poppies

[stuart noble]

Seems the Tower of London poppies are to be destroyed after all.....by handing them over to Yodel for delivery!

[Bill]

In message , stuart noble writes

If it wasn't true, that could almost have been amusing.

At least they aren't using Hermes, The package said "fragile", so they threw it over a six foot high gate onto a concrete path!

[R D S]

Hermes Driver came in recently,

Her: "package for Xxxxx Xxxxx."

Me: "There's noone of that name here."

Her: "Well it's got this address on it."

Me: "No it hasn't, this bit is Blackburn Road (this is printed on the door in 3 inch high letters), it becomes Duckworth St further along."

Her: "Will you take it anyway?"

[Another John]

Meaning: "Bugger: I've already used up the 37 seconds they allotted me for this delivery!"

J.

[Bill]

In message , Another John writes

There was an item about them on BBC Watchdog this evening, it wasn't very complementary.

[BobH]

I know, I saw it as well. But I have to say that for as many parcels I sent with Hermes, I have not had any complaints at all. everyone has received the parcel within around the 2/3 day time, and none have been damaged.

I must be one of the few lucky ones. That makes a change as I'm normally one of the unlucky so and so's

[alan_m]

The symbolism have have been more powerful if they had left the poppies in place and let the winter frosts destroy them. It would have been all over by Christmas.