A Milkman -1996- -2021- - Interview With

By 2010, the depot went from 14 lads to 4. Me, Pete the Snail (he was slow), young Liam, and old Barry. We were carrying the whole route on our backs. The electric floats were falling apart. I had to re-wire my own brake lights with tape.

That’s when the dog problem started. Not the actual dogs—the Ring doorbells. (Laughs) Around 2010, people started leaving notes. Not "Please leave an extra pint." But "Can you put the milk behind the geranium so the sun doesn't hit it before 7 AM?" Suddenly, everyone was a logistics manager. Interview With A Milkman -1996- -2021-

Reflecting on twenty-five years of sunrises, Artie doesn't see himself as a relic. He sees himself as a bridge. By 2010, the depot went from 14 lads to 4

By this time, home delivery had already seen a steep decline from its peak in the 1970s due to the rise of supermarkets. The electric floats were falling apart