Saturday, May 26, 2012

The Paper Stop

       On Sunday mornings, all the paperboys in the neighborhoods would gather before sunrise at the "Paper Stop" to unpack all the bundles of the big Sunday paper.  It came in 2 sections that we had to put together before it hit the porches! We had a choice: We could put them together at the "Paper Stop" or we could put them together as we rode our bikes from house to house.  The first option took extra time before we began our delivery.  The second option meant we could pack them up in our baskets, and combine them one at a time, as we rode our bikes while put together the bundles on the handlebars! We used dexterity, hustle, and planning as we rode our bikes on our Sunday route to get all the papers delivered on time.  As business owners of our paper routes, we learned to manage our time, systems, and cash flow while we were just 13 and 14 years old!

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