It weird how much different 'Pedal' and 'Tribe' are, and how different they make the messenger industry seem. I don't know any real messengers, so I don't know which is more accurate, but tribe makes messengers and messenger companies seem more humanitarian. Pedal depicts an industry that exploits riders, chews them up and leaves them. Pedal is about NYC, though. Maybe Canadians are just nicer?

I have to say, the tribe show was pretty lame. It was like watching a movie adaptation of these peoples' facebook profiles.

Being a messenger is the best job ever but I don't like it when people make a big deal out of it.

if u beleve that u should check to see if the people are messengers, cops make big deal of being cops, exaple makes big deal of being example etc so if its messengers relating what it is to be messenger they got no right? cause of u?

The messenger industry is probably the most exploitative industry in America, besides operations that hire illegal immigrants.

Imagine riding your bike 9 hours a day, in traffic, in a blizzard, literally brushing with death on a daily basis, and your reward is

No health/dental insurance
Sometimes less than minimum wage
No vacation days
No sick days
No lunch break
No real-world job experience
No respect from police, citizens, or security guards

And then add on top of that

Supplying your own tools (your bike/bag/lock) and having to constantly repair/ upgrade them on your own dime
Paying the company to rent your radio
Not having taxes taken out of your check, meaning you owe a ton at the end of the year

Exploitative, yes. The companies use you and then when you get hurt or can't take it anymore, BYE BYE and some other schmuck steps up. There's literally an inexhuastable supply of messengers somehow... they keep coming out of the woodwork

I already said I don't like when anyone makes a big deal about themselves

So if I was watching a documentary about a doctor and he's looking in the camera going "I save lives. My job is all about the sophisticated techniques used to save lives. You have to be really smart and really steady to be a doctor, because we are the most important people in society, as we have to save everyone else." I'd be like shut up you egotistical dick.

sweet bs but u r the one with the last line, everything doctor said was accurate but for last line which none wold say messers never say anything like that in that doc or in pedal either

As a matter of fact, yes it does here on Bike Forums.

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take your own advice and

haha this thread is out of hand!

can we get back to how off base and pretentious that video was instead of how off base and pretentious each other are?

No one has to say anything to come across as egotistical. People will perceive it by the way someone acts, or portrays themselves. I'm sure a lot of messengers are nice and real and are doing their job so they can survive just as there are doctors who do the same thing. But you're living in a bubble if you don't think their are messengers/doctors who do it for the status or the cool factor or money/prestige in a doctor's case.

And ya, even though it is the internet, grammar, spelling and punctuation go a long way in helping get your point across.

actually, no, i'm not too young to remember the 80's.
i don't really understand what you're trying to say though?
if you're referring to the average "quality" of hip-hop music in the 80's, as opposed to today.... i don't know what to tell you. haha. maybe you're the one who needs to do some investigating then.

i'm sure "sunny-d" is a real great person and all, but that doesn't make her attempt at rapping any less terrible.

It was the best job I ever loved. 6 years ripping up Montreal. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
Them's all good folks in the video, and yes Sunny's fast. Producers had their way with it. Just like their 'Dirtiest Jobs" series. Trying to skitch on modern tribalism, come on Discovery, where's the discovery?

You're a ******.

Pointing out the flaws of an industry that is beyond corrupt is me being egotistical?

Explain how.

What I was pointing out was your flawed logic. Can you understand that? You say it is the best job ever then in your next post you slam the industry for all that is wrong with it. So which is it the best or worst job ever?

I'll have to chime in to say ...work wise, bestest, industry treatment of the worker wise... severely lacking. If many of the industry's , ahem, liberties were to be resolved I'd wager you'd see many many more messengers sticking with it for the longer haul, which would be result in better service for the customers overall. Stop over hiring in the summer would be a good place to start.

Its both the best and worst job and nearly every messenger will tell you that. If you don't get it you've never done it. Like some soldiers would probably say that being in the army is awesome because you get to be a badass and carry a gun and travel all over blowing **** up, but that the army also sucks balls because you're in the army and have to deal with all that.

This guy gets it

jaysilent is my new favorite person. not because he's intelligent, haha no way! but because he's not intelligent and won't stop. those people are entertaining.

also, that show was ****ing stupid.

can we just all agree that Sunny D is a major turd?

nope, I know her and she's never given me a reason to vibe on her like dat. So I gotta disagree

Well, without knowing her, that Discovery Channel show has painted her in a petty, self indulgent light. I accept that 99% of it is probably due to stereotyping, editing and production on the part of the show producers though.

Just wanted to say, for probably the 100th time, that sunny d is an idiot and i want to punch her in the throat

work for yourself and all the bad on that list goes away

No real world job experience? your kidding right? please, I know more about how the legal system works than many of the attorneys I work for LOL. Find me someone that can juggle lots of things at the same time, not screw things up, can handle some legal work, and you will make in excess of $30 per hour even in freakin Columbus Ohio. Wanna just sling packages and stay away from having to do any thinking other than routing, you can do that too and still make $20/hr easy. If your gonna run tags for more than a year or two, work for yourself and drop the nonsense of making someone else money, your clients will get better service and you will love your job. Sure, it takes some skill and effort, running any business does.

fixed.

shiiiit all this tough talk from tarck losers like jim with a thousand posts on this ****hole. one thing is fo sure he is just talk, sunny D actually goes there and lives there where metaljim poses. bet she will go to the race in tokyo, jim why dont you ask your mom if you can go, bet she would fight you and win, same for online poser nonemorescared or whatever yo name is child