On Tuesday morning of March 22 I SPAT THE DUMMY !!
There was just no way I was going to be able to fold the newspaper with my arthritic left hand as per normal simply because of the amount of added pamphlets inside.
There were already three (3) pamphlets machine inserted in the paper and a further four (4) that I was to insert myself prior to delivery to mailboxes.
These pamphlets have been an ongoing issue with me simply because the Newspaper was ripping us off by machine inserting advertising material into the papers and not paying us for it.
We (the jackass deliverers) are paid a few cents extra to insert pamphlets, catalogs, fliers etc into the papers before delivering them.
BUT!!
There is NEVER any compensation for extra weight and extra bulk which ultimately culminates in extra time delivering directly due to the reduced amount of papers able to be carried.
Now, the sum looks like this:
xtraWeight + xtraBulk + xtraTime - Compensation = $Loss
The old adage, TIME IS MONEY is 100% true in every living thing you do.
There is also the physical aspect to be considered as well.
I have osteoarthritis in both arms and severe in my left hand and right shoulder.
Now my doctor tells me I have RSI (repetitive strain injury) on top of the arthritis from my continued single left handed folding of these papers and steering my motorcycle single handed with my right.
Another old adage; NO PAIN NO GAIN is also true
BUT!!
The situation with these papers had become
NO GAIN & LOTS'A PAIN
so do I just continue doing it?
NO THANK YOU !!
