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I was expecting a package to be delivered by APC yesterday. My house's
front door has a door knocker that will wake the dead. I stayed within
earshot of the front door from the start of the target delivery time,
but heard nothing. I checked the website, and it told me that delivery
had been attempted. I called them, and they said they would retry that
morning. I was sitting watching the TV later, and I heard a rustling
sound at the front door, and when I went to check, I found a 'We missed
you' card partly pushed through the letterbox. The van had already
gone by the time I opened the door.
I called again, and they said they would retry today. I emphasised that
the driver needed to use the door knocker. This morning, I left
the front door open, and later I heard a quiet sort-of knock on the
door. It was the driver with my package. I asked if he had been the
driver yesterday, he confirmed he was, I showed him the door knocker on
the door, and he showed me his method of knocking, which was to push the package vaguely at the door, making a gentle rustling sound. I wonder
how many packages he has failed to deliver.
Following yesterday's failed delivery, I had both DPD and Parcel Force
try to make deliveries to my house, and they both used the door
knocker. A pity that neither item was for me. Because my house has the
same name as the road, it is the dumping ground for any package that a
driver cannot find the right house for.
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Davey.

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On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:15:26 +0100, Davey wrote:

I was expecting a package to be delivered by APC yesterday. My house's
front door has a door knocker that will wake the dead. I stayed within earshot of the front door from the start of the target delivery time,
but heard nothing. I checked the website, and it told me that delivery
had been attempted. I called them, and they said they would retry that morning. I was sitting watching the TV later, and I heard a rustling
sound at the front door, and when I went to check, I found a 'We missed
you' card partly pushed through the letterbox. The van had already gone
by the time I opened the door.

I had a FedEx delivery due last Friday. It never turned up. Went onto the website and found a new message telling me that I needed to pay charges;
first I'd heard of it, although they were valid.

Redelivery yesterday. I heard nothing until there was an email saying it
had been delivered (it's a keyboard, so not that small). I opened tyhe
door and it fell onto the mat. The front door is a metre from the pavement with no gate, so ripe for pilfering.

I checked the doorbell log; never used. My son works in a room immediately above the front door; nothing.

CCTV shows the driver striding up to the door and leaning the package
against the door. He vaguely pushed his hand in the direction of the door, stepped back, took his photograph and left.
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On 29/04/2026 09:15, Davey wrote:

I was expecting a package to be delivered by APC yesterday. My house's
front door has a door knocker that will wake the dead. I stayed within earshot of the front door from the start of the target delivery time,
but heard nothing. I checked the website, and it told me that delivery
had been attempted. I called them, and they said they would retry that morning. I was sitting watching the TV later, and I heard a rustling
sound at the front door, and when I went to check, I found a 'We missed
you' card partly pushed through the letterbox. The van had already
gone by the time I opened the door.
I called again, and they said they would retry today. I emphasised that
the driver needed to use the door knocker. This morning, I left
the front door open, and later I heard a quiet sort-of knock on the
door. It was the driver with my package. I asked if he had been the
driver yesterday, he confirmed he was, I showed him the door knocker on
the door, and he showed me his method of knocking, which was to push the package vaguely at the door, making a gentle rustling sound. I wonder
how many packages he has failed to deliver.
Following yesterday's failed delivery, I had both DPD and Parcel Force
try to make deliveries to my house, and they both used the door
knocker. A pity that neither item was for me. Because my house has the
same name as the road, it is the dumping ground for any package that a
driver cannot find the right house for.

I had a delivery due by Evri from 1900 - 2100. My instruction was to put
the package by the top of the steps at the front patio (this area is not visible from the road). At 2030 I decided to track the delivery online
and found the package had been delivered 50 minutes previously! There
was a photo of a package (not mine), at a front door (also not mine). I
went out and found the package halfway down the drive in full view of
the road. No bell or knocker had been used as the delivery driver
obviously didn't bother to get as far as the front door.
--
Jeff
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On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:23:15 +0100
Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 29/04/2026 09:15, Davey wrote:

I was expecting a package to be delivered by APC yesterday. My
house's front door has a door knocker that will wake the dead. I
stayed within earshot of the front door from the start of the
target delivery time, but heard nothing. I checked the website, and
it told me that delivery had been attempted. I called them, and
they said they would retry that morning. I was sitting watching the
TV later, and I heard a rustling sound at the front door, and when
I went to check, I found a 'We missed you' card partly pushed
through the letterbox. The van had already gone by the time I
opened the door. I called again, and they said they would retry
today. I emphasised that the driver needed to use the door knocker.
This morning, I left the front door open, and later I heard a quiet
sort-of knock on the door. It was the driver with my package. I
asked if he had been the driver yesterday, he confirmed he was, I
showed him the door knocker on the door, and he showed me his
method of knocking, which was to push the package vaguely at the
door, making a gentle rustling sound. I wonder how many packages he
has failed to deliver. Following yesterday's failed delivery, I had
both DPD and Parcel Force try to make deliveries to my house, and
they both used the door knocker. A pity that neither item was for
me. Because my house has the same name as the road, it is the
dumping ground for any package that a driver cannot find the right
house for.

