Paper rounds...

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by Pendle Red

Outside the Chemists?

Usually in the shoe shop doorway them days ( Whittakers from memory )

Freddie's ( good bloke ) weren't going in those days, I worked for the one in the centre, was Cox's when I was there then bcame Heaps, now closed down.

And to prove it's a small world I used to live on Commercial St when I was younger

[emamum]

I've lived on milton street, sackville street and mansfield crescent

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by emamum23

I've lived on milton street, sackville street and mansfield crescent

Blimey that was a bad deal you got

[LancYorkYankee]

This thread brought back some memories! My older brother, sister, and I all had paper "routes" (my younger brother and sister were bums, only helping with Sunday morning deliveries out the back of mi dad's station wagon). The rest of the week, we delivered the evening paper via our bicycles with baskets.

The total route was about 3 miles with around 80 customers. Collection days (Friday) was both the best ($$$$$$) but took alot of time. Ya had to knock on each door and usually have a bit of a natter, especially with the older neighbors! I guess we made about $30 a week which wasn't bad back in the late 60s/early 70s.

Brian (LYY)

[MITZY]

My two used to have a paper round cannot remember what the weekly wage was but they sure got a lot in Christmas tips, I foolishly told the youngest whatever she got I would double for spending money on a school holiday she got £100 and I'm talking about 1981 ..........