Monday, October 27, 2003
Alright, I'm back...
I'm still a courier, it's still fun and I'm starting to get good at it.
Today was another one of those days where it rains nonstop. It was never really heavy, but it never let up either... What I've noticed about the weather is that the wind is the only really bad thing. Wet and cold you can dress for, but there's nothing you can do about the wind. It can make riding very difficult.
The first couple of weeks were pretty rough. I was totally exhausted at the end of each day and that's largely why I wasn't updating the blog. I'm quite used to it now though. Near the end of the week my legs start to get a little sore, but not bad.
On average I've been doing between 35 and 60 deliveries a day. My highest so far has been 63. To put those 9 'emergency' deliveries I had on my first day into perspective, the most I've had since then is 4 or 5 in a day. Often I have one or none. One of the guys I work with rides with a spedometer. He says he averages around 55km a day. I haven't been using mine because I'm afraid someone will swipe it. I'll probably just tape it on really well one of these days and start collecting my own data.
When I get paid (twice a month), I get a printout of all of the deliveries that I did each day. Included in this is the price that they charged the customer, and what my commision is. The highest I've received for a single delivery is six dollars and something and the lowest is 60 cents. The 60 cent ones are pretty common as that's what I get paid each time I deliver an ECO (our lowest class of service). I've been tallying some of the information from my pay stubs and once I get a little more I'll put up some averages in terms of $/day and $/delivery...
There are always new people starting, usually one or two a week, but none of them have lasted very long. There is one new guy who I think might stay on, but I've thought that about other people who have disappeared.
On a final note, I'm not happy about this daylight savings deal. It now gets dark before I finish work and I don't like that. Oh well, I'll get used to it.
Oh, and thanks to all of the people who have been bugging me to update my blog. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't likely have bothered with it anymore...
Seeya.
I'm still a courier, it's still fun and I'm starting to get good at it.
Today was another one of those days where it rains nonstop. It was never really heavy, but it never let up either... What I've noticed about the weather is that the wind is the only really bad thing. Wet and cold you can dress for, but there's nothing you can do about the wind. It can make riding very difficult.
The first couple of weeks were pretty rough. I was totally exhausted at the end of each day and that's largely why I wasn't updating the blog. I'm quite used to it now though. Near the end of the week my legs start to get a little sore, but not bad.
On average I've been doing between 35 and 60 deliveries a day. My highest so far has been 63. To put those 9 'emergency' deliveries I had on my first day into perspective, the most I've had since then is 4 or 5 in a day. Often I have one or none. One of the guys I work with rides with a spedometer. He says he averages around 55km a day. I haven't been using mine because I'm afraid someone will swipe it. I'll probably just tape it on really well one of these days and start collecting my own data.
When I get paid (twice a month), I get a printout of all of the deliveries that I did each day. Included in this is the price that they charged the customer, and what my commision is. The highest I've received for a single delivery is six dollars and something and the lowest is 60 cents. The 60 cent ones are pretty common as that's what I get paid each time I deliver an ECO (our lowest class of service). I've been tallying some of the information from my pay stubs and once I get a little more I'll put up some averages in terms of $/day and $/delivery...
There are always new people starting, usually one or two a week, but none of them have lasted very long. There is one new guy who I think might stay on, but I've thought that about other people who have disappeared.
On a final note, I'm not happy about this daylight savings deal. It now gets dark before I finish work and I don't like that. Oh well, I'll get used to it.
Oh, and thanks to all of the people who have been bugging me to update my blog. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't likely have bothered with it anymore...
Seeya.
