I am one of those people who work in the late hours of the night/ wee hours of the morning. You’ll see me scurrying about in several south end nieghbourhoods like a rabid gerbil. Yes, I am your newspaper delivery person, trying to get your newspapers to you in a timely fashion. During the 2010 ‘Holiday Season’ in December a number of my customers left cards and various gifts for me. Alas, it seems that some person(s) made off with several of these presents. To those light-fingered person(s) I have this to say ——. To my patrons who left cards, notes, and gifts, if you did not receive a thank-you from me in some form, then I did not receive what you left. Therefore, I am using this venue to express my thanks and to let you know that your efforts were/are appreciated. Thanks to all of my customers and may 2011 hold many positive experiences for you and yours. Peace. —RabidGerbil
This article appears in Jan 6-12, 2011.
Delivering newspapers sucks.
Thanks for doing it.
Looks to me like a subtle bitch from someone who also wanted to express a little love. The basis of the bitch is that gifts/cards were stolen. While the OP is frustrated with that fact he/she still feels as though his patrons are due the thanks for their generosity and thoughtfulness.
The way I see it, if these patrons wanted their newspaper delivery person to receive their gifts, they should have greeted him/her in person and handed it to him/her. I mean, yeah, the thought is nice but come on……. it’s Halifax….. there are always shady characters lurking just waiting for the chance to snatch up someone’s property or watch someone sleep at their bedside. OP, it’s unfortunate that your patrons weren’t as intelligent as they were thoughtful.
Kudos to you by the way…… I am sure you put in a lot of effort to ensure that people have their morning paper ahead of breakfast/coffee time. May the newspaper never die.
Rabid gerbils need the most love….>; )
Seriously, stealing from newsies is pretty damned low.
The tone of your post suggests that you are a class act RG, so best wishes to you in the new year as well. Your customers are lucky.
Rawk!
While delivering the gift in person is a good idea, newspaper delivery people generally arrive at ungodly hours for most people.
it’s once a year dude…
suck it up, cart your ass outta bed early, and say hi to the guy for once as you reward him.
“Oh, I’ll just leave this walmart gift card outside for him… I’m such a nice person….and everyone in halifax is so nice, no-one would even think of swiping this in the night, when there’s no-one around… with NO CONSEQUENCE”
gimme a break
This world is getting exponentially stupider every decade.
Fair enough.
ah yes, the tube thief. a friend and her girlfriend used to deliver papers in the bridgewater area a few years back. i actually gave them a hand, time to time. weather is a bitch, and driving in t to get a paper to people ealy, can be deadly. i used a 4 wheel drive, and it was still touchy. anyway, these folks deserve a little tip, for being out in such rotten weather. and along comes a light fingered little lout, that denies them that little gift.
now people don’t want to get out of bed early, to give to carrier in person, so they put in tubes or boxes. and these fucking scum, come along, and steal it. bad enough they are out there ripping people off with guns and knives. now they are sneaking around like rats in the wee hours, pilfering paper money.hope they get theirs, scumbag bastards.
Paper delivery….oh the memory as a kid with that job. I used to give the customers what they deserved. If they left nice envelopes with cash in it for me, I always made sure they had their paper on time and that they never got a paper that was damp, torn, or wet. The shit customers always got the shit papers.
http://www.teara.govt.nz/files/p-23427-cmu…