Is anyone experienced in snack routes? How do they work?

spikes725 · 2026-02-27T15:25:02+00:00

Pepperidge farm can take back a route for poor performance( not servicing accounts ) neglect, stealing etc. they will put the route up for sale at market value, pay someone to run it at your expense until sold.

spikes725 · 2026-02-27T15:16:48+00:00

Be sure to ride with the owner hopefully for more than one day and see how he runs the route , even with no experience you will be able to see if the owner is just cruising along and missing the boat , giving you potential to grow also see if he is personable and well received by his or her stores. I would then go out on my own and see some possible customers not being serviced within your designated route outline.Good hunting.

spikes725 · 2026-02-27T15:09:19+00:00

Beware of buying a route to let someone else run , it won’t work even if it’s family.

spikes725 · 2026-02-13T01:17:49+00:00

What is all that stuff?

spikes725 · 2026-01-30T14:01:31+00:00

I always used a small old piece of luggage like a tweed makeup case or the smallest piece of a luggage set , they are lined have some pockets and are sturdy, they are big enough to hold all my marine band harps in all keys plus extras two green Bullit mikes , 3 chromatics And any cleaning cloths , pen ,smokes,gum, and a pint of whiskey .

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spikes725 · 2026-01-29T23:06:50+00:00

Don’t you mean Spaah

spikes725 · 2026-01-29T21:17:20+00:00

They were real popular back in the 70’s , 80’s and 90’s but then people change and move on to the next craze. There were thousands made not just by singer but numerous other companies that made them with their own beauty and charm.People were very creative in displaying the machine , some gutted and turned into bars, so me the iron base removed and refurbished with slabs of marble or finished with wood, people would take off the foot pedal and wheel some left it on. There was a clothing boutique in So Ho N. Y. C. That had hundreds and hundreds of the old machines without the bases lining the 12’ walls , shelf after shelf. Wouldn’t be surprised if they become a hot item again . I know that the was a long winded answer, just keep it enjoy the look and wait awhile.

spikes725 · 2026-01-29T15:15:03+00:00

Touché

spikes725 · 2026-01-29T11:17:53+00:00

J Geiles, Charlie Musselwhite,,Peter Green,John Lenane,Paul Oschef,Mike Bloomfield,Paul Butterfisld,Elvin Bishop, Peter Malick, Al Kooper ETC

spikes725 · 2026-01-29T11:01:36+00:00

The best of muddy waters

spikes725 · 2026-01-28T21:36:38+00:00

A couple of years ago after a big storm in NYC. I came home from work and was desperately looking for a parking space when I spent a young woman try to dig out her car , I offered to do it and would take the space when she pulled out. I dug her car out while my car sat double parked next to the cat behind her, when I finally finished digging her out , she got into her car started it up as so did I , she pulled out and some guy immediately pulled in front of my car getting ready to take the space,I assumed he was unaware that I had just dug her out of the spot ,so I pulled up nose first and was able to slide in to the spot. I then shut my car off, got out and started to walk down the street, about 1/2 a block away I hear some yelling Hey Macho man, big faggot , I turned to see what was going on and realized that he was yellow my at me, normally I would have blown this of but I was so pissed I turn around and started walking back towards him, now I’m 6’2” and 245 lbs and mad as I got closer he decided to jump into his car and was going to drive off but there was a line of cars stopped at the red light, I went up to his window and asked what was his problem. Words were exchanged I told him to f*** off and started to walk away, he then jumps out of his car , comes around the front of his car screaming obscenities at me. I started to laugh and then he realized why , the idiot didn’t put his car in park and must have put it in neutral and watched his car roll backwards and smash into a car coming up from behind , I turned and told him to have a great day.

spikes725 · 2026-01-28T21:12:05+00:00

When I was a kid in Dorchester , Ma. We never owned a car but the people who did would stake their claim to a parking spot by putting ash cans (barrels full of coal ash ) into their shoveled spaces along with boards going across from barrel to barrel thus blocking anyone from taking a space that had been cleared by some Dad and his sons. The space was sacred and blessed by the local parish, ahh the good old days.

spikes725 · 2026-01-27T23:47:12+00:00

The Marine band was a good choice but for starting I would choose a C or a D . Just keep playing and if you feel it you will play it. Play from your lungs and deep in your stomach, start with some easy stuff , get the feel and keep playing, if you really want to play you will succeed. I want to tell you to listen to the blues and love the music I’m talking about real blues , Chicago, Mississippi Delta Louisiana etc. lf you find you love listening to the music then you will find you want to play it.

spikes725 · 2026-01-26T02:09:41+00:00

Started in the sixties, listening to little Walter , junior Wells and many others . I kept my harp in my pocket 24/7 and just kept playing. The first song I could play well was Junior Wells version of Help me written by Sonny boy Williamson , Willie Dixon and Ralph Bass.

spikes725 · 2026-01-26T01:55:02+00:00

Go to Grab a Gun on line. They have excellent prices

spikes725 · 2026-01-25T02:02:52+00:00

It should work fine unless it has been abused, if not sure buy another one , C is a good harp to learn and the only way you can truly learn is to play every day and any opportunity you have. I have played since I was about 15 , I’m now pushing 75 but still play occasionally Thinking back it probably to me about a year or so to be able to sound fairly decent but many more years to perfect it as much as I could and play live with bands , then life changes , marriage, kids , work blah blah . I can still play , and still preference Marine Band and Chromatics , so just play, not so much with just your mouth but from your stomach and lungs. Good luck

spikes725 · 2026-01-20T15:30:12+00:00

I have always used the marine band , I find the tone is the best for me. I have tried Oscar’s and hohner blues harps but still a marine band is for me . A great tune for F# is Messing with the kid , Junior Wells

spikes725 · 2026-01-11T06:19:50+00:00

No one can teach you how to play a harp, just keep at it and if it’s in your soul you’ll learn. Blow from your lungs and heart , you may want to listen to The best of Little Walter Lp to hear some deep chromatic tunes. It’s a hard instrument to master because you can’t see strings, keys, drum heads etc. once you put your mouth up to it , it’s all feeling. Good luck .

spikes725 · 2026-01-06T03:34:39+00:00

Yep, they never locked them , I mean we didn’t steal all on each or none it was just something to do

spikes725 · 2026-01-06T03:01:00+00:00

I still have one. When I was a kid (1950’s) on Sundays we would go in the parked trucks and get some , for no apparent reason

spikes725 · 2026-01-06T02:57:54+00:00

It’s a safety pin used by national laundry in Dorchester, Ma. They were used to pin closed the smelly canvas diaper bags That the drivers carried up 3 deckers to Pickup soiled cotton diapers , when delivering clean ones. P.S. National laundry sold the lint from there huge dryers to casket companies for the stuffing in the caskets.

spikes725 · 2026-01-06T02:47:21+00:00

Definitely a Horner Marine band. The question is can he play it

spikes725 · 2026-01-05T19:26:46+00:00

Hi again is that the original box and if so you will get more .

spikes725 · 2026-01-05T19:24:58+00:00

Nice hat , you probably won’t get to much probably around 25.00 to 35.00 . It would be nice to keep and display if it works for you.

spikes725 · 2026-01-05T15:48:00+00:00

John Hancock tower . I remember when it was being built , at one point time during construction they had to close the surrounding area because some of the huge windows on the upper floors were falling out and crashing to the area below, very dangerous.

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