Quote Originally Posted by Paddy Cummins
I'm just wondering if any of you have some funny little moments during your working day; things that you see or hear that are a little out of the ordinary. It's difficult to explain but I'll give you an example.

I'm a pushbike courier for the moment and I was making a delivery to some solicitors office in the city centre (Dublin.) I had bought road bike shoes because I was using SPDs (a type of pedal.) These are good for racing but unsuitable for couriering. It was a mistake because they are very difficult to walk in. Now, there is a courier entrance into the basement of the complex, which involves walking down a metal stairs. And worse still, it was raining. I thought to myself, "That's dangerous, I ought to be very careful in these shoes." And then, I looked at the gate beside the stairs. It had an arrow pointing down saying:

"Courier collections/deliveries downstairs
Caution: May cause death"

That kept me laughing for ages. It really was such a gas thing to have happened.
I cycle with SPD's too, and yes, they can be tricky when walking. I'm surprised that you use them as a courier