When we first got the paper subscription, they used to always deliver it to the porch. Then they started to "miss" becuz adults do the route and deliver from their car, they give it a good toss, and where ever it lands, it lands. Then when I was at my most ill, I called and said Hey, I cannot walk, and I want it delivered to my porch, cuz I cannot get down my steps to go crawling thru my bushes or under my car looking everywhere for it. I sent extra large tip to try to make them honor that..it did no good.
Now that I can walk etc again, I kinda let it slide. I hoped that maybe if I did not need mine so precise, maybe they would extend the energy to someone else who might need it closer.
My kids used to deliver the weekly paper here, they sure did not get paid much. Lke $2 a week? for like 100 papers? My husband also delivered the weekly on the rural route by car, it was a free paper, and it cost him more for his car gas than he made delivering, but I insisted he do it, cuz it got him out of the house one afternoon a week, and *I needed him out, so I could have a break from him. LOL. But then our car ins co said they changed their rules and if he had an accident while doing the papers, they would not cover it......and the ins for delivery was prohibitively high, would cost much much more than husband made delivering the papers, so he stopped.
Several of my friends over the years have delivered our local paper, and I swear they said they must put the gas in the cars out of their own pocket.....so- I am not sure how the paper is saying the paper is trying to cut their costs?
I am getting so as it disturbs me even the higher ups do a lax job...at the paper, at fast food etc.....seems like nearly anything these days can be a fight to get people to do their job. Seems even when I ask for someone higher up- they all just simply stand there and shrug or just blow things off. I wish I did not like reading my darned paper so much, LOL. I wish I did have the ability to just read it online. Seems to me since it IS online and "free" they SHOULD treat those of us who still PAY for a subscription a little better.
Goodness it can be a full time job plus just trying to get people to do their jobs, I swear. Oh my, I could go on and on..LOL.but I guess I will stop here for now, DHs HS reunion is this weekend, and county fair is in town, and easy child is still sick, so I better get going around here.....But I feel like a part of the day is missing or undone without my morning paper. <sigh> LOL. Such a little thing in the big picture, but gosh.....it is important to me.