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Tales of the Courier – A Bird in the Hand
The way back was always the rub. Each time, every time. If anyone wondered about this sort of thing, it surely never mattered. He was sour grapes today, didn’t matter, all that mattered now was getting past the next section of highway in one piece. Thirty seconds and all hell would be loosed. Again, today.…
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Back Under My Midnight Sun
Chasing that epiphany again. Got close again last night, then got a wake up call. Didn’t mind the call, I was already awake. There it was, my shining dark of the night beacon. The feeling was familiar, back under my midnight sun. My road, was unfolding before me. My thoughts were on the epiphany that…
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Always in the Last Place You Look.
Hello driver and welcome back. Welcome to all. What an exciting Halloween, the level and intensity of the after hours deliveries, was off the charts this year! Only encountered a few snafus, which got me thinking (uh-oh) about trying to find something, with no real idea of it’s location. Why is it always in the…
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On time, every time. Most of the time.
Yo driver, welcome back. What a fall day for road time! Still trying to get used to the cool down with that early nightfall! After the heat of the summer, it’s a refreshing change. Speaking of early, and useful segues, I thought it would be cool to go over one of the basics. Punctuality. (whoa…
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Getting down with the skeleton crew
Yo driver! Welcome back! Hope you got plenty of good runs today, too! Been getting down with the skeleton crew, first the pit crew, (me) on the wheels/ride. Season’s changing, and that’s tough on rides. Especially a driver’s ride, with well over a thousand miles a week, my pit crew’s maintenance isn’t optional. Next mission,…
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Yikes! You want me to put it where?
Howdy driver! Hope you got some good asphalt time today too! Sunset earlier every day, and nighttime is large and in charge. We covered some basic light strategy earlier this year, and that info can be found here. What’s under my hood today is the whole new normal of drop off chaos. That’s half the…
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Do you want fries with that?
Yo driver, welcome back. Lots of good rain in my city today! It was really hopping out there! Good runs all around today! These weather events sure can be good for business. Particularly in the food delivery area. Which got me thinking about that old saying, do you want fries with that? It came from…
