Memories of and Thanks for the Print Edition

The lessons I learned while delivering papers have served me well for 60 years (“When Boys, Not Phones, Delivered the News” by Bob Greene, op-ed, April 4). Being a paperboy was my first experience running my own business. I had to find customers and get them to pay me. I had to handle inventory, keep track of what was owed and decide if I wanted to continue to deliver to that person who never seemed to have the money. I learned that good service yielded more customers and tips. My bicycle had to be maintained, and that required budgeting for a flat tire.

Once, a fruit picker left town without paying, but a couple of months later, when the next crop needed harvesting, he found me and made a full payment, plus a nice tip. Meanwhile, a business owner stiffed me $1.80 for a month’s worth of papers. Give me the transient laborer any day.