Why do I bother?

Soggy paper, originally uploaded by noodlepie.

I've been trying to defend print newspapers of late and talk up my recent re-subscription to a daily but that enthusiasm is being tested. Exhibit A (above) is this morning's soggy newspaper. This isn't the first time. You see, we live in one of those old three storey French apartment blocks and there's no outside letterbox. When the printing press is not on strike and my order is actually delivered, it gets shoved under the communal door to the street. Theoretically this isn't a problem. However, the street sprayers of France can be quite thorough. And roughly twice a week just enough water gets under the door to render my paper a sodden wodge of paper-mâché. It takes the best part of the morning for the thing to dry. Like I say, why do I bother... I should really use the radiator I suppose.