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George McGovern

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17. I hope your paperboy's aim was good enough for close enough! I had a route growing up.

Reply to Beartracks (Reply #12)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 11:50 PM

Mar 3

Small section of a small town. Papers were dropped off around 4-4:30 am. I'd walk my bicycle down the driveway to the newspaper box right around the corner. Load up the delivery bag, sling it over my shoulder and pedal off. I was taught by the previous paperboy to walk up to a customer's door, open the storm door and slip the paper between the doors. I imagine a larger route would have required hurling the paper toward, if not onto, a porch.

Complete the schedule, get home, eat breakfast, go to school. The route was year 'round, no mornings off. Fond memories, except for snowfallen cold winter mornings. Those were not so fond.

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How many are old enough to remember [View all] HAB911 Mar 3 OP

Nice adaptation. We had some that were cylindrical. For the paper I eventually went to work for us an adult. Walleye Mar 3 #1

Great Beringia Mar 3 #2

Now *that's* how you recycle! Deuxcents Mar 3 #3

How cool is that??? I remember back in the day, the mailbox and newspaper box under it. niyad Mar 3 #4

I still have that combo..but the local newspaper is no more,alas. BattleRow Mar 3 #6

Alas, the daily fishwrap here is still extant. niyad Mar 3 #10

Yep! Those boxes used to be everywhere. Diamond_Dog Mar 3 #5

what a great use for that paper tube! RainCaster Mar 3 #7

I hadn't thought of those in years Auggie Mar 3 #8

Our paperboy would drop it inside the screen/storm door. BidenRocks Mar 3 #9

I hope that your parents gave him a tip Squaredeal Mar 3 #16

Have one next to my mailbox. Still gets used occasionally for larger envelopes orders Cheezoholic Mar 3 #11

We had the paperboy on a bike hurling the paper up to the porch... Beartracks Mar 3 #12

I hope your paperboy's aim was good enough for close enough! I had a route growing up. George McGovern Mar 3 #17

I recall it was almost always on the sidewalk. Not bad at all. Beartracks Mar 4 #20

Ha Ha! Well, if it was I didn't know at the time. But I suppose I learned responsibility. Thank You! George McGovern Mar 4 #21

cool! Kali Mar 3 #13

Love the remodeling into a bird condo! debsy Mar 3 #14

The HOA where my now wife once lived was told newspaper boxes weren't allowed. Squaredeal Mar 3 #15

OMG, a woman after my heart HAB911 Mar 4 #19

Excellent job HAB911. Nowadays your project would be called "repurposing and rehoming". But you fixed it up nicely. George McGovern Mar 3 #18