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Through the Eyes of a Delivery Goddess





Below you will find links to dates when new entries are added. The stories will not necessarily be in chronological order, but rather as I remember them. I am dating them so that you can skip to new ones you haven't read since the last time you visited, and so that you are more easily able to find something you found humorous to share with others.



Pizza GIRL


Kids are always a good time at the door when the pizza arrives. From the smallest tike that can hardly talk pointing at you announcing, "PEEEETZHA" to the toddlers and youngsters arguing over who can carry what to the kitchen table... it's always a good time. Inevitably, it will be the smallest, barely-able-to-walk tot that wants to carry the two-litre of Pepsi® to the kitchen. The family pooch can add excitment as well, if you're lucky.

Upon arriving at one home, the playschool buildings and swingset in the front yard made it apparent this was probably a house full of little shavers. Mom opened the door, and several small faces oozed out from between her legs and from either side of her legs and the door frame. They all giggled, and took off running with the five thousand decibel announcement, "Pizza's here, Pizza's here.!!!". Another small girl, I'd guess around age 6, ran to the door to take a look. She began to jump up and down while screaming, "It's a pizza girl, mommy, it's a pizza GIRL !!". She finally stood quietly while her mother and I exchanged food for money. Now, how observant are children, normally? Not being a parent, this took me aback. She watched her mother hand me three dollar bills. Right away in an angry voice, she pulled on her mother's pantleg and said, "It's a pizza GIRL, mommy - she needs another DOLLAR! Give her another DOLLAR!" Hey - I LIKE this kid!!! Her mom smiled and handed me another dollar bill, I thanked the little girl, she grew a wide grin and took off to play with the rest. I handed the extra dollar back to her mother and thanked her, but she said, "Oh- keep it, it's not often we have a 'PIZZA GIRL' at our door!" She smiled, nodded and closed the door.

So, how do I mark it in the computer system at the pizza shop that I need to be the driver to deliver to THAT address from now on?