messengers sticking together is part tribe mentality and part survival instinct, we help each other and compete at the same time----I wont hesitate for one second to take a customer away from someone else, but at the same time I will help if you get hurt or your bike breaks down

there's about 18 of us in a city of 1.1 million people, we are rare, very very rare------Im proud of what I do, people depend on me to get stuff done, my customers respect what I do for them, if that's part of my identity then that's fine, I have no problem with that

to bystanders that dont know me personally, im the guy with a bandana on my head and a big yellow bag zooming around downtown on a bike, and if they look at me like that, that's ok with me too, its what I do, im also car free and live downtown

I dont hang out with the groupies or posengers, but I can understand the attraction some have for the lifestyle, like I said above, we are very rare, few people have the guts and determination to do what we do. Im ok with my identity, are you ok with yours? that's what matters, life is too short to work a job you dont like or be something your not