One night when I was delivering for Domino's in Duncanville, Texas, I was assigned a delivery to an apartment in a wooded area. A wooded area with a creek ran alongside the apartments. When I pulled up to the building where I was to deliver to, I saw two raccoons next to a dumpster. Grown up in Texas, I'd seen many raccoons and never had an incident with them. I walked past the raccoons with my order, but soon I heard the sound of scurrying animals behind me. I turned around to see six raccoons in pursuit. I began to walk a bit faster in hopes that they would give up the chase. This was not to be, and it turned into a full blown chase. Luckily, I was delivering an order of hot wings with the order, so I grabbed one wing and used it as a peace offering. I'm just glad the customer never asked about his missing wing. When I returned back to the store and told my tale, everyone was rolling on the floor with laughter. I don't remember appreciating their laughter at my brush with death at the time, but I'm okay with it now. I was branded CoonMan, a name that sticks with me today.
When I worked at a Domino's store in Waxahachie, Texas, I discovered both the pros and cons of nudity on deliveries. One night, an order was placed with instructions to go around back to the pool. When the driver arrived, he went around back to see three college-aged girls swimming. One was completely nude and the other two were topless. He figured the girl would put a robe on or something when she went to retrieve the money for the order. Much to his surprise, she remained naked as she handed him the money, and a $6 tip. The driver said he tripped four or five times getting out of the back yard.
Of course, I'm never lucky enough to get a delivery like that. The next day, I took a delivery to a nice house in the same neighborhood. When I rang the doorbell, a 60-year-old man with an open bathrobe opened the door. Five years later, I still can't erase the horrible image from my mind. It was after that experience that I determined that "no nudes, is good nudes."
