Hercule
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That does seem to be the pervasive, if tacet, mantra of those in certain quarters.Rules, shmules …
That does seem to be the pervasive, if tacet, mantra of those in certain quarters.Rules, shmules …
Had it occurred to you that it might not be a matter of "need", but a matter of "want"? For some people they might simply want the company and/or opinions of their partner. "What do you think of this style? Do you think it looks okay on me?" It also shows some consideration, seeing how they'll likely be seen in public together. My wife has asked my opinions on a number of occasions when she wasn't sure about an item of clothing that, to her, looked good on the hanger in the store. Many times those items remained on their hangers because they weren't flattering to my wife, and she usually found other items (at my suggestion) that looked better on her.It was, it is and it will always be funny for me to see couples of every ages in the clothing stores.
I mean, what is it with them? Why are these people so unable to buy their stuff by themselves?? Why they need their partner in the store?
Looks a LAW, light ant-tank weapon; also called 'PRINGLES' by American grunts.If there will be a gravestone for me, I want THIS on it!:
"WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE STREET??"
I'm with you on this one. But what is really something is when they dress to go out and they match their clothing colors with each other. that's sad.It was, it is and it will always be funny for me to see couples of every ages in the clothing stores.
I mean, what is it with them? Why are these people so unable to buy their stuff by themselves?? Why they need their partner in the store?
Didn't realize you are from Germany. I don't know if you're a world war one buff, but yesterday was Werner Voss" Birth day.Our actual clean numbers.
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Worked for UPS back in the seventies, same then as they are now. The drivers are on a time limit and if there are too many packages for them to deliver too bad, they won't deliver. As for getting in touch you may think it's bad now go back to the seventies w/o internet etc. and you'll realize how impossible it was then as nowI have a whole skeleton full of bones to pick with the United Parcel Service, which I have caught *twice in one day* falsifying statements on tracking reports, claiming "delivery attempt was made, no one to receive package" when in both cases no attempt was made. One of them was at work, where I've been waiting for two days to receive our next film, and one was a personal package. In the former case, I was standing in the open front door welcoming patrons at the exact time the driver claimed to be making an "unsuccessful delivery attempt" -- and neither a truck nor a driver was anywhere in sight. And in the latter case, I was standing on my front porch, with the light on, and thef door open, watching the truck pull up, DELIVER TWO PACKAGES TO MY NEIGHBORS, and then drive away, logging my own delivery as "Attempted, not at home."
I've filed formal complaints with UPS over this, and also with our film shipper, asking them to use alternate shipping services from here on. This is the second time in three weeks this has happened with a film shipment, and clearly something untoward is going on at our local depot.
Added to the fun is the utter impossibility of actually being able to speak to someone either locally or nationally at UPS. All attempts to contact them direct you either to a robotic telephone system or an A-I online interface that will only allow canned questions and answers.
I've never had an experience like this with the USPS, or with Fed-Ex. And I'm about done with UPS.
Worked for UPS back in the seventies, same then as they are now. The drivers are on a time limit and if there are too many packages for them to deliver too bad, they won't deliver. As for getting in touch you may think it's bad now go back to the seventies w/o internet etc. and you'll realize how impossible it was then as now
I have a whole skeleton full of bones to pick with the United Parcel Service, which I have caught *twice in one day* falsifying statements on tracking reports, claiming "delivery attempt was made, no one to receive package" .....
I've heard a lot of similar horror stories -- drivers put on "speedups" that compromise their ability to do their job, etc. But the situation with our film shipments is a lot more than just an inconvenience -- it literally interferes with our ability to conduct our business. If we don't have the film we're scheduled to show, we can't operate, and people lose paychecks. UPS is taking money under false pretenses from our distributor -- who is paying for premium-level service and not receiving it, and is also interfering with the ability of our staff to earn a living. Me getting a pair of shoes a day or two late is annoying, but interfering with my ability to do my job is well beyond the pale.
Sadly apropos to today's discussion: Mom in law sent an Easter card with 6k check in on Monday. Card arrived this afternoon (Thursday), envelope had been opened and the check was missing. USPS is a closed system is it not? Gee, who could have taken it?