Originally Posted by 1 Lugnut

I had a rout in the 50's in a suburb of SF for the Call Bulletin. It was easy-peasy, except for the hills. The bags straddled the handlebars on both sides of my Schwinn 3-sp, but at the time it never became too cumbersome. I could deliver my route in no time at all. Going up steep hills, I'd have to do switchbacks till I reached the top. Coming down was a bit treacherous, but by then, my load was all but gone.

like this:


I also had to do collections as well, but most of my customers were good tippers. One year a couple friends of mine & myself won trips to Disneyland by selling subscriptions when it 1st opened. They flew us down & back in 1-day (my 1st time on a plane). As kids, it was a real blast....long-gone are those days!