I had a paper route too -- passed down from my two older brothers. There were not many (if any) girl paper carriers back then (66/67), so I think I got more Christmas "bonuses" than my brothers when they had the route. Don Kimmet at Kimmet's Appliance Store would give me a dime (during the summer months) for an ice cream cone next door at the Dairy Queen. He was a friend of my parents. Very sweet memories. :-)
--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], ffia1120 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > I never had to perform a trick to get my treats -- sounds like a > fun > > tradition, though. I did discover one year, when I had a > > costume "malfunction" and had to run home to have mom fix it, that > > when I went back out on my own, people gave me MORE candy. I guess > > they felt sorry for poor little old me out there Trick or Treating > > all by myself. I hit the candy jackpot that year. :-) > > > I had several paper routes as a kid. The big pay-off was Christmas > time and I found if I invested in a personalized Christmas card for > each client which I would include in their papers, I really scored > well in the Christmas Bonus department if I would go on my > usual "collections" that night. > > Then when I quit my route, it was during the Spring and I was > worried because I would be missing out on Christmas tips. So when I > went collecting for the last time I told the clients that it was my > last time seeing them as I was quitting the route because I decided > to go back to school and no longer be a drop-out but that it would > be tough because the family needed the money. I was about 11 when > I did this. > > Looking back on it, I don't think any of the clients believed me but > I did get plenty of bonuses...probably because they gave me points > for having the balls to come up with such a cock-and-bull story. > Plus we lived in a nice middle-class suburb and they all pretty well > knew my parents. > > > > > > > > > > BTW Curtis, what's your sister Cammie up to these days? I worked > with > > her many lifetimes ago when we were both Ayurvedic techs in pink > > cotton uniforms. Very sweet and gracious woman. You can respond to > my > > yahoo email account if you want. ffia1120 "at" yahoo dot com. > > > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > > Halloween means I find a restaurant and a movie to go see > rather > > > than be bugged answering the door all night long. I bet some of > you > > do > > > the same." > > > > > > Since I don't have kids I enjoy being the mayor of munchkin town > for > > > an evening. When we were kids we used to perform a trick for our > > > treat. Did anyone else grow up with that custom? I used to > recite > > an > > > ever so ribald poem to the slightly toasted adults in our > > > neighborhood. It was a formative experience for me becoming a > > > performer. I think that was a nicer custom than the slightly > > menacing > > > "give us a treat or we play a trick on your house" vibe of some > kids > > > today. It made me practice, and having to deliver the poem so > many > > > times really helped me understand how to deliver it for laughs. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], ffia1120 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > As a kid, I always liked Halloween more than Christmas. All > that > > candy - > > > > - pure bliss! I bought my Halloween candy this morning > (otherwise > > I eat > > > > it all before the kiddies arrive) and as I sit here at work, I > am > > > > enjoying a "Smarties" buzz. Woo hoo! :-) Anyone else here love > > those > > > > incredibly sour Smarties candy (kind of like Sweetarts)? I'm > sure > > > > they're loaded with all kinds of bad stuff but they are sooooo > > good. > > > > > > > > Enjoy your dinner and a movie. :-) > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Bhairitu <noozguru@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Anyone notice how soon the stores got their Halloween stuff > out > > this > > > > > year and how much it there was. I'd swear that getting > stuck > > in > > > > > Thursday's rush hour traffic some people were taking a 5 day > > holiday > > > > for > > > > > Halloween. Turns out that Halloween is now second only to > > Christmas > > > > > for decorating: > > > > > http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/print?id=2617781 > > > > > > > > > > Halloween means I find a restaurant and a movie to go see > > rather than > > > > be > > > > > bugged answering the door all night long. I bet some of you > do > > the > > > > same. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
