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message from food delivery rider:  "I'm here."

i go out to the balcony and see no one.  i can see the whole length of our street including the street opposite ours from the balcony.

i check the alley on the side.  nobody there.

i go back to the balcony and check for shadows in front of the garage.  none.

(haha...  i should just have checked the security camera.)

then ta-daaannnn!!!  a motorcycle appeared from the end of our street.  'twas the rider with my food!

this has happened so many times before.

i used to rush down whenever i receive such a message.  i don't want to be wasting the courier's time.

the thing is, i'm sometimes the one who ends up waiting in front of the garage.  i've waited a full five minutes for a courier before.

well, they do not really say in the SMS that they're already at my place.
all they say is "I'm here."
that could be anywhere.

should i start asking where the "here" is?
no.  i don't want to be messaging couriers while they're on the road.  safety first.

i could live with these.
but not without telling the riders it's not good to be sending such a message when they're not yet around.

in this case at least, the ranking is:
1.  honesty is the best policy.
2.  don't sweat the small stuff.
3.  time is gold.