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Originally Posted by frogstamper
Back in the "dark ages"  of 1978, I used to get £1.20 a week for 35 papers, mine was an evening round, but if I'd done the same round in the morning it would have been an extra 50p a week  . The best part of the paperboys/girls life was Christmas time, the newsagent used to give all the paperboys/girls a pile of Christmas cards, then instead of just delivering the paper, we knocked on the door, gave them the card and wished them a merry Christmas then stood there smiling like an idiot. I never forget, one year I got nearly £9 in tips, add to that my wages, and for the first time in my life I had a £10 note, happy days. |
Same here to Froggy, I used to love my paper round, I did a 7 day a week one, I used to get £4.00 for the whole lot, I did mine for 4 years till I left school. When I got paid on a Saturday I used to go straight to the fishing tackle shop and get a pint of maggots, go home get my fishing tackle then spend the day fishing on Sutton Lawn. The bad weather never used to bother me, my dad got me some National Coal Board waterproofs and thermal socks. Early in a morning on my bike I was well spotted because the water proofs were yellow
