In the early days, everything in the newspaper was printed and assembled by the Peoria Journal Star. The newspapers were ready to be delivered when I received them.
Somebody decided they could make more money by accepting coupons and other pages that were printed separately and “inserted” into the newspapers.
And they decided it would be even more cost effective to have the carriers do the inserting for free.
This single issue was the most aggravating to me of all the indignities the Journal Star put upon us. We had to spend time doing this for free, it made the newspapers more awkward to carry and the supplements were constantly falling out if you weren’t careful.
Many times, these bundles of supplements ended up in the trash can. I usually got away with it but sometimes somebody would call and complain. I would hear from my manager when that happened.
I understood many customers looked forward to their coupons, yet I felt it was entirely unfair that it was my fault if I didn’t provide the free labor to deliver them.
Ultimately this single issue was the last straw. I decided I owed zero loyalty to the Journal Star by this betrayal and it probably has a lot to do with my cynical attitudes about business as usual.
#KitchenRemodle EffUp We spent the morning replacing the water heater under the kitchen sink. Tracey took some pictures of the old tank and connections, then made some notes as to pipe sizes etc.
Two hours of work and one trip to the hardware store got the job done.
It would have been faster but she had to remove the garbage disposal to get the old heater out. The idiots who installed the thing - were idiots.
I think the reason the old one died so fast is because the jerks kept turning the electrical breaker on to the water heater during installation and there was no water in it.
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