Join Waukesha resident Brien Lee and his blog, Sir Fido, as they explore the city and report on the interesting things they find.
Looking inside my van Friday, I noticed it's just the way I left it when I stopped delivering the Journal Sentinels, including the "Bulldogs", 8 weeks ago. Paper delivery had been part of my life the past 20 years and the van's a reminder of the good and bad times. I remember my friends, quiet nights, deadlines, weightlifting hundreds of bundles of Sundays', and getting paid - something lacking the last two months.
I must admit to not putting up a very big fight when I was asked to sub the weekend New Berlin haul this last weekend, even though our Westowne block party was Saturday. I really needed the cash.
It was good to see familiar faces and places, but there's been major changes since I left too. Probably the biggest change is the New Berlin/Brookfield station is now crowded into the Waukesha Distribution Center on Dolphin Drive. Wooden nooks for each carrier's papers now fill most of the available warehouse space, making cart movement very challenging. Another major change is, in addition to the five publications carriers handle besides the Journal Sentinel, they now distribute the Chicago Tribune.
Don't think of the Journal Sentinel delivery of the Chicago Tribune as a conflict of interest or monopoly, think of it as a wise business decision. The Journal Sentinel now has an additional pool of quality workers to choose from since the Tribune haulers lost their jobs.