I had a delivery due by Evri from 1900 - 2100. My instruction was to
put the package by the top of the steps at the front patio (this area
is not visible from the road). At 2030 I decided to track the
delivery online and found the package had been delivered 50 minutes previously! There was a photo of a package (not mine), at a front
door (also not mine). I went out and found the package halfway down
the drive in full view of the road. No bell or knocker had been used
as the delivery driver obviously didn't bother to get as far as the
front door.

Around here, EVRI is the best courier. FedeX is the worst. I recently
had a Fedex package delivered to the wrong house, in the wrong road, in
the wrong village, in the wrong Postcode. Not bad.
I had the replacement diverted to the local FedEx agent, the Polish
Grocer, I collected it the next day. Worked great. The package due last
Friday was scheduled to be delivered when I knew I would not be home,
so I had it sent to the agent instead. Except FedEx don't allow
collection from all agents unless Diverted from an active Delivery.
That's not what it says on the website. Chaos ensued. It arrived here
this morning, delivery having been attempted last week at some slum
house, according to the photo. The address they had made no sense at
all.

And then there's the US Postal Service who have my US Tax Return stuck
and won't move it on. It's in the right city, but since April 10
it's been scheduled to be delivered 'on the next working day'. 'Help' is
the greatest misnomer ever.

You see why I call it Hell.
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Davey.

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On 29/04/2026 10:23, Jeff Layman wrote:

I had a delivery due by Evri from 1900 - 2100.

This type of hassle raises everyone's blood pressure, so at least some
venting here can help.

Nonetheless, I found myself wondering about that 200 year delivery timeslot.
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Sam Plusnet
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On 29/04/2026 19:45, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 29/04/2026 10:23, Jeff Layman wrote:

I had a delivery due by Evri from 1900 - 2100.

This type of hassle raises everyone's blood pressure, so at least some venting here can help.

Nonetheless, I found myself wondering about that 200 year delivery timeslot.

That explains a lot - the recorded time of delivery was 1941. The driver probably couldn't see where to put the package as it was during the blackout...
--
Jeff
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On 29/04/2026 21:29, Jeff Layman wrote:

On 29/04/2026 19:45, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 29/04/2026 10:23, Jeff Layman wrote:

I had a delivery due by Evri from 1900 - 2100.

This type of hassle raises everyone's blood pressure, so at least some
venting here can help.

Nonetheless, I found myself wondering about that 200 year delivery
timeslot.

That explains a lot - the recorded time of delivery was 1941. The driver probably couldn't see where to put the package as it was during the blackout...

I'm expecting a delivery tomorrow (later today, since it's gone
midnight) so I may be venting in a few hours.
--
Sam Plusnet
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On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:48:05 +0100
Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:

On 29/04/2026 21:29, Jeff Layman wrote:

On 29/04/2026 19:45, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 29/04/2026 10:23, Jeff Layman wrote:

I had a delivery due by Evri from 1900 - 2100.

This type of hassle raises everyone's blood pressure, so at least
some venting here can help.

Nonetheless, I found myself wondering about that 200 year delivery
timeslot.

That explains a lot - the recorded time of delivery was 1941. The
driver probably couldn't see where to put the package as it was
during the blackout...

I'm expecting a delivery tomorrow (later today, since it's gone
midnight) so I may be venting in a few hours.

I wish you luck. Don't forget to timeshift from 1941 to the present
day, though.
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Davey.

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On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:48:05 +0100
Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:

On 29/04/2026 21:29, Jeff Layman wrote:

On 29/04/2026 19:45, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 29/04/2026 10:23, Jeff Layman wrote:

I had a delivery due by Evri from 1900 - 2100.

This type of hassle raises everyone's blood pressure, so at least
some venting here can help.

Nonetheless, I found myself wondering about that 200 year delivery
timeslot.

That explains a lot - the recorded time of delivery was 1941. The
driver probably couldn't see where to put the package as it was
during the blackout...

I'm expecting a delivery tomorrow (later today, since it's gone
midnight) so I may be venting in a few hours.

