As a carrier in my youth and through high school, it was a tremendous undertaking but rewarding. In the early years the paper was a necessity for getting the news and local events. Each community had a reporter that would be on top of a story to be published ASAP. Although this was the intention, the paper was reliable, also it was thick and heavy on some days. During High School I was offered a Sunday route that was changed to a daily delivery consisting of forty miles each day and had to do most of the collection. Through the years I gained a lot of knowledge about dealing with the public. This was beneficial in my career in automotive service as how to meet the challenges of dealing with people. My life is now in retirement and getting so much more news, good and bad, from a small iPhone and of course still a subscriber of the paper. Life is Good. Still think about Earle Gregory and his work for the paper. Cheers to all.
Carl Blackston, Easley SC
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