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!
I guess the colorful outfits are to make sure the drivers see them!
ReplyDeleteI adore the goatee of the man in the center
ReplyDeleteI will test the same one
Oh, gosh, I wonder why we don't have waiting couriers like that? Sounds like a great idea! Hmmm…
ReplyDeleteThey seems to be real characters. Hard job and very dangerous.
ReplyDeleteIt 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.
ReplyDeleteI love it! Just chillin' until their next job comes in, eh?
ReplyDeleteThey're so fast they often frightened me in Sydney!
ReplyDelete... 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!
ReplyDeleteSally I just visited your SWIMMING blog - what a treat!
ReplyDeleteFrom 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?
These fellows are characters. They have a reputation for being a bit cowboyish, but they're certainly in demand and get the job done!
ReplyDeleteNathalie - 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.
They seem to have fun and I have some, too, because of those striped stockings *lol*
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