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This is Jeff I am glad I caught him on the streets because he is moving on outta this fine city to chase the dream. I wish him all the luck and hope he finds what he and his family is looking for #chasingthedream #couriersofcalgary #yyc #yycnow #yyccycle #yycArtist #calgary #iamdowntown #messlife #messenger #weareyyc #yeg (at Calgary, Alberta)

This is josh I got this one done just in time. He is currently has taken -quite literally- a hike. He is hiking the Pacific Crest trail which goes from the Mexican boarder in California up the coast into Canada As a courier he has been known to have had some attitude towards a particular group of people - the police. On his last day working before his trip he ran through a red light in front of the cop. I'm not entirely sure of the specific details but the cop had to tackle him, and because of his...demeanour with the officer it landed him in cuffs and a $487 ticket. As a courier you are most likely to have interactions with officers of the law. Some are more forgiving than others and some not so much. If I can offer any advice, be respectful, and apologetic. The minute you give them attitude is the moment you loose the any chance of getting out a ticket As for josh, hope he is staying out of trouble when he is not in the country #moleskine #messlife #messenger #courier #yyccycle #yycArtist #weareyyc #yyccourier

This is Jason, a vet of the industry, has been doing this job for the past 10 years I'm guessing. Only having one year off when he tried making it as a courier in Vancouver. Needless to say I think being a courier in Calgary is where it's at. Over his time as a courier he has collected time calls which basically take up his entire day A time call is a regularly scheduled delivery. So now his whole day is filled with these regular trips, I would say that most days for him look pretty similar. Going into the same offices and bringing packages back and fourth between offices which have multiple locations downtown and daily bank deposits I would consider time calls the only form of a promotion in this line of work. Since we are paid by the trip, and no income is guaranteed. You deliver more you make more, on a slow day you deliver less and make less. With time calls you have, for the most part, a fixed income that you can expect every pay check I used to have my own fair share of time calls, but sometimes the runs are canceled because the company is looking for ways to cut costs, or get accumulated by other companies which use a different courier company for their deliveries If you are starting out as a courier, find out who has time calls and make nice with them. Buy them coffee, beer, or whatever they drink. And maybe you can cover those runs when they are sick or on vacation. In the long term, if they quit or get fired maybe you will be lucky enough to accumulate their runs #couriersofcalgary #peopleofcalgary #messlife #messengers #couriers #yyc #yyccycle #iamdowntown #weareyyc #moleskine #timecalls

This is John, aka big John. As a bike courier of you don't know them by name you can usually identify them by what they ride. John has a pretty typical cheap single speed converted road bike. My motto is to find the perfect balance of ghetto and ratty to equal parts a quality machine. If you can ride something safely without spending a lot of coin on it then I would say that is ideal. However, it's nice to have equipment that just feels nice and will will stand up to a beating. An advantage of investing in a quality unit is it will last and you won't have to spend as much time repairing it. However, if it's too nice you run the risk of wasting your money by trashing a nice bike, or having something that is too precious that you won't ride, or worse have it stolen If you do have/buy a nice bike, and this is advice for all cyclists, make it LOOK ratty so that it has less curb appeal (this also ups your street cred) and lessens your chance of getting it stolen. Happy riding #couriersofcalgary #peopleofcalgary #messlife #messengers #couriers #yyc #yyccycle #iamdowntown #weareyyc #moleskine #ratbikes #streetcred

This is Robyn, she may have been riding with us for a couple years now, but I as a courier I will always remember her as the rookie that bailed in front of me. Just recently she discovered that it was me that she crashed in front of. It might have been a silly and maybe a slightly embarrassing fall, on account that it happens RIGHT in front of someone, it is far better that it was just that and not a serious crash. Being a courier is very dangerous at times and you have to be very careful to your surroundings as you are incredibly vulnerable to the traffic that surrounds you. I have had my own share of wipeouts and silly bails over the course of my time on the streets. It's lucky that my falls have taken skin and left bruises; amazingly, none that have resulted in a visit to the hospital. Well, that's not entirely true: One day I got doored and went to the hospital for x-rays to make sure nothing was broken If you are unfamiliar with the term "getting doored" it means you are riding down the road and a parked car opens their door right in front of you with too little time to react, so you crash. Just an FYI: the person opening the door is at fault. Fortunately, the guy who opened his door on me was very kind and compensated me for the time I had to take off to recover Robyn ^^^ also just recently got doored. Lucky for her she didn't have any injuries and didn't have to miss any work. A patron of a taxi cab flung his door open on her. Like the tough girl she is made out with bruises and scratches, which is surprising because she crumpled the door so bad it couldn't be closed after she crashed into it So if you see us in the streets people of Calgary, please give us some space and USE YOUR SIGNAL LIGHTS, because we don't bring danger to your office #couriersofcalgary #peopleofcalgary #messlife #messengers #couriers #yyc #yyccycle #iamdowntown #weareyyc #moleskine