Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Royal Fail...

Bleed in' typical, innit!

Royal Mail, guaranteed delivery, 29th Jan.

10:50: Ringly Dingly Dancing Dwarf:
      "Y'erlo"
      "Xym, you about for coffee later"
      "Well, I be awaiting a delivery. I can get into t'City this arvo"
      "Laterz Taterz"
      "Spudz Bloodz"

So, post Jeremy Kyle, Wright Stuff on +1 finishes, Babylon 5 ends... No post

And it's 1pm - time for Disappeared (followed by Jeremy Kyle double bill on ITV2, then...)

Fuck it!

13:01: Tippety tappety texty message:
      "Sod it. If they int here by half-past, Teh Xym is a-getting the 20 to bus! Should be in City about 2ish"
      "Cool Beanz!"

13:31: Leave house
13:32: Return to retrieve specs wot I forgot to put on
13:33: Re-leave house...
           ...wait for bus...
           ...keep eye out for Royal Mail van (just in case)...
13:43: Bus turns up 5 mins late 

Drinkey drinkey, biscuit bitey, singularity of Barista Babe for lechment thereof, pop over to CEX, refuse to pay £15 for a second hand Vanellope what's £8.49 new on Amazon (or £9.98 or 3 for 2, making it £6.65 new at Toys'Я'Us), pop to Game and slashed priced Tonto Story, back to CEX for hexagonal disceries, then home...

16:51: Unlock front door. Royal Mail card on floor. Attempted delivery at 13:30!

14 minutes at least before they were even in my area!

Time travelling PostFolk.

Bastards!