urban meander
i have total respect for those city couriers, especially those on bicycles. they're always fast and fearless and they have great calves. however, this morning i see an urban express guy walking up broadway from 43rd toting a moderately full messenger bag, a small box, and a cane. not a pimp cane, not a gangster cane, but a full on ergonimic grip and four little rubber feet at the bottom of a lightweight aluminum post cane. i passed him at the corner of 43rd, walked halfway up the block, popped into the deli for a bacon, egg and cheese bagel and then caught up to him before i hit 44th. now, i'm not discriminating against those who are physically impaired, but a job that is solely based on speed of service isn't exactly eoe.
posted by erica @ 10:37 AM
2 Comments:
I found you by randomly leafing through blogs. Don't know what the first commenter is all about...but I just wanted to say that I thought your entry was interesting.
Perhaps urban express isn't as worried about speed? Maybe they're trying on a different image?
Maybe the guy is temporarily disabled, or given only the jobs that don't require the speed, or are nearby?
Who knows...one can only ponder.
Can you say random commenter much?
Yargh.
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