Originally Posted by Jet Set Cat (Post 21181420)

Each route consisted of 70 to 100 customers, some even more, the paper cost 5 cents and the Sunday edition was 15 cents, so each customer paid .45 cents and almost all included a 5 cent tip.

That means you could be carrying as much as $50.00 when the minimum wage was around .75 cents an hour. Basically equal to 1 ½ weeks wages.

So when I say it could cost a 12 y/o their life today is actually an understatement.

My Point is our country has gone down the tubes.

Originally Posted by MaDalton (Post 21181933)

helping the gardeners when i was 7

delivering magazines when i was 13

(there were also soft nude magazines among those - it was awesome to get new ones every week and looking at them before delivering them to the clients)

Originally Posted by TheDA (Post 21181213)

Chimney sweep when I was 9. I used to have to climb up, sometimes down the chimneys and scrape the glazed tar and creasote from the inside. Tough work but it gave me a good grounding.

Originally Posted by gspotproductions (Post 21191590)

i didn't expect this but proves how you worked hard to get to where you are from a young age.

& may i say, hopefully all will agree. Most of the gfy crew worked hard from a young age, all getting mucky in kitchens, sales or really hard dirty work, but all from a young age when still studying and making a start on adult work life. Grats to all :thumbsup