This morning, Evri told me my package would be delivered between 9:05
and 11:05. It arrived at about 9:45. The driver used the door knocker,
so I knew he was there. All is good, as usual with our local Evri.
Now for Royal Mail, later today.
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Davey.

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In message <10sv5bq$hndv$1@dont-email.me>, at 09:54:18 on Thu, 30 Apr
2026, Davey <davey@example.invalid> remarked:

This morning, Evri told me my package would be delivered between 9:05
and 11:05.

This morning DHL told me I was going to get a delivery between 09:05 and 20:00. It was time-stamped 9:20.

Yesterday I got a delivery from them about 4pm, which their tracking
site says was delivered at 11am.

So they really do have a TARDIS.
--
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On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:46:49 +0100
Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> wrote:

In message <10sv5bq$hndv$1@dont-email.me>, at 09:54:18 on Thu, 30 Apr
2026, Davey <davey@example.invalid> remarked:

This morning, Evri told me my package would be delivered between 9:05
and 11:05.

This morning DHL told me I was going to get a delivery between 09:05
and 20:00. It was time-stamped 9:20.

Yesterday I got a delivery from them about 4pm, which their tracking
site says was delivered at 11am.

So they really do have a TARDIS.

Move to East Anglia, we have the best Evri service of all!
--
Davey.

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On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:46:49 +0100
Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> wrote:

In message <10sv5bq$hndv$1@dont-email.me>, at 09:54:18 on Thu, 30 Apr
2026, Davey <davey@example.invalid> remarked:

This morning, Evri told me my package would be delivered between 9:05
and 11:05.

This morning DHL told me I was going to get a delivery between 09:05
and 20:00. It was time-stamped 9:20.

Yesterday I got a delivery from them about 4pm, which their tracking
site says was delivered at 11am.

So they really do have a TARDIS.

DHL and DPD are equally unimpressive here. FedEX is the worst of the
lot. Royal Mail is pretty good.
--
Davey.

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On 30/04/2026 12:37, Davey wrote:

On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:46:49 +0100
Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> wrote:

In message <10sv5bq$hndv$1@dont-email.me>, at 09:54:18 on Thu, 30 Apr
2026, Davey <davey@example.invalid> remarked:

This morning, Evri told me my package would be delivered between 9:05
and 11:05.

This morning DHL told me I was going to get a delivery between 09:05
and 20:00. It was time-stamped 9:20.

Yesterday I got a delivery from them about 4pm, which their tracking
site says was delivered at 11am.

So they really do have a TARDIS.

Move to East Anglia, we have the best Evri service of all!

Sadly QOS is entirely dependent on the local courier-person and the
brand means nothing...
--
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"What kind of person is not interested in those things?"

"Jeremy Corbyn?"


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On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:48:31 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 30/04/2026 12:37, Davey wrote:

On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:46:49 +0100
Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> wrote:

In message <10sv5bq$hndv$1@dont-email.me>, at 09:54:18 on Thu, 30
Apr 2026, Davey <davey@example.invalid> remarked:

This morning, Evri told me my package would be delivered between
9:05 and 11:05.

This morning DHL told me I was going to get a delivery between
09:05 and 20:00. It was time-stamped 9:20.

Yesterday I got a delivery from them about 4pm, which their
tracking site says was delivered at 11am.

So they really do have a TARDIS.

Move to East Anglia, we have the best Evri service of all!

Sadly QOS is entirely dependent on the local courier-person and the
brand means nothing...

In my corner of East Anglia, we seem to have the perfect combination of
courier person and whatever happens behind the scenes. And that goes
for the previous courier person as well. FedEx seem to have the worst
of both worlds.
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Davey.

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On 30/04/2026 17:01, Davey wrote:

On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:48:31 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 30/04/2026 12:37, Davey wrote:

On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:46:49 +0100
Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> wrote:

In message <10sv5bq$hndv$1@dont-email.me>, at 09:54:18 on Thu, 30
Apr 2026, Davey <davey@example.invalid> remarked:

This morning, Evri told me my package would be delivered between
9:05 and 11:05.

This morning DHL told me I was going to get a delivery between
09:05 and 20:00. It was time-stamped 9:20.

Yesterday I got a delivery from them about 4pm, which their
tracking site says was delivered at 11am.

So they really do have a TARDIS.

Move to East Anglia, we have the best Evri service of all!

Sadly QOS is entirely dependent on the local courier-person and the
brand means nothing...

In my corner of East Anglia, we seem to have the perfect combination of courier person and whatever happens behind the scenes. And that goes
for the previous courier person as well. FedEx seem to have the worst
of both worlds.

