Happy Messenger Appreciation Day!

Hope you are all having a great messenger appreciation day! According to the IFBMA archives:
“In 1991, a mayoral proclamation decreed that October 9 of every year would be Messenger Appreciation Day in San Francisco. October 9 is "10-9" in radio code and means "Say again" or "What?" 10-9 Day is celebrated informally all over the world. In 1997 Toronto joined San Francisco in celebrating Messenger Appreciation Day with a joint proclamation from the City of Toronto and Metro Toronto. “
Active Transportation Alliance and Goose Island stepped up in a big way hosting the 10-9 pre-party at Mother Hubbard’s last night. I heard a rumor that Starbucks at Ontario and Wabash was giving away free coffee to messengers today, but didn’t get a chance to verify it. Dynamex usually hooks up a free lunch for it’s bikers on 10-9 day, and this year was no exception. If you know of any other special treatment couriers received today, please leave a comment.
In 2007, Mayor Daley made the following proclamation:

A similar proclamation was made by the Mayor of Toronto, and for the first time ever, Sam Adams, the mayor of Portland proclaimed October 9th, 2009 as Bicycle messenger Appreciation day.
The Chicago Couriers Union would also like to remind all bike messengers around the world to take pride in the hard work that you do, and to always remember that you perform a vital service for your city.