Having a paper route
I could identify with most of the items on your list, George, but this one really struck me. When and why did newspapers stop being
delivered on foot by kids and just tossed at the end of your driveway by adults in trucks/cars? I had a paper route from ages 12
through 16 (when I got a job as a cashier) and really cleaned up, money-wise. People appreciated have their papers delivered on
time in the morning (and the evening; I had both) and would tip you accordingly. It was a great lesson in responsibility; after all, it's
not like you can just skip a day, or call in sick. I wish my own kids could have had paper routes. It would have been good for them.