Week 9 Viking – The Final Week
G’day All, It has been a while, but I thought I would write my final week of ridesharing, Expedia travel agent work, and food delivery. Monday My Monday started with four nails in one of my tyres. It obviously didn’t … Continued
Viking Week 8 – A Ghost from the ICU, Why did the Chicken Cross the Road? The Bunnings Warehouse Hat.
Eight weeks in after delivering food with Viking Foods gave me a whole different perspective on life. I am not a fan of working in the food delivery industry as much as ride sharing. Why? Well let’s just say picking … Continued
Viking Week 7 – A Drunk Modelo Dancer, Six Milkshakes, and a Thank You.
Seven weeks of delivering food. It isn’t glamorous by any means, but people are hungry in this pandemic. Monday One household started their Monday by ordering six milkshakes! That’s right SIX! I have only four cup holders in my car. … Continued
Viking 6 – The Homeless Brit, No Covid Cash Please, and Free Gloves
As the weeks progressed, I longed for normality and yearned to get back into Archaeology. No one was hiring, except the National Guard. I had applied and did a test I got 87/99. I could probably do anything, but I … Continued
Viking Week 5 – A Homless Getaway, 3 Daves, and Watch Where You’re Going!
Masks, at this point in time I was using an N95 dust mask with filter on it. Perfect for sanding. Monday Delivering food you don’t get the interactions with people like you do with Uber or any other ride sharing … Continued
Viking Week 4 – The Tactical Kilt, Jekyll and Hyde, and a Milestone
Monday My Monday started with the brekky runs, no not the digestive kind, which morphed into lunch. That’s when I noticed a bloke at the Dumpling King in a tactical kilt. He was ready to rain a small British village … Continued
Divide and Conquer
What’s on my mind? Yes I will update this blog this afternoon, but I couldn’t help but dive into a thought I had. A tinfoil hat moment about covid19 below: I’ll tell you. Divide and conquer. A military and political … Continued
Viking Week 3 – The Cat on the Mat, The Murder Tavern, and a $100 tip?
Monday The Monday began with brekky orders in Bellingham. Restaurants like the Birch Door, the Daisy Cafe, Tadeos were popular. One of my first orders had be deliver a Mexican burrito in southern Bellingham. I grabbed the bag, the beverages … Continued
Viking Week 2 & the 131st and Day 132 – Big Tips, First Line Responders, and a Quadruple Dip!
The week prior was an extremely interesting time. I wanted to still work but with minimal human contact and the best way to go about that was to deliver food. It was considered essential by the governor. Along with healthcare … Continued
Viking Week 1 and Day 130 – Getting the rhythm, a blind lady, and plasma.
Covid-19. Yep it has impacted all of us. In my situation I adapted. I refused to access my unemployment. It should only be for emergencies. Viking Foods, is a food delivery service found only in Whatcom County and a small … Continued