Resurrection

Tonight was my first night back driving after two weeks on the desk and it took a while to get back into the groove.

There was the usual assortment of humanity:
A young nurse going to work at a hospital and talking the whole time on her cell phone with an x-boyfriend telling him over and over about 10 times that they could be friends but that's all. Apparently he was very persistent.
There was the man traveling to New Jersey to work on installing systems that remove unwanted junk in the air in old buildings. They call that mechanical engineering.
There was the guy from Los Angeles with a ticket to the Celtics game saying he hopes there is a Celtics-Lakers final because although LA has been at or near the top for some time, its not the same without having the Celts to hate!
And then there was the lady in her pajamas who decided at the last minute to go home to her apartment rather than stay at her mom's house. She hoped her pajamas didn't bother me. I don't mind pajamas in fact I'm quite in favor of them. Once a week everyone should be allowed to wear them to work. Lets say Monday.

Flapping moth in slow motion:

Rain

First thing today I looked outside and saw that it was raining, just a little. Like a runny nose. It bummed me out. Hell, I knew the forcast but it was upsetting anyway. I left home early to do some errands before work and I wanted to get there early to make up for being late yesterday. Work sucked but I won't even try to express the amount of suckness i had to endure because you all have your own problems and you certainly don't need to hear mine.

I stopped at Dunkins and I thought it was about time I tried out the new pizza they have there. It wasn't bad at all. I'd get another one. Maybe a hundred.Who remembers the snow storm that occurred 31 years ago today? There was around a foot or so on the ground in the morning but I made it to work anyway and when my friend and I started toward the door someone came out waving frantically and saying get out of here man because they're going to close down for the day if not enough people show up! It didn't take much convincing on his part and we spun outta there! Greatest feeling in the world!

This is where we worked:

Will Dispatch for Food

I'm dispatching for a few weeks because the regular guy is in hospital. He's doing okay but he needs some time to rehab, so there i am. My good friend Benny said it best when he said "its like being a waiter and then going into the kitchen". 'Spatchin' is more stressful than driving a cab. More responsibility. I like it for a change of pace. I think I'm pretty good at it. Its all about keeping your cool when you're 7 calls behind and some of them have been waiting over a half an hour and some are regular customers and some are important accounts and 4 lines are ringing and 3 drivers are calling on the radio and 2 other ones are lost or missing and someone else has a flat tire in Methuen in a blizzard.

Last night a lady called to inquire if it would be alright to have an animal with her in the cab. Thinking she meant either a dog or cat I told her it was okay unless the thing might puke or something and she said oh no no nope. It is a dog. But the thing is, there is also an alligator. Its okay. Its in a box. Very safe. Even the dog is more dangerous.
Ma'am you'll have to call back during business hours and speak with the manager because I'm quite certain that I do not have the authority to make that decision. Thanks for calling.

An ugly match tonight between the Celts and Cavs but a win is a win man. Click here for the Cleveland perspective.