Sounds like we are geographically close. RM and most courier-persons are excellent, and bad courier-persons get fired
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higher education positively fortifies it."

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Davey <davey@example.invalid> wrote:

On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:46:49 +0100
Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> wrote:

In message <10sv5bq$hndv$1@dont-email.me>, at 09:54:18 on Thu, 30 Apr
2026, Davey <davey@example.invalid> remarked:

This morning, Evri told me my package would be delivered between 9:05
and 11:05.

This morning DHL told me I was going to get a delivery between 09:05
and 20:00. It was time-stamped 9:20.

Yesterday I got a delivery from them about 4pm, which their tracking
site says was delivered at 11am.

So they really do have a TARDIS.

DHL and DPD are equally unimpressive here. FedEX is the worst of the
lot. Royal Mail is pretty good.

Weird how it varies. Around here you can set your clocks by the accuracy of
DPD deliveries. My courier of choice!

Tim
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Sam Plusnet wrote:

I can combine home delivery AND the @ symbol.
Bought a refurbished Thinkpad for SWMBO which arrived today[1]. Win11
Pro already installed on it.
Going through the set up process Microsoft demanded an email address for
a Microsoft account (without which you cannot proceed). The default >keyboard layout refused to give me the @ symbol. I had to switch
keyboard layouts in order to access it.

I recall a visit to Bombardier's Swedish offices, where I used
one of the computers. It was quite some time before I found out
that for @ I needed <Alt Gr> <2>.

I don't think I had ever previously found a use for <Alt Gr>.

Chris
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chris@cdixon.me.uk @ChrisJDixon1

Plant amazing Acers.
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In message <bcm8vkhj9p47oedummef79gub7l2qfemh9@4ax.com>, at 08:50:53 on
Fri, 1 May 2026, Chris J Dixon <chris@cdixon.me.uk> remarked:

I recall a visit to Bombardier's Swedish offices, where I used
one of the computers. It was quite some time before I found out
that for @ I needed <Alt Gr> <2>.

I don't think I had ever previously found a use for <Alt Gr>.

<Alt Gr> <4> is what you need for a Euro symbol on most keyboards.
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On 01/05/2026 08:50, Chris J Dixon wrote:

Sam Plusnet wrote:

I can combine home delivery AND the @ symbol.
Bought a refurbished Thinkpad for SWMBO which arrived today[1]. Win11
Pro already installed on it.
Going through the set up process Microsoft demanded an email address for
a Microsoft account (without which you cannot proceed). The default
keyboard layout refused to give me the @ symbol. I had to switch
keyboard layouts in order to access it.

I recall a visit to Bombardier's Swedish offices, where I used
one of the computers. It was quite some time before I found out
that for @ I needed <Alt Gr> <2>.

I don't think I had ever previously found a use for <Alt Gr>.

Alt Gr for accents eg caf|-.
--
Regards
wasbit
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On 30/04/2026 20:22, Roland Perry wrote:

In message <1702577147.799269062.898662.timdownieuk-yahoo.co.youkay@news.individual. net>, at 19:12:23 on Thu, 30 Apr 2026, Tim+
<timdownieuk@yahoo.co.youkay> remarked:

Davey <davey@example.invalid> wrote:

On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:46:49 +0100
Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> wrote:

In message <10sv5bq$hndv$1@dont-email.me>, at 09:54:18 on Thu, 30 Apr
2026, Davey <davey@example.invalid> remarked:

This morning, Evri told me my package would be delivered between 9:05 >>>>> and 11:05.

This morning DHL told me I was going to get a delivery between 09:05
and 20:00. It was time-stamped 9:20.

Yesterday I got a delivery from them about 4pm, which their tracking
site says was delivered at 11am.

So they really do have a TARDIS.

DHL and DPD are equally unimpressive here. FedEX is the worst of the
lot. Royal Mail is pretty good.

Weird how it varies. Around here you can set your clocks by the
accuracy of
DPD deliveries.-a My courier of choice!

It used to be like at my last house. They'd clearly set a conservative one-hour window and turn up on the dot of the start of the window. Must
have been waiting around the corner for it to be so predictable.

Where I am now, it's as random as all the other couriers.

We have had couriers sit outside for some minutes because the system
wouldn't let them deliver before the allotted time.
Then we used to get others that couldn't receive a signal but that
doesn't seem to happen now.
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wasbit
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Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:

On 29/04/2026 10:23, Jeff Layman wrote:

I had a delivery due by Evri from 1900 - 2100.

This type of hassle raises everyone's blood pressure, so at least some venting here can help.

