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A former motorcycle messenger rides down memory lane

Jul 12, 2024
“I used up eight of my nine lives in that job,” said Ray Charlton, who drove paperwork around Los Angeles in the 1980s.
A motorcyclist splits lanes as drivers sit in traffic in Southern California in 2024. In the 1980s, motorcycle messengers zoomed around Los Angeles delivering papers.
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Status update: Facebook Messenger helps split the bill

Mar 18, 2015
The app adds the option to send and receive money between friends.