Mundane News

[biggs682]

Dry outside and light grey sky
Looks to have been a dry night
Time to feed the cat

 

[biggs682]

First cuppa went down without touching the sides
Pretty sure weather forecast i saw yesterday said rain all morning

 

[biggs682]

Time to start making an effort and prepare myself for the commute
It's only across the landing but have to go via the dining room , kitchen and rear garden which are all downstairs then back up the stairs to the office .
Our neighbour died Saturday night been poorly for a few years and not sure if she has been outside for a number of years , hopefully she will be re united with her husband now who died about 15 years ago

 

[Illaveago]

Yes. My guess it that it's been opened and re-taped at some point from despatch to delivery.

I would never use Oops after a parcel never arrived! Stayed in and waited for it as it was about to arrive according to their tracking . Watched the confusion on their tracking , eventually contacted their peeps in control who looked in to it. Eventually gave up and got a refund ! If you see the van drivers go inside their vans I think it is inconceivable for them to lose a parcel , especially a parcel 1ft X 9ins x6 ins. Falling off a conveyor belt and getting missed probably !
Our local Hermes drivers make them look useless.

 

[PeteXXX]

First cuppa went down without touching the sides
Pretty sure weather forecast i saw yesterday said rain all morning

I hope not as I'm herding kids around Salcey Forest this morning. 🚲

If the forecast is correct, there may be a shower twixt 10 & 11 so we should be OK

 

[Illaveago]

My meeting with the gardener and his support dog went well today. He will start next week doing some neatening of edges of borders, and weeding. Then alternate weeks for two or three hours.

The dog is extremely well-behaved, just lying on the grass while we were talking. The cats stayed indoors.

I explained that this is a temporary arrangement while my knee recovers, and he was fine with that.

To the dog or gardener ?

 

[biggs682]

I hope not as I'm herding kids around Salcey Forest this morning. 🚲

If the forecast is correct, there may be a shower twixt 10 & 11 so we should be OK

Let's hope so

 

[Illaveago]

Weird fact I saw on the internet-there are two escalators in the State of Wyoming.

One up and one down ?

 

[Illaveago]

Morning .
It looks like there are lots of sun spots on our windows and cars . I could be wrong and it might just be rain !

 

[PeteXXX]

I bought a new doorbell yesterday. It has 16 different ringtones. All except the one that does a necessary DING DONG are absolute rubbish.
Who on earth wants 20 seconds of Fur Elise!? (Apologies, I can't put an omelette above the U)

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I would never use Oops after a parcel never arrived! Stayed in and waited for it as it was about to arrive according to their tracking . Watched the confusion on their tracking , eventually contacted their peeps in control who looked in to it. Eventually gave up and got a refund ! If you see the van drivers go inside their vans I think it is inconceivable for them to lose a parcel , especially a parcel 1ft X 9ins x6 ins. Falling off a conveyor belt and getting missed probably !
Our local Hermes drivers make them look useless.

A few years ago a parcel company lost a long curtain rail I'd ordered, it was for the big bay window in our lounge, a parcel that was 8 foot long and a foot across, the company I ordered it from had clear CCTV footage of it being loaded on the van but it never reached me and there's been no sign of it since, the company had to replace it, that one arrived safely.

 

[PeteXXX]

A lot of parcel companies now take a pic of the parcel at the delivery point to prove that it's been dropped off at the correct address.

 

[Mo1959]

A lot of parcel companies now take a pic of the parcel at the delivery point to prove that it's been dropped off at the correct address.

Even that doesn’t always work. Our local Facebook page often has people putting up photos of their parcels and asking if anyone recognises the door as it’s not theirs!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Even that doesn’t always work. Our local Facebook page often has people putting up photos of their parcels and asking if anyone recognises the door as it’s not theirs!

Yes they come up on our local pages regularly.

 

[DCLane]

A lot of parcel companies now take a pic of the parcel at the delivery point to prove that it's been dropped off at the correct address.

In this case the box arrived, so there's evidence it was delivered. However, it had been opened and badly re-taped. I'm not sure Skagen/Fossil send out packages sealed like this (note - I cut the tape to open it):

The company are starting with the investigation process ...