tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2127641843100717197..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Sioux Falls | Carrier accused of burglarizing homesJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4333140089863379392012-01-12T00:39:39.100-05:002012-01-12T00:39:39.100-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66384920873019470392012-01-11T18:21:20.400-05:002012-01-11T18:21:20.400-05:002:10, not sure I understand your point. The carrie...2:10, not sure I understand your point. The carriers have to know the vacation dates if they are expected to hold the newspapers instead of delivering them.<br /><br />Jim, fix the format, please. This new one is awful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30792921690967854222012-01-11T17:10:39.403-05:002012-01-11T17:10:39.403-05:00in wilmington, the carriers were given manifests w...in wilmington, the carriers were given manifests with phone #'s and vacation dates listed........makes it easy for potential burglarsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8727418739724003122012-01-11T10:31:16.389-05:002012-01-11T10:31:16.389-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42896989443519187412012-01-11T00:05:33.445-05:002012-01-11T00:05:33.445-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56625312198846440452012-01-10T23:30:05.605-05:002012-01-10T23:30:05.605-05:00I second what's been said about the hard work ...I second what's been said about the hard work by, and little thanks given to, our contract carriers.<br /><br />And I've been there. In my early teens, I had a seven-day-a-week paper route in Providence, R.I. <br /><br />I carried about 75 papers daily, and 100 on Sunday. Those included the Sunday editions of the Providence Journal, The New York Times and The Boston Globe, back when Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9337186615724089902012-01-10T18:41:38.343-05:002012-01-10T18:41:38.343-05:00I am with 1:30 p.m. Carriers, Indpendent Contract...I am with 1:30 p.m. Carriers, Indpendent Contractors are amazing. Truly the unsung heroes. Seven days a week, own supplies, rain, sleet or snow. They profit very little. There are more independent carriers than employees at most papers. This would be something out of the ordinary. Yes, many have reported fires, crimes, etc. If you are out of work because of Gannett, there are still paper Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16921834803625400932012-01-10T15:13:15.036-05:002012-01-10T15:13:15.036-05:00carriers are independent contractors...NOT employe...carriers are independent contractors...NOT employees...although they are treated like employees in most cases.<br /><br />Also, be assured this is an isolated incident. Around here, carriers have been helpful in calling breakins (not by them), accidents, suspicious persons, and on occasion, even saving lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31370103898944767242012-01-10T13:30:58.014-05:002012-01-10T13:30:58.014-05:00Great...I live in the Argus market and have seen t...Great...I live in the Argus market and have seen the customer service for delivery decline steadily over the past few years. This will give the few folks who still subscribe one more reason to drop the paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79356330677722752962012-01-10T12:33:02.716-05:002012-01-10T12:33:02.716-05:00I bet they still had a pile of newspapers in the d...I bet they still had a pile of newspapers in the driveway also. I haven't had a vacation stop honored in years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87352302814532884152012-01-10T11:56:05.599-05:002012-01-10T11:56:05.599-05:00Isn't it bad enough that newspapers are steali...Isn't it bad enough that newspapers are stealing from subscribers by delivering a subpar product ever since more than one-third were RIF-ed? Now we need to have employees actually burglarizing homes? Wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com