silly messengers...v.2...

sometimes i have the honor of dispatching the car board. as some of you know...it's not a big deal but i cannot stand it. why? easy...i have to deal with the drivers. drivers are a special breed...they are definitely not at all like bike messengers. good or bad? i don't know...it just is what it is. i just feel like it's a bit more frustrating to deal with drivers cause i get a bit less respect...after all, im a bike dispatcher and what do i know, right? eh...they all come around throughout the day and most of them are actually pretty cool but some...well, maybe it's cause im younger and they don't like taking "orders" from younger cats? maybe, again, it's cause im a bike dispatcher so what do i know about the city? in any case...i hope you cats enjoy these stories...

i sent 6198 to pick up from 325 west ohio? i can't quite remember but i believe it was ohio. in any case...the building is under construction. i was also the person who took the order and knew what the special instructions were when i sent 6198 to the building...go through the front door and head to the right, look for the blue mailbox and the package will be inside. sounds simple enough but that was not the case. i get a call...

6198...yeah, 9-8, julio?

j.dot...yup. whats up?

6198...what kind of order is this man? the building is under construction. what are you doing to me?

j.dot...the lady said you should be able to walk in through the front door. then break right and look for a blue mailbox.

6198...no man. you messed up. i don't know whats going on over here. this building is under construction. why would you send me here? this is your fault...im about to just leave.

j.dot...what? how did i mess up? why wouldn't i send you there? isn't this the job?

6198...well, there's no blue mailbox. this building is under construction and now im stuck on the 2nd floor. how am i supposed to get down from here?!

...did you guys catch that last part. he seriously asked me how he is supposed to get down from the second floor. anyone know whats wrong with that pic? in case you fall into the 6198 category let me help you...HOW THE HELL DID HE EVEN GET UP TO THE 2ND FLOOR?!

j.dot...wait. you're gonna tell me you got up to the 2nd floor and now you don't know how to get back down? how did you get up there?

6198...i don't know. why did you send me here?

...we called the pick up and got it figured out. took about 21 minutes but he finally was able to get the package. i was so angry but my anger slowly had me breaking out into laughter...well, along with a few cuss words here and there...ha! later that day i had to deal with the beauty that is 6751...

6751...i can't find any parking. i don't think im gonna be able to deliver these boxes.

j.dot...umm, you're at the tower. why don't you go through the dock?

6751...they have a dock? alright, i'll go check it out.

...6751 had no idea that the tallest building in the nation had a dock. he was under the impression that the builders spent all the money on making it go up that they didn't have enough to build a dock for it. he finally gets to the dock...

6751...five-one.

j.dot...whats up?

6751...ok. your're not gonna believe me but...i still can't deliver the boxes. see, what i did was take the boxes inside through the lobby. i left them with security while i ran back to the car to look for parking. now im at the dock but i don't have the packages.

...wtf?! seriously?! all i could do was laugh...what else am i supposed to do. he left the boxes upstairs so now he had to leave the dock again and head back upstairs and get the boxes. the good news...he was able to find parking and just walk in like everyone else to deliver the boxes.

see...we have a special crew. i don't know how they get the work done but they do. im actually more amazed that they have made it this far...bless their heart. while i did enjoy my time with the car board it was nice to be back with my bike crew...peace.