Frank, Congratulations.
Cheers, Gautam > -----Original Message----- > On Aug 6, 2005, at 9:22 AM, frank theriault wrote: > > > Well, it's official. > > > > Frankie's no longer a bike messenger <audible gasps from the audience>. > > > > He's a bike messenger dispatcher. > > > > I've actually been a back-up dispatcher for many years, but not at the > > company I currently work for. When I heard that our dispatcher's > > leaving, I told them I'm interested, they had me up for an interview, > > put me on the board for a day, and hired me. > > > > I've been "in training" for a couple of days, will continue that next > > week, and as of the 15th, I'll be the full time bike dispatcher for my > > company (which is one of the better courier companies in town). > > > > It will be a bit more money than my best days on the road to start > > off, but the best part of it is that I don't have to ride winters > > anymore. > > > > The office is about 10 km from my house, so I still get to have a good > > ride there and back on good weather days (including winter, if it's > > dry and not too cold), but when the weather hoovers, I can subway/bus > > it there. Hopefully, riding daily and going on longer road rides on > > weekends will allow me to keep my svelt figure (and avoid that > > annoying middle-age spread <LOL>) > > > > Down side is longer hours and fairly high pressure, but I'm happy to > > make the trade-off. The other downside is that I can't go to my lab > > on the way home, because I work to 6pm, and he closes then. I have to > > do all my photo-stuff on Saturdays now... > > > > I may go out to celebrate tonight! > > > > cheers, > > frank > > -- > > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > > >

