Breakaway News Volume No. 13 Issue No. 3 March 2008

Leprechauns

Breakaway would like to wish all our customers a happy Saint Patrick’s Day.  Once again, our couriers will be dodging between scads of leprechauns moving about. And let us not forget all those teenage kids, in for a day of fun and frolic, as our couriers scratch their heads wondering what all the fuss is about.

Ironman M222

“I’m a New Yorker. I don’t take the subway. I just take my bike everywhere.”  And so speaks Breakaway’s Ironman, M222. Eddie Maldonado has been working for us, everyday, for the last 15 years. Recently he got a case of carpel tunnel syndrome and could not ride his bicycle. Not to be denied, he started using the subway. Only problem is, he hasn’t been on the subway in 15 years! “What’s a metro card?” he asked. Whatever it is, it has recently gone up in price. Hats off to M222.

Daylight Savings

Customers! Spring forward on Sunday Morning March 9^th. Set your clock ahead and continue to wait for Spring to follow.

633 MPG

With the price of gasoline predicted to increase to $4.00 a gallon by next summer, we would like to point out that bicyclists gets the equivalent of 633 miles per gallon.  According to Bicycling Magazine, there are 31,000 calories in a gallon of gasoline.  You would have to ride 633 miles to burn 31,000 calories.  For our top bicycle couriers this means they can do deliveries for 21 days on a single gallon of gasoline.

Giants Rule

As predicted, New York rules. Sorry Boston, nothing is perfect is it?  As we were reminded in the Super Bowl that even in a perfect Patriot world, someone will come along and muck it up--like Eli Manning and David Tyree. AND we are still waiting for our clam chowder.

Alumni Magnet

Our paper shredder is a magnet for all employees, even former ones. Recently H512, who now works around the corner, was spotted at Breakaway HQ, shredding confidential papers on his lunch break. Everyone brings their top-secret documents from home to work for safe disposal. What is it about our shredder? After a rigorous study, we feel it is the solitary shredder’s copious emission of odorless pheromones as it looks to attract its soul mate.

Stump the Band

Last month, we asked you how much Bill Belichick was paid for his first coaching job. Answer: $25.00 per week.

Trivia Question

What historical event has forever cast a pall over the Ides of March? The answer is not the IRS corporate tax deadline. The first person to call Bob Modica, 646-674-8353, will receive the official Breakaway T-shirt.