Our paper goes to press Tuesday night and hits stores Wednesday morning. From time to time, I'm called to fill in on one of our delivery routes. That's what I'm doing today for the second week in a row. (My editor and I take turns filling in for the normal delivery worker. It's the benefit of being a *macho* guy.)
When that happens, I come home late Tuesday night, then return to work to pick up a van by 7 a.m. I drive to the plant to pick up several thousand papers, which I deliver from about 9 a.m. until about 1 p.m.
Some stops only take 5 papers while others take 300.
It's moderately hard work, but it's nice to get out of the office periodically. It's also kind of neat to be the first one from the office to see the final product.
But the most fun is when there are customers waiting at a business for you to deliver the papers. It's rewarding to know your product is anticipated--especially when you were up till the wee hours putting it together.
Posted by JRC at June 2, 2004 06:30 AM | TrackBack