On The Job
Marcus Garcia: Craziest delivery? I had a delivery for one of the partners of this law firm, which shall remain nameless. It was some anti-itch medication and a box of condoms. One in the afternoon or so, and I was like, “Who’s the freaky deeky, itchy scratchy!?”
Punchy: I used to carry a harmonica in my bag and every time it’d go through the scanner they would think it was a clip of .22s or something.
Marcus Garcia: I got stuck in this elevator at 1225 with this chick and she was just trippin’. I didn’t know what she was trippin’ about, she had a to-go box, I had a bunch of weed on me, we could have hung out. You know, smoke some weed, she could finish her lunch, it’s okay, it’s all gonna work out! But she wasn’t having that, so I pried the doors open, like “Look see, we can get out.” She still wasn’t having it and I had a bunch of packages on me, so I dumped it down and jumped off. People waiting for the elevator were all like “Whoa,” like I was on some super hero shit.
Sam Turner: I think everyone has had the food exploding in their bag experience…
Marcus Garcia: “Are you just the runner?” “Only if you’re just the receptionist.”
Marcus Garcia: There’s nothing I dig more than when you’re completely worked, it rarely happens now, but there’s nothing more brutal than on a Saturday where you want none of your bike. The weather starts to get nice out and you see fools, you see packs of [people] riding. The streets are yours! But when they’re paying, I’ll see you down there.
Punchy: How I first started was on a Huffy with no brakes, no gears, combat boots and a duffle bag as my courier bag in the winter in Chicago. Now, when the kids start they have to have the sweetest gear, that’s cool, whatever your style is! But I came into this job broke! I was working construction and one of my homies that was a messenger told