Project Work<br />Interview someone you know in school or at home, such as a friend or a neighbour<br />or your milkman or washerman about how they spend their day. Write an essay<br />describing their daily routine. Use time order words to sequence the events.
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Explanation:
By the time it was 5:40 a.m. on Friday, the mini fridge behind Gelato Giusto’s counter was packed with fresh heavy cream, a few gallons of organic milk and cartons of plain yogurt. The milkmen had a spare set of keys in their pocket, which made quick deliveries possible long before the gelato shop owner wakes up for his business in Chelsea.
Through Manhattan Milk, Frank Acosta wants to revive the old-school concept of a milkman. Every week, the 36-year-old sources bottled milk from Winder Farms in Utah, eggs from Bryne Dairy in Syracuse, and yogurt from Seven Stars Farm in Pennsylvania. In weekdays, he and his crew of five have to arrive in the warehouse while everyone else is fast asleep, load the truck, get on the road before sunrise, and place the goods by his customer’s doorsteps.
Manhattan Milk entered the market at a time when FreshDirect enjoyed a relatively monopoly on the online grocery delivery business. Along with his friend, Matt Marone, Mr. Acosta launched the milkman business in 2008, with only one truck delivering to residences and schools in the city.
Mr. Acosta receives most of his orders from text messages and not on apps (“I’m a call type of guy”). He distributes goods for some smaller mom-and-pop companies that couldn’t afford their own delivery system. He takes classes at Mendez Boxing, a boutique gym because it preserves a sense of intimacy that fitness chains lack. He thinks Shake Shack lost its charm when it became a listed company.
He emphasized being a milkman is a tough job, as his employees usually load goods from the warehouse in Westchester as early as 1 a.m., and get on the road before sunrise.
After watching their coverage on NBC and Fox Business News, I sent a request to shadow the milkmen, who dress in matching navy uniforms.
It was 1:08 a.m. when the fear of oversleeping took over. In about four hours, I will have to get ready and follow the daily routine of a milkman
To make it easier for first-timers like me, Mr. Acosta said he will organize a pick-up near my apartment in East Harlem.