And my Pops was a wholesale driver for Challenge Creamery during my youth. His route included most of San Pedro, Lomita, Palos Verdes and some Torrance. I also rode along during summer vacation. Pops' customers would fill my pockets with candy at every stop.

Most of the fishing fleet out of Ports O'Call village in San Pedro were customers. We used to always attend the Fisherman's Fiesta every year. In Pop's words, "the fishermen were (eye) Italians and Slavs until the Buddaheads came along".....