James Kirkpatrick's Not-So-Random Keyboard Strokes - Things I've learned as a pseudo Pizza Delivery Man

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Posted by: James	6/5/2008 9:01 PM
Our rental condo is two blocks from a pizza place. Since I wanted some additional exercise, I volunteered to go and get it. I learned several things from this short walking venture. 1 - If you're walking down the street with three extra-large pizza boxes in hand, people will assume you are a pizza delivery man. 2 - Drivers will pull over and ask you for directions since they assume that you, the pizza delivery man, knows the nieghborhood well enough to give directions. 3 - Groups of drunk people will ask to buy your pizzas from you. I didn't realize it was impossible to walk down a sidewalk unaccosted if you have pizza in hand. I didn't sell the pizza, I didn't give incorrect directions and I got no tip from my family for delivering the pizza. On a side note it's as hot down here as a pizza oven. This must be how a pepperoni feels.

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Re: Things I've learned as a pseudo Pizza Delivery Man	By TSAC on 6/5/2008 10:36 PM
So the next time you go:<br>Buy 6 pizzas and sell them at twice the price.....your food then becomes free. Bring your GPS system and charge for directions.<br>Definitely a win-win, money making operation.

Re: Things I've learned as an actual Pizza Delivery Man	By Ian on 6/6/2008 12:44 AM
I was a pizza delivery boy back in high school. Here's what I learned- The best day to work is Friday during lent. I tripled my orders and my tips. God bless the Catholics! Wish we had lent every Friday of the year! And James is right about directions- I grew up in Thiells, but I knew every road in neighboring Stony Point(which was three times the size), all because I delivered pizza!

Re: Things I've learned as a pseudo Pizza Delivery Man	By Milo on 6/6/2008 9:50 AM
My one pizza delivery job - Papa Johns (shit) at the BU game as some sort of promotional thing. I was wheezing like a goat by the end of the run and then popped some SAE in the belly for hitting the box. Ah, the good old days!

Re: Things I've learned, pizza is good

By sl on 6/9/2008 9:25 AM

We didn't have pizza where I grew up. But the next generation delivered Brewery City pizza to hungry folks around Olympia. We knew the streets/roads in the county from years of driving around aimlessly with not a single (other) thing to do.<br>...............................................................................................................................................................................................................<br> TSAC is right about the money-making, but you should beware that a Monday night might not garner the same results if you're selling by the slice.

Re: Things I've learned, Man	By sl on 6/10/2008 10:34 AM
Next time you get pizza I want you to knock on the condo door and say: Did anyone here order pizza? Cast a certain look towards the missus and softly sing: Bow chicka bow wow, boom chicka boom boom...

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