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Camera shy short duster – Tales of the courier
Camera shy short duster – Tales of the courier. Smile for the camera. But not too wide. Also keep it tight. Don’t want the robot to catch on. Smile for the camera and then start the ride. Welcome to the new safer road experience. 1courier grins. Nothing like a load of spin to start the…
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Challenge of the anonymous delivery – Tales of the Courier
Challenge of the anonymous delivery – Tales of the Courier Do not knock. Do not ring the bell. Furthermore, don’t call or text. 1courier reads the special instructions again. It isn’t that he thinks the words will change. If that were going to happen, it would have happened the third time he read them. They…
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The hot pursuit delivery – Tales of the Courier
The hot pursuit delivery – Tales of the Courier Every delivery is different, in one way or another. That is, if it can be found. Some delivery locations may not exist at all. At least that’s how 1courier feels as he brings the ride to a halt in front of the strange location. In fact,…
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The truth about hot and fresh – Tales of the Courier
The truth about hot and fresh – Tales of the Courier It was hot. But not fresh. Unfortunately it had to be both. 1courier checks again. Definitely hot, but nowhere near fresh. So he cancels the pickup and alerts HQ. That was the fourth one this week. Something is going to have to change, and…
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Test case or special case – Tales of the Courier
Test case or special case – Tales of the Courier The first time it happened, he didn’t know what he was getting himself into. Of course, that’s how it is with a first time experience. There’s a learning curve. A feeling of uncertainty. Then the slow and inevitable realization of a better way. The better…
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The fast track to show time – Tales of the Courier
The fast track to show time – Tales of the Courier The road is the place to be. Wind rushing by as the wheels roll and the asphalt paves the way. There is something serene about watching the horizon run ever onward. And the feel of the road through the steering wheel as the miles…
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Never pickup the hitchhiker – Tales of the Courier
Never pickup the hitchhiker – Tales of the Courier Ten minutes from now none of this will matter. Because in ten minutes he is going to dump the robot. It doesn’t sound pretty. Of course, it wasn’t very pretty, when the robot disappeared. No one was laughing then. And no one is laughing now, either.…