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Originally Posted by ryansupak (Post 6362310)

...apparently the most lucrative days are "paycheck runs" because you get paid a flat spiff per drop and you can carry lots of them.

haha, i read that as "fat splif"

Yes, that is what I meant. I mistyped :D

Well, uhhh in that case... :)

Guilt and self-loathing.

The heaviest package of all.

Artichokes, and migrant workers.

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A spare tube or two, 15mm wrench, pump, maybe a multi-tool.

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Originally Posted by ryansupak (Post 6362310)

My GF is a messenger here in Houston...apparently the most lucrative days are "paycheck runs" because you get paid a flat spiff per drop and you can carry lots of them.

Another considerable portion of her workload is very similar...picking up cash deposits at businesses and dropping them at the bank.

When I was a messenger in Houston in 2000 it was that sort of thing, and also a decent amount of medical drops.

rs

I was a messenger in Houston from 90-92. I worked in the med center. Several hospitals used use to run stuff to, and from downtown, and between hospitals. I was approached about the job one Friday night at Alkek. The guy asked me if I had another bike. I used a mountain bike with slicks.

Yep -- for messengering in Houston MTBs all the way.

rs