LUKE THE DALLAS SCHWAN MAN

OK, while even though not of sterling silver, I was raised with a silver plate spoon in my mouth.

I admit it.

<<==Luke the Schwan Man 469 441-3744

A driver picked-up our laundry every Monday and brought it back on Friday. His name was Richard. The sheets were washed, starched and ironed. My daddy's dress shirts were each folded and individually packaged.

And the laundry man was different than the uniformed man who picked-up and delivered the dry cleaning. His name was Mr. Wheeler.

Mr. Covini brought fresh eggs and butter every week, Mr. Crawford sent his driver with the prescription drugs, and Bovio's Grocery's barely English speaking delivery man, Beyanke brought our groceries in a big basket on his three-wheel bicycle.

Mrs. Levin at Nathan's would send the store's driver out to the house with several new outfits she thought my mom might like. Often my mom would pick a couple, then send the others back.

There were no MasterCards or Visas. Each store sent their own bill once a month.

And then little by little the civility ensured by door-to-door service has all but vanished, and I don't like it.

ONE REMAINS: THE SCHWAN MAN

Schwan's has an enormous catalog of frozen foods, from steaks and lobster to garlic potatoes and blueberry cobbler. The ice cream is of Bluebell quality.

Once every two weeks, our Schwan Man, Luke, comes by in his big yellow-cream colored refrigerated truck and we get our supply -- the basics of each of our orders are strip steaks, skinless chicken breasts and shrimp skewers.

While I understand Schwan's is in most of the larger communities nationwide, in Dallas you can have Luke as Your Schwan Man just like we have. 469 441-3744.

Bring civility into your life. Start by using the Schwan Man.

BILL CHERRY, REALTORS

DALLAS - HIGHLAND PARK

214 503-8563

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