Some Revisions
I've decided to give parcelforever another chance. I realize now that the reason my parcel took 6 days of flight in an airplane to get to the UK from SF, was because it spent 5 out of those 6 days sitting in a shed somewhere outside the International Hub in London. Now that my parcel has gone through customs and has been placed safely in parcelforce's hands, I'm meant to expect its arrival within 48 hours.
The only problem is that I got nabbed by customs charges, and now the arrival of my parcel will be a sweet sour event. I'll get my much desired paintball gear, and also, a shiny bill for hell knows how much. As far as I can tell, customs just make up a random figure and charge you for it. (not really).
So parcelforce hereby has the chance to prove itself worthy of this humble (or not) blogger's (rarely) praise.
You know when I'm waiting for a parcel, there suddenly seems to be an increase in heavy traffic outside my house. It's always been the same. This morning I woke with a start as what sounded like two timber lorries thundered past our driveway. I almost had the urge to jump and and peer out the window, to see if either of the lorries had my parcel stacked somewhere between pine logs. I resisted though, and slumbered as the garbage truck rolled on by, an RACQ repair van (I got up to check that one), and a dozen other heavy vehicles. It's a conspiracy I tell ye.
On to another subject, I just finished reading Buchan's The Island Of Sheep. It's the last of many accounts of Richard Hannay and his circle of friends, doing what they do best: kicking evil butt. Of course most of us will remember Dick Hannay from the 39 Steps, and I'm glad to say that Buchan develops his character marvelously over the rest of the series. He even creates a circle of friends for Hannay, all who have their own books and adventures along the way. Buchan seemingly creates an immense world for readers of the series to experience. I'd thoroughly recommend reading the 39 Steps, and then graduating onto a few other novels involving Hannay, before reading what must amount to Buchan's best work: The Courts of the Morning.
The only problem is that I got nabbed by customs charges, and now the arrival of my parcel will be a sweet sour event. I'll get my much desired paintball gear, and also, a shiny bill for hell knows how much. As far as I can tell, customs just make up a random figure and charge you for it. (not really).
So parcelforce hereby has the chance to prove itself worthy of this humble (or not) blogger's (rarely) praise.
You know when I'm waiting for a parcel, there suddenly seems to be an increase in heavy traffic outside my house. It's always been the same. This morning I woke with a start as what sounded like two timber lorries thundered past our driveway. I almost had the urge to jump and and peer out the window, to see if either of the lorries had my parcel stacked somewhere between pine logs. I resisted though, and slumbered as the garbage truck rolled on by, an RACQ repair van (I got up to check that one), and a dozen other heavy vehicles. It's a conspiracy I tell ye.
On to another subject, I just finished reading Buchan's The Island Of Sheep. It's the last of many accounts of Richard Hannay and his circle of friends, doing what they do best: kicking evil butt. Of course most of us will remember Dick Hannay from the 39 Steps, and I'm glad to say that Buchan develops his character marvelously over the rest of the series. He even creates a circle of friends for Hannay, all who have their own books and adventures along the way. Buchan seemingly creates an immense world for readers of the series to experience. I'd thoroughly recommend reading the 39 Steps, and then graduating onto a few other novels involving Hannay, before reading what must amount to Buchan's best work: The Courts of the Morning.
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