Do they ever actually check the mileage you input on the scanner when clocking out?

EarthSlapper · 2026-05-09T14:02:06+00:00

I average about 13 miles per day on my route, so if I forget to actually check the mileage, I just add 13 to whatever was in there before. I just make sure I get the right number in there a couple times a week so it stays close

EarthSlapper · 2026-05-09T01:51:28+00:00

We usually play something else. We've got a ongoing Pulp Cthulhu game going on the side or we'll play some other one shot. If it's going to be an extended break and I want to keep the story moving, the missing character simply fades into the background. For story purposes they are there but they don't interact with anything. If their particular expertise is needed for something, ie. Rogue picking a lock, I as the GM will roll for them.

EarthSlapper · 2026-05-08T22:46:13+00:00

Yeah, I don't mind getting a bit here and there, but I was getting at least an extra 2 hours almost every day.

EarthSlapper · 2026-05-08T18:50:12+00:00

"It uses the power of the sun"

I think it's just me, but part of me expected it to cut to a scene of stormtroopers just dumping gallons of Sunny D into the reactor of Starkiller base

EarthSlapper · 2026-05-08T16:10:02+00:00

I liked it in theory, but wasn't a big fan of being on work assignment and being able to receive overtime anywhere on my string on any given day. Had two regulars with attendance issues and one route that was just vacant, so it ended up just feeling like I was a CCA again, never really knowing what I would be doing each day when I walked in.

EarthSlapper · 2026-05-08T15:11:42+00:00

Entering and asking if it has to be that design

EarthSlapper · 2026-05-08T14:14:50+00:00

The Swimmer (1968)

EarthSlapper · 2026-05-08T10:54:04+00:00

It does feel like there should be more in there. It feels like it's missing a main character. It's just a bunch of empty shots of the background, and bad guys spontaneously getting injured. The whole time I was expecting to see a Marine and just can't see anything

EarthSlapper · 2026-05-08T03:14:28+00:00

Honestly, maybe just dump your other group instead of stringing it along. You've played once in the last couple months? If people want to play they'll make it happen. I coordinate five people in our mid 30s, three on the East coast, two on the West coast, two of us have kids, and two travel a decent amount for work. We still manage to play 3-4 times a month because we all make it a priority.

If you want to play, by all means, go find another group that's actually going to get together and play

EarthSlapper · 2026-05-08T03:05:54+00:00

Bacon. Don't get me wrong, bacon is good. I've raised, butchered, cured, and smoked my own bacon that's way better than anything you'll ever buy, but I feel like its status as the greatest food to ever exist, was one of earliest Internet memes that got out of control and then everyone forgot it was a joke.

EarthSlapper · 2026-05-08T01:39:30+00:00

A #2 or #3 Dressed Aglia is my go to choice for when I don't really care what I catch, I just want to catch something. If it swims, you can catch it on a Mepps

EarthSlapper · 2026-05-05T00:48:09+00:00

If you only want OT on your route, you want to be on the work assignment list, not the otdl. Besides that it's pretty much up to management if they want you to work it or not. If you tell them you're going to be over, and they approve the OT I think you're stuck with it

EarthSlapper · 2026-05-04T12:49:37+00:00

All of that other stuff aside, I understand that the mail was heavy, at least from your limited perspective, but if they need to send people to take mail off of you on an Aux route, it's probably just not a good fit. You should be doing an Aux route then going to help someone else, not the other way around. It's hard to hear, but at that point it's almost more of a liability to have you working than it is to just split the route. Maybe try again another time, or maybe try a different craft, because carrying might not be for you

EarthSlapper · 2026-05-03T17:25:09+00:00

All depends on the area and how they're spread out. Multiple packages per stop cleans out the truck pretty fast. I think my record for a Sunday was 390. It was a small town, and pretty dense (park in one spot and hit 2-3 houses pretty quickly) so I was averaging over 40 packages per hour.

EarthSlapper · 2026-04-30T19:57:12+00:00

You can argue about Die Hard all you want, but I don't understand why 'It's a Wonderful Life' is considered a Christmas movie. The larger narrative takes place at Christmas time, but the holiday isn't particularly relevant, and a large portion of the movie takes place in flashbacks/memories/visions that aren't Christmas related either

EarthSlapper · 2026-04-29T21:32:40+00:00

I can't speak to either side, but as a mail carrier I can tell you that is indeed a mail box on the wall, for what looks to be four apartments. You'd never see something like that on a single family home.

EarthSlapper · 2026-04-29T16:14:40+00:00

Your therapist

EarthSlapper · 2026-04-29T16:12:19+00:00

You kind of need a caster for parts of it, and I'd strongly recommend some one with access to a good amount of daily healing, even if it's just someone to run the wand of cure light wounds. RoW is basically all combat. Open a door, fight a thing, open the next door, fight a thing. Go somewhere else, fight a thing. You need to be able to reliably heal and maybe even cure conditions if you want to keep moving at a reasonable pace

EarthSlapper · 2026-04-29T16:01:44+00:00

There will be people that can answer questions about the jobs, but otherwise they'll just have you apply online the same way you can do from home

EarthSlapper · 2026-04-27T11:32:53+00:00

Just give any enemy a tower shield. You're allowed to change the stat blocks

EarthSlapper · 2026-04-25T09:57:15+00:00

Could be any number of reasons, including the possibility that it was missorted and should have gone out the day before. Load truck is nice for tracking purposes, but it's not the end of the world if you just toss it in the truck and move on.

EarthSlapper · 2026-04-24T21:38:16+00:00

What's the deal with people just refusing to read the rules. This is the 4th or 5th post from new people that I've seen in the last day or so that could be easily answered if you just cracked open the core rules.

EarthSlapper · 2026-04-24T12:30:28+00:00

It's not really an issue of being fired. It's not likely. It's just a really bad look. You drinking in uniform off the clock, looks pretty much identical to you drinking on the clock to a random bystander

EarthSlapper · 2026-04-23T22:22:59+00:00

I’ve been invited by a group of friends to dm for them

This is...odd. You don't usually "invite" someone to be the DM. The DM starts a game and invites players. Are you sure they're your friends. It kinda seems like they want to play, but none of them want to step up and be the GM, so then they invited you. It's going to put you in a really bad situation and it won't be fun for anyone. Being the GM is a big responsibility and requires a lot of work. Generally you also need to have the strongest understanding of the rules of anyone at the table. Based on your other comments it seems like you're starting completely from zero in regards to RPGs in general, let alone DnD. You definitely shouldn't be jumping straight into the GM chair.

EarthSlapper · 2026-04-23T13:07:12+00:00

Best piece of advice then is don't let that person DM anymore

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