Well said, Kevin. I'm keeping this one in my files, plus forwarding to some
friends. Thank you.
Ed in Michigan
'57 3100
"Kevin D. Pennell" wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just got in after another day at the salt mine, and read the posts regarding
> shipping. I and just about everyone I know utilizes UPS, and tonight things
> happened that made me step back and think. I figure I'll share.
>
> I work as the parts man/service writer/mechanic at a small motorcycle shop
> specializing in Harley Davidsons, and I see my UPS man "Jim" daily. He's a
> ball of energy, and always has a kind word and a smile while he's bustling
> in and out bringing my customers bundles of joy and happiness. He also
> brings me parts for my '59 Chevy and makes an effort to find out if I'm at
> the shop or at home when he's got an extra special package for me. Really a
> nice guy! I think maybe most of us know someone like "Jim".
>
> It's been relatively warm in the southeast this week, and Jim made his
> normal rounds about 11:00 this morning. All was well, though the heat index
> was pushing the 100 mark. Jim bustled around and was his jovial self, and
> went on his merry way. This evening about 6:30 Jim's truck pulled into the
> lot. It was very strange, as Jim rarely misses a package on the morning
> run, and I wasn't expecting anything else. Jim kind of staggered into the
> shop, and then collapsed. He appeared to be having a heart attack. 911
> responded quickly, and whisked him off to the nearest hospital. While
> helping put him on the stretcher, I asked his phone number so that I could
> call his wife, and with great difficulty he gave me a number. I dialed it
> and to my shock and surprise, I got the UPS office. He's having a heart
> attack and what was foremost on his mind? His Job! His Duty! His
> responsibilities to the Boss! While relaying information on what had just
> occurred, I realized that after all this time, I didn't even know his last
> name... (So where do I rate on a scale of 1-10 in "Humanity"???)
>
> The hospital says that he's stable and suffering from heat stroke and a mild
> heart attack. I'll visit first thing in the morning. The moral here is
> obvious I think, and you can bet I'll seriously work on improving my grade
> in "Humanity". Shame it takes something like this to wake you up.
> Introduce yourself proper to these behind the scenes folks that make life
> better for us all. It just may be too late when you finally think about it.
>
> Kevin P.
> '59 Apache 38/NAPCO
>
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