first run by myself

Today I went on a run by myself.  The first time SCARY!  Actually it was not that bad.  I got all of the stores done and was back home by six o'clock.  It was an interesting day all in all.  It is exciting though getting out there by yourself and distributing books.  Very interesting the people that you meet.  Was mostly in CVS's today so it was not too bad.  Got mostly parking lots to park in and not a lot of street parking.  It is exciting when people ask you to bring certain books into a store.  This is a sign that even if it is only one or two people that there are still people out there who appreciate the things that we are doing.  It also interesting to see what some of the stores do not want on there shelves.  Some stores do not want some books because of the what the title includes or something that is in it.  All the other guys are away this weekend took three of the them to the airport tonight and the other left on the train this morning so I am alone tonight and then this weekend I get a free trip home to pick up another van and some more books.

First overnight run

Thursday and Friday we did an overnight run.  On Thursday we put in almost 15 hours of work.  We left the house at 3:30 a.m. and got to the motel at about 6:15 p.m.  We serviced about 20 stores.  On Friday we didn't leave the motel till about 7:15 and then got back to the house around 6:30.  We serviced about 12 stores then.  We also had to put in a lot of shippers which are cardbourd displays that have books for easter on them.  Thank goodness we only have to do them for christmas and easter.  They take up half the time at each store.