Oh, anddid I mentionthatitonlycostslike $6 a monthandstillturns a profitwhileeverymajorfooddeliveryappsomehowmanagestoloseallthemoneythattheygougedbychargingyou $37 forPadThai?
basically, what I'm tryingtosayisthattheBritishpeoplearetooracisttoeatfoodthattastesgoodandtherearen't manyrestaurantsthatservewetbreadorwhateveritisthatBritishpeopleeat.
So, a fellowbythenameofMahadeoHavajibachidecidedtostart a deliveryservicethatwouldpickuphome-cookedmealsfrompeople's housesinthemorning, anddeliverthemtotheirofficesatlunchtime.
For a smallmonthlypayment, thesedabawalaswouldpickupyourluncheachworkdayanddeliverit, onthehour, towhereveryouworked—andthesystemworkedsowellthatithasremained, mostlyunchanged, thoughfar, farlarger, forthelastcentury.
Allofthisiscoordinated, notby a computeror a map, butby a collectionoffourtofivecoloredsymbolspaintedontopofeachdaba, whichcontaintheinformation, notonlyofwheretodeliverit, butalsotheroutethecontainerneedstotake, andwho's responsibleforeachstepofthejourney.
Eachstationservesasaninitialcollectionhubforthesurroundinghouseholds, whichthemselvesaregroupedintosmallerareasthatareeachoverseenby a singledabawala, labeledfrom A to Z.
So, forexample, VLPwouldmeanthecontainerwouldstartitsjourneyatVilparStation, and E wouldindicatethatitshouldbecollectedbythedabawalaassignedtothatstation's E-zone, which, inthiscase, arethehousesalongHoonimanStreet.
Everymorning, from 8:30 to 9:30, thedabawalascollectlunchesfromthehouseholdsintheirzone, usuallybetween 25 and 35 stops, whicheachneedtogooffwithout a hitchinordertokeeptheprocessmoving.
毎朝8時半から9時半まで、ダバワラたちは通常25軒から35軒の家庭から弁当を集荷する。
If a customer's lunchistooheavy, they'llget a fine.
客の昼食が重すぎると罰金を取られる。
Iftheydon't haveitreadytobepickedupontime, thedabawalacandropthemas a customeraltogether.
Ifanyofthecontainersneedtotransfertrainstoreachtheirfinaldestination, thedabawalaswillhavealreadyidentified a secondarytransferhubalongtheroute, likeMumbaiCentral, wherethecontainerscanbehandedoffto a thirdgroupofdabawalasandloadedontotheirnexttraininunder 20 seconds.
Well, partoftheproblemisthatyou, dearviewer, are a specialsnowflakelivinginanindulgentWesternsociety, andyoudon't actuallywanttoscheduleyourlunchdelivery a monthaheadoftime.
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