle things other than a few letter envelopes?

Let's see what the inventive minds of bored pilots can come up with. The gauntlet has been thrown..... submit your best ideas.

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what's the total time requirement?

do they require a type rating?
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The important question is are they teamsters?
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Apologize?? Really?? They make money by you boys coming here!! How about apologizing to the customers for making bad posts?

If anyone of us were posting a bicycle job here it would be removed and you get banned in about 2 seconds!
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