(February 8, 2008 - BOSTON, MA) JOTTING JOBS - Bike messenger Eric Perkins jots down his next jobs. / Eric Perkins, 25, a bike messenger for Marathon Courier, jots down his next jobs to deliver on a cold, wet-snowy, Friday morning in downtown Boston. Perkins, who hails from York, Maine and is now in his fourth winter with Marathon, says being a bike messenger fulfills him on a daily basis. He now shares an apartment in Roxbury with a fellow bike messenger from his company.* * *
(February 8, 2008 - BOSTON, MA) WEATHER WOES - Bike messenger Eric Perkins peers up at the sky that is dropping cold, wet snow. / Eric Perkins, 25, a bike messenger for Marathon Courier, peers up at the cloudy sky that is dropping cold, wet snow while he works on Friday morning in Boston. Perkins, who hails from York, Maine and is now in his fourth winter with Marathon, says being a bike messenger fulfills him on a daily basis. He now shares an apartment in Roxbury with a fellow bike messenger from his company.* * *
(February 8, 2008 - BOSTON, MA) PEDAL PUSHER - Bike messenger Eric Perkins hops off his ride at 1 State Street. / Eric Perkins, 25, a bike messenger for Marathon Courier, hops off his ride at 1 State Street on a cold, wet-snowy, Friday morning in Boston. He is meeting a co-worker to pick up the package for his next delivery. Perkins, who hails from York, Maine and is now in his fourth winter with Marathon, says being a bike messenger fulfills him on a daily basis. He now shares an apartment in Roxbury with a fellow bike messenger from his company.* * *
(February 8, 2008 - BOSTON, MA) THE HAND-OFF - Josh Holbrook hands off a delivery for fellow bike messenger Eric Perkins on State Street in Boston. / Josh Holbrook (left), 20, a bike messenger for Marathon Courier, hands off a letter for co-worker Eric Perkins (right), 25, to deliver during a cold, wet-snowy, Friday morning. Holbrook moved to Boston from Orlando two years ago with the intent on being a bike messenger and he loves it, although he admits his first winter here wasn't easy. Perkins, who hails from York, Maine and is now in his fourth winter with Marathon, says being a bike messenger fulfills him on a daily basis. The two co-workers share an apartment together in Roxbury.* * *
(February 8, 2008 - BOSTON, MA) LOFTY LAUGHS - Bike messenger Eric Perkins stops at 1 State Street to finish paper work for his next delivery. / On a cold, wet-snowy, Friday morning in Boston, Eric Perkins, 25, a bike messenger for Marathon Courier, rests his ride at 1 State Street to finish paper work for his next delivery. He laughs at comments being made over the two-way radios that each of his co-workers carry while riding. Perkins, who hails from York, Maine and is now in his fourth winter with Marathon, says being a bike messenger fulfills him on a daily basis. He now shares an apartment in Roxbury with a fellow bike messenger from his company.* * *
(February 8, 2008 - BOSTON, MA) THE BEST JOB - Bike messenger Eric Perkins pedals to his next delivery. / On a cold, wet-snowy, Friday morning in Boston, Eric Perkins, 25, a bike messenger for Marathon Courier, pedals down the sidewalk after just dropping off a delivery to an office building on State Street. He and other bike messengers typically ride on the street, only occasionally pedaling on the sidewalk. Perkins, who hails from York, Maine and is now in his fourth winter with Marathon, says being a bike messenger fulfills him on a daily basis. He now shares an apartment in Roxbury with a fellow bike messenger from his company.
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