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First day as a bike courier
cfsmtb wrote:
Back to courier stuff, ensure you keep up a consistent daily carbohydrate & liquid intake, and please keep an eye on your weight. If you're hungry, eat. And don't rely too much on coffee & alcohol to get you through (or over) the day. Ok that advice may not be scientific but it did originally come from a courier. One more point, not all receptionists have that 'door bitch' attitude. But some do. Ignore them, do the job & have fun. Morning and evening I load myself up with good food, plus start nibbling on bread early-mid afternoon when my stomach starts hinting. Energy starts to fade a little in the afternoon, but still feeling alert. (But not alarmed. ..sorry Probably eating some fruit throughout the day would help a bit. Coffee and alcohol aren't things I do; 'though the sensory experiences of consuming them can be great, caffeine and ethanol don't have much appeal. For some reason idiotic driving doesn't **** me off the way it used to; too busy trying to get somewhere to let it bother me. But I'm now more aware of it than ever. Hmm.. Just have fun -- that's the way. -mkli |
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First day as a bike courier
Welcome to the riff raff.
I've been a pushi in town for too long. Up to 8 years now. Not on today and don't like the heat. Drink a fair bit today but most of the heat comes late in the day. Soon each day will be esier and you will find most days don't faze you. You will need to pick up on the job count though to make decent money. You will get faster and most importantly get the better jobs the more you work and longer you are there. The industry has changed a lot over the years and its definately more laid back and less urgent. Just rember its not worth getting yourself killed over a $3 job. Drop into 440 collins where we all hang and say hi. Who are you working for?? And I wouldn't recomend Cox, rapid or even blue circle as companies to work for. Chad #215 "mkli" wrote in message ... Marx SS wrote: Aren't tramways in Melb a godsend? Ooh, they are nice. /Very/ handy especially when a car driver decides to abruptly pull out. The impact of pollution isn't as bad as I thought it'd be, but the past days have had a sea breeze. Still, my lungs feel like they're a bit more clogged than usual. - mkli. |
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First day as a bike courier
On 2006-02-07, (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: pase wrote: what sort of credentials did u need to present to get the job? who's your courier company? Nothing, suprisingly; just that I like to ride and ride a lot. Perhaps that I called out of the blue had something to it, and since I'm just a contractor then what've they got to lose? If I'm too slow or then they can ditch me without notice, no reason required. Was it hippy[1] who was saying they rocked up to an interview where everyone else was wearing a suit, and he was wearing cycling clothes? And he was worried he wouldn't get the job because he was not dressed up? Well, it turned out he was the one to get the job. You have to be a cyclist, not a suit, to be any good at couriering. [1] Don't think it was hippy, come to think of it. Dunno who it was... -- TimC We don't need no education We don't need no thought control -- Pink Floyd, Another Brick in the Wall |
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First day as a bike courier
TimC wrote:
Was it hippy[1] who was saying they rocked up to an interview where everyone else was wearing a suit, and he was wearing cycling clothes? And he was worried he wouldn't get the job because he was not dressed up? Well, it turned out he was the one to get the job. You have to be a cyclist, not a suit, to be any good at couriering. [1] Don't think it was hippy, come to think of it. Dunno who it was... That was me, first job I ever had. daveB |
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First day as a bike courier
TimC Wrote: You have to be a cyclist, not a suit, to be any good at couriering. well it aint rocket science..... -- byron27 |
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