On 6/18/05, Albano Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sad history, Frank. I used to be a huge bike fan years > ago, and thought a lot about being a bike courier when > I worked as a pedestrian messenger. But being a bike > messenger in Buenos Aires traffic for a 150 usd > payment and no health insurance persuaded me. > I'm trying to go back cycling, I'm too sedentary now, > and becoming fat at just 26. I like Bob's maillot. I > own a Kona and I love the design of the brand. Maybe > I'll get it a ride soon. > Sorry for the rant > Regards > > Albano >
Thanks for your thoughts, Albano. Us bike couriers don't make much money, but there's more to a job than money, I guess. There must be, otherwise I wouldn't have been doing this for the past 9 years <g>. Bob's jersey (maillot is French for jersey, and most cyclist would know what you mean, but maybe others won't) is nice, and the person who gave it to him saw the photo last night and started crying :-( I opened today's Toronto Star, and there was my photo in it, on a story about the little wake: http://tinyurl.com/bemt I was signing a big card of condolence for his family. I knew a reporter was there, but I didn't expect to make the paper! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
