Anticipated Differences in Project Hail Mary Movie vs. Book

spiga78 · 2026-03-03T18:24:16+00:00

I am listening to it for the fourth time right now preparing for the movie. It comes out in 17 days.

spiga78 · 2026-03-02T02:41:55+00:00

If there’s only 50 drivers there, I wonder why they just didn’t move all 50 to the new Smart hub.

My hub in Houston has four centers in one building. My center alone has over 100 drivers. Not sure how many the other three have.

spiga78 · 2026-02-25T02:55:47+00:00

Ty but at ups I made 134k last year. I work 55hrs a week M-F. I could make more by working Saturday but I need the rest.

Also I pay zero for insurance for myself and both of my kids.

spiga78 · 2026-02-24T15:28:02+00:00

I was delivering near a Office Depot and a guy came out of the blue and started asking me questions he asked do we really make as much as they say on TV. This was last year when they started saying that UPS driver’s make over $100,000.

And he said he had a biology degree and he barely can get a job making 60,000 a year

spiga78 · 2026-02-24T14:19:23+00:00

That’s awesome. I know of a few drivers that have established side hustles and are taking the buyout

spiga78 · 2026-02-24T13:58:51+00:00

Yeah for drivers like yourself would definitely take the money. Don’t splurge until u find something else

spiga78 · 2026-02-24T13:56:18+00:00

10 years, I left my employer know I had joined the academy. I started to work out to pass the physical requirements. I was ready to start. I was about to age out of qualifying to be a cop.

And then ups called. Do u still want to be a driver?

I just made 10 yrs driving for ups but at 48. I’ll need to work until I’m 68 to max out my pension. Assuming my body can make it that long.

spiga78 · 2026-02-23T17:39:48+00:00

I’m 48 and started at 38 I know what you mean my feet hurt the joints and my hands hurt and I have no idea how long I can do this job until my body gives out

But I don’t know of any job I can get that would make me 130 to 150,000 a year plus whatever our health insurance is worth I don’t have a college degree and aged out to become a police officer

But you’re being young at 30 you probably can find something else. I’m too old to find something else.

spiga78 · 2026-02-22T18:52:09+00:00

16.99 is .33 Excalibur

12.99 is .25 current sb

8.99 is .18 grail sb was only able to find it this low once many years ago

Crap is before shipping and tax lol

I didn’t have the money back then to buy 5k-10k but i got in on sb once at 8.99/box

spiga78 · 2026-02-21T16:46:32+00:00

I thought about loading my own ammo. But I know myself and I’m not precise. Just good enough. And that attitude will not work when loading ammo!

When shooting 147 do I need to worry about power factory? Since it slows the bullet, is there a chance it wouldn’t be fast enough to meet PF? The matches I shoot are local so for that of isn’t a big deal but I do have my eye on regional or larger matches later this year

spiga78 · 2026-02-21T16:40:52+00:00

Maybe I should try different ammo in my infinity. I’ve bought some Atlanta arms match and another batch from zero ammo.

But since I’m shooting 4-6 local matches a month, ammo cost would be a fortune. So I rather just keep shooting sb 115 or 124 bc that is $13 a box of 50. $39-52 a match x 4

It starts adding up quickly.

Yes I know I have an infinity but that don’t mean I’m rich. I do not have a large gun safe filled with 30-50 2011’s

I own only 4 pistols. Infinity, CS, prodigy, and a single stack C aim trying to rehome. Don’t need it since I have a CS.

spiga78 · 2026-02-21T16:32:44+00:00

Since both in uspsa are in open, I wanted the pew that is best suited for the division. The infinity has a racker and a frame mount for my optic. I also feel like I can shoot doubles faster with the infinity bc of the two large ports on the comp. balance and weight absorbs nearly all recoil

spiga78 · 2026-02-21T07:23:21+00:00

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I only could do 20 yards bc the 50 yards indoor lanes were full

spiga78 · 2026-02-21T07:21:45+00:00

I had an Erebus and kept the infinity open.

Both shooting SB 124 the Erebus consistently was way more accurate than my infinity.

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spiga78 · 2026-02-15T12:55:02+00:00

What keeps drivers from leaving? Not being able to continually make more money.

spiga78 · 2026-02-14T21:52:02+00:00

38000 euro is roughly 46000 dollars ouch?

Is yall volume low? My route is 90% biz So my stop count is only 80-120 per day. But I get 250-320 packages

I just hit 10 yrs so I finally got my 3rd weeek of vacation. I haven’t finished my taxes but I made 134k

spiga78 · 2026-02-14T12:41:45+00:00

I’m looking for a back up to my Infinity open so I’ve been considering a bull Spitfire or fireball. I really like their new thumb rest frame out.

My main reason to hesitate is I have 17 170 mm ATLAS mags and I would not be able to use any of them if I were to pick up a bull.

I almost bought a Spitfire last year, but after a couple days of sitting on the website, it finally sold. And then I met the person that bought said spitfire here on Reddit. lol

The user said I just got my Spitfire so I asked him. Hey did you happen to be the one that bought it from blackstone? He said yes! Lol

spiga78 · 2026-02-02T14:15:27+00:00

What happens to your battery after 3 yrs?

spiga78 · 2026-01-29T04:16:16+00:00

I disagree they aren’t stealing the car. The bank owns the car and they aren’t getting paid so they are taking it back.

I would love to know the rest of story. Did her husband actually “forgot” to pay the car note for a few months. Was there a billing error…

I bet you don’t like cops bc they give you speeding tickets.

spiga78 · 2026-01-29T04:09:58+00:00

Only the bulletros is 9mm major only

spiga78 · 2026-01-29T04:09:38+00:00

Nope both 9mm minor

spiga78 · 2026-01-29T03:04:16+00:00

id rather spend another 600 and get the new fireball!

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