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My first Saturday Job

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I covered quite some distance, delivering all over the City Centre. I couldn’t carry all the weekend supplements so I split the round in two and was told ‘Make sure you do it double quick’.

There weren’t any houses I don’t think. Just offices, each had three papers that'd be unread until Monday. It added to the futility of the morning's first job.

Down Grey Friars there was a letterbox with a serrated saw inside, I'd forget every third Saturday whilst not letting them 'poke out’.

After my last one down by the canal, I’d saunter back to the shop.

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    Tim Jones over 7 years ago

    This brings back memories too. I'm working on a YA story about a paperboy at the moment. Watch this space!

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    Neville Hunt over 7 years ago

    Serratedsaw letterbox in Grey Friars. Really mean they are, those monks!
    My son who was tiny at the time he had a paper round got sciatica. The doc blamed it on the colour supplements!

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    Lisa Williams over 7 years ago

    Tim- Week of memories here. ooh! Happy writing X

    Nev- Ha! Assume it was so you didn't reach in and pinch post out of the box? Wouldn't be allowed now X

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