Tales on the Courier Shift: Close Calls Amid the Boredom

In this episode, I have a couple rough days on courier duty. From January 29-30, 2015, workflow was slow and I was left to pass the time waiting for the next delivery request to come along. In addition, I had a near head-on collision from a vehicle who decided to use my direct path of travel as a dangerous passing lane. Needless to say, the burrito and free horchata at the end of the night was well deserved. As fun as it was to be a courier, it did have its workplace hazards, not to mention that I was sitting duck as an independent contractor with minimum health insurance. But bills had to be paid while I kept trying to find something more stable for work. 

#Justbetweenus I almost got killed on Lincoln Blvd. tonight so I'm having a #burrito in #Venice because I've had enough stuff thrown at me this week that #horchata also sounds great too. But you didn't hear that...the burrito part. The things I do to forward myself - they will go unnoticed and disregarded to anyone but myself, but they are for me and that is all that matters now. P.S. the horchata was on the house because The Flying Jalapeño is awesome. #noturningback #nevergiveup #neversettle #iamhurt #keeponfighting

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