Owies...
I'm really not sure just how much longer I can keep running both paper routes at the same time.
Currently, it takes between four and five hours each of the three days the papers are published, and that's not including the time it takes to load things up or make sure that the bundles are in the carport until I'm ready.
(the person who's currently delivering the papers to me gets a little lazy sometimes and just dumps them in a pile in the driveway instead of in the carport where he's supposed to)
After I'm finished delivering all 223 papers (and sometimes door-hangers or additional flyers to insert), I'm really tired and rather sore (I really ought to see my chiropractor again, but I'm not sure I have the money at the moment).
Much as I appreciate the additional money the second route gives me, I'm not quite sure it's worth it.
I'm not as young as I used to be, and my brother isn't helping anymore (he now has a "real" job at a warehouse), so I'm doing it all myself now.
Currently, it takes between four and five hours each of the three days the papers are published, and that's not including the time it takes to load things up or make sure that the bundles are in the carport until I'm ready.
(the person who's currently delivering the papers to me gets a little lazy sometimes and just dumps them in a pile in the driveway instead of in the carport where he's supposed to)
After I'm finished delivering all 223 papers (and sometimes door-hangers or additional flyers to insert), I'm really tired and rather sore (I really ought to see my chiropractor again, but I'm not sure I have the money at the moment).
Much as I appreciate the additional money the second route gives me, I'm not quite sure it's worth it.
I'm not as young as I used to be, and my brother isn't helping anymore (he now has a "real" job at a warehouse), so I'm doing it all myself now.