Posted on 01/15/2017 1:42:22 PM PST by nickcarraway
Snow, rain, heat and gloom of night may not deter a postal carrier, but Highway 17 mudslides and Los Gatos traffic proved to be no match for Pizza My Heart delivery dude Daniel Javier Christjansen.
Quenneville-Brown and her 11-year-old son, Blaze, were on their way home to the Santa Cruz Mountains and got caught in gridlock in Los Gatos after mudslides Wednesday partially closed Highway 17. After three hours barely moving, she and her son were very hungry – and did I mention that Laura’s nine months pregnant, too?
“I never thought in a million years it would take 5½ hours to get home,” said Quenneville-Brown, who works not far away at the Stanford Health Care facility on Samartian Drive in San Jose.
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
Said someone who obviously never waited on a letter in my neighborhood...
George Costanza: Why are you home? You’re supposed to be out on your route, and getting my calzones for Steinbrenner.
Newman: Well, I saw that it’s raining outside, so I called in sick. I don’t work in the rain.
George Costanza: But... you’re a mailman! ‘Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow... ‘ It’s the first one!
Newman: I’ve never been much for credos.
George Costanza: But I’m paying you!
Newman: Hey, thanks!
http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0098904/quotes?qt=qt0417514
I wish I had thought of that. I lived on my skateboard for about five years and could have made money delivering pizza. Doh!
Yes, Hwy 17 gets packed and bicycles are much better for moving in traffic. Daniel, please trade in your board for a sweet bike.
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