1976..I did a paper run after school (year 9 & 10) 5 days a week, along a business strip which included 2 pubs & 2 clubs. It paid about $20 for the week, but got $50 or more in tips, much more payday, horse race days, xmas etc. It was still in the era of public bars where the working men congregated, so there was the "here's a dollar, (papers were 8 cents at the time) take it out to the green EH or blue HK" or whatever and there was the wife sitting in the car with glove box open & a 7 of shandy sitting on the lid listening to the radio. Then she would say "isn't he coming yet, tell him im ready for another drink". Or the next thing, would be a smartass would buy me a beer for a paper thinking I wouldn't drink it! Things were a little different then! I was lucky to get home sometimes, but luckily no breatherlyser. Taking inflation probably better income than im on now. Along that paper run there were car yards which from time to time had monaros & panelvans on show & I think that might of had a some sort of long term impression on me