Nonetheless, I found myself wondering about that 200 year delivery timeslot.

Friend had urgent need of a sleeping bag delivered to a boatyard in a North Wales town , we saw the Amazon van look at a height barrier he would have fitted beneath turn around and drive away circa 1400.
Contacted Amz and later got told they would attempt redelivery and about
18.30 saw the Van go past the pub we were having a meal in . Friend then
got message , rCLyour package has been left in the bushes behind the Cafe rCL. . To be fair that is exactly where it was and fortunately after scrambling around the bushes cum flower bed looking like possible vandals we retrieved
it before any dogs, seagulls or even people peed or shat over it.

GH
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On 02/05/2026 16:32, Marland wrote:

Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:

On 29/04/2026 10:23, Jeff Layman wrote:

I had a delivery due by Evri from 1900 - 2100.

This type of hassle raises everyone's blood pressure, so at least some
venting here can help.

Nonetheless, I found myself wondering about that 200 year delivery timeslot. >>

Friend had urgent need of a sleeping bag delivered to a boatyard in a North Wales town , we saw the Amazon van look at a height barrier he would have fitted beneath turn around and drive away circa 1400.
Contacted Amz and later got told they would attempt redelivery and about 18.30 saw the Van go past the pub we were having a meal in . Friend then
got message , rCLyour package has been left in the bushes behind the Cafe rCL.
. To be fair that is exactly where it was and fortunately after scrambling around the bushes cum flower bed looking like possible vandals we retrieved it before any dogs, seagulls or even people peed or shat over it.

Amazon allow for your phone number be in the delivery instructions. I've
had a few phone calls over the years asking where they can leave the
package.

I've also known the delivery instructions disappear for no reason and
had to reinstate them.

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On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:15:26 +0100
Davey <davey@example.invalid> wrote:

I was expecting a package to be delivered by APC yesterday. My house's
front door has a door knocker that will wake the dead. I stayed within earshot of the front door from the start of the target delivery time,
but heard nothing. I checked the website, and it told me that delivery
had been attempted. I called them, and they said they would retry that morning. I was sitting watching the TV later, and I heard a rustling
sound at the front door, and when I went to check, I found a 'We
missed you' card partly pushed through the letterbox. The van had
already gone by the time I opened the door.
I called again, and they said they would retry today. I emphasised
that the driver needed to use the door knocker. This morning, I left
the front door open, and later I heard a quiet sort-of knock on the
door. It was the driver with my package. I asked if he had been the
driver yesterday, he confirmed he was, I showed him the door knocker
on the door, and he showed me his method of knocking, which was to
push the package vaguely at the door, making a gentle rustling sound.
I wonder how many packages he has failed to deliver.
Following yesterday's failed delivery, I had both DPD and Parcel Force
try to make deliveries to my house, and they both used the door
knocker. A pity that neither item was for me. Because my house has the
same name as the road, it is the dumping ground for any package that a
driver cannot find the right house for.

There was a case of d|-ja vue yesterday. All the other problems had been resolved, and then yesterday afternoon, Parcel Force delivered a
package that was clearly marked as to its intended recipient and her
address, about 200 yards down the road. It was very heavy, and was just
leaned against my doorframe, which is 2 feet from the road. I could
have got it into my car, but then I could not have got it anywhere
sensible at her place. Parcel Force were of course well hidden from
anybody trying to contact them, I finally found advice that said to
call the so-called Customer Service number, and just not respond to the prompts. Eventually I heard a bot, saying that I was in a queue, with
about a 50 minute waiting time. I waited, getting on with my other
life, and after 40 minutes, somebody came on the line, and proceeded to
listen to my tale. I had by this time written the name of the intended recipient in large felt-tip pen on the package, so she would see it on
her way past the house as she walked home. At this moment, her husband
walked by and stopped, and said he would go and get his car. So I had
both Parcel Force and the owner getting ready to deal with this. When I explained to Parcel Force that the owner was on his way to collect it,
I was told that that was not to happen, they would send a truck. I
replied that if the person with her name on the package came to collect
it, I was certainly not going to stop her. The agent almost went
apoplectic, but had no power to make me keep it for Parcel Force to
collect it at some unknown future time and date, to take it 200 yards
away. They had got it totally wrong once, was I supposed to leave it
outside my front door for them to get around to collecting it at some
unknown future date? That was not going to happen.
The owner and her husband loaded it into their Land Rover, and took it
away, happy.
My plan for the afternoon was by now dead, but that was ok, I was glad
to help somebody I knew with Courier Hell. I think it's spreading like
the Pandemic.
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Davey.
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