I cant take credit for writing this poem, but it really hits the nail on head. Hope everybody has Merry Christmas or whatever else yall celebrate...lets wrap this peak up safe and show the competition whos boss! Twas A UPS Day Before Christmas Twas the day before Christmas and all through the land Not a creature was working save the UPS man The package cars were parked, by the loading docks with care In hopes that the air trailer soon would be there The preload had finished their jobs for the night Making last minute adjustments so all would be right And I with my dispatch and the drivers in their browns Had just finished our meeting and were heading for town When out in the yard there arose such a clatter I sprang from my dock to see what was the matter Away to the primary I flew with great care Threw open the bay door, admitting cold air The sun was now shining on the snow we now had All knew the conditions on the road would be bad When what to my wondering eyes should appear? But a late load from the hub, and the air trailer was here More rapid than eagles UPSers they came And I whistled, and shouted, and called them by name Now driver, now feeder, now loader and sorter On supers, on staffers, on clerical and porter To the unload, the sort aisle, the package cars fast We must process this volume, for the daylight won’t last As teams come together and accomplish great tasks When they meet with an obstacle, no questions are asked So off to their duties they went with great haste All knew at this moment there’s no time to waste And then in a twinkling I heard all around Doors closing, engines starting, oh what a great sound As I drew in my breath to release a great sigh A slight bit of moisture came to my eye I now understood how it felt to belong To a team that’s determined, united, and strong The drivers wore flannels beneath their brown trousers To help keep them warm for hours and hours Their shoes were all polished, and shone when they walked They were courteous, but brief whenever they talked Their duties were fret with urgency all day They were offered fine treats but had no time to stay On their heads they wore ball caps or knits, some were bare To help keep them warm in the chill winter air On their hip was a pouch where they kept a device To record their deliveries after checking them twice The packages were left out of weather and sight In case the receiver came home late that night The drivers and helpers maintained area trace To deliver all stops; there was no time to waste As daylight was waning, and deliveries complete And the driver was buckling himself in his seat The last of his customers answered their bell And bent to recover the package hid well The customer could see in the distance afar The fading taillights of the UPS car And the driver exclaimed, as he drove out of sight “Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 12:30:03 +0000
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