Friday 22 August 2008

Bicycle Couriers


As I walked through Farrer Place in the city yesterday morning I saw all the bike couriers who wait for jobs there. Farrer Place has the huge Education Department building and 41 storey government tower facing it, so there's probably plenty of work. I introduced myself and these guys were Ok with me taking their picture.

I told them I thought they should be over in Beijing winning gold medals for Australia, cos this year's cycling team went from 6 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze medals in Athens to 1 silver this time!
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11 comments:

  1. Halcyon22 August, 2008 00:08

    I guess the colorful outfits are to make sure the drivers see them!

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  2. Bergson22 August, 2008 00:11

    I adore the goatee of the man in the center

    I will test the same one

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  3. Hilda22 August, 2008 01:31

    Oh, gosh, I wonder why we don't have waiting couriers like that? Sounds like a great idea! Hmmm…

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  4. M. CHRISTOPHE22 August, 2008 04:55

    They seems to be real characters. Hard job and very dangerous.

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  5. Julie22 August, 2008 06:46

    It takes a certain type of person to do this job, I suspect. One with little fear and who is in love with the adrenalin rush.

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  6. Maya22 August, 2008 13:38

    I love it! Just chillin' until their next job comes in, eh?

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  7. Nathalie H.D.22 August, 2008 23:58

    They're so fast they often frightened me in Sydney!

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  8. Nathalie H.D.22 August, 2008 23:59

    ... thanks for your visit in Avignon. Glad you enjoyed the house in the Luberon. I wouldn't mind spending a couple of weeks there myself!

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  9. Nathalie H.D.23 August, 2008 00:15

    Sally I just visited your SWIMMING blog - what a treat!
    From Olympic medals to swimming in Anzac cove, Avignon, Barcelona or Rome to Sydney rockpools and amazing artworks, it spans an incredible variety of aspects of swimming. I enjoyed it tremendously. How many hours have you spent on it?

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  10. Sally23 August, 2008 10:02

    These fellows are characters. They have a reputation for being a bit cowboyish, but they're certainly in demand and get the job done!

    Nathalie - If it in the swimming blog when I can. Sometimes I will spend hours researching (like the current Olympic series) and mayb e do a couple of hours or more at night...other times it's just a matter of uploading my own pics and relatively little comment.

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  11. Anonymous23 August, 2008 22:21

    They seem to have fun and I have some, too, because of those striped stockings *lol*

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