Well,... most that know me knew I couldn't stay away long. What better way to reboot than to do it with one of my favorite subjects. The Times Daily news paper in Florence AL. AKA The TimesFaily. I call it that mainly because of past and present writers that either can not spell or use correct English or both. While I have never pretended to be a writer like some local bloggers, newspaper reporters and writers, sometimes it just amazes me how illiterate these people are. For what it is worth, I was a "c" student in high school English. So in my writing you will find errors too. I just don't get paid to make my mistakes.
With that said, the TimesFaily has announced it will discontinue home delivery via the carriers. We used to call them paper boys back in the day because most of them were just that, boys. Carrying the papers in special bags with the papers logo on them. The TimesFaily will begin mail delivery April 4th. That's right, you will now get your local newspaper from you mail carrier. I feel sorry for the USPS workers with all the mail and packages they carry to have to make room for a news rag full of for lack of a better, crap. I view online and the most inportant thing in it is the obits. I check them every morning to make sure I'm not in them. The customer will have to make adjustments to their daily routine. No more morning coffee and reading the newspaper. Now it'll be later in the day for home delivery. We get our mail between 2-3 most days and now that will probably be later due to having to deliver the news. Sad. I haven't gotten the paper delivered sine the 80's when they started charging to print obituaries which I still feel should be a community service. Personally, I hope they go belly up.
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