When a messenger drops the last call in his bag, he's clear. If the dispatcher doesn't have any new calls for him, he tells the messenger to "stand by". The messenger will then repeat into his radio, "Ten four, clear, standing by."
Then he (or she) generally grabs a coffee (usually small, in case work comes in right away) and a smoke. Here's a simple slice o' life in the day of a bike messenger: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/02/clear-standing-by.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
