Suddenly, I can’t think of anything I want to write about. I managed to track down the missing parcel. Having deduced who the sender was, I had them send me the tracking number. At that point it all became clear. The package, after two attempts at delivery, never left the depot on the day of the rearranged delivery, and was still there. I drove down after work and it took me a mere hour stuck in rush hour traffic to travel the couple of miles to the depot and pick it up. Simple when you know how. The sender is acting as if they did nothing wrong in sending it to the wrong address, which is a little annoying, and the Royal mail has been in touch, after only six days, to tell me it will be investigating.
Meanwhile, another wrongly addressed parcel arrived this morning by Fedex. It arrived early (7.40am) and we were in. If it had been on time (8.10 according to the email that came at 6am) we would have missed it. My complaint to that sender, who has sent to the home address at lest 4 times in the last few years, resulted in a prompt apology and a refund of my £12 postage charges. I still don’t forgive them, but it is at least a proper apology. No evasion and no weasel words. No ” we will get back to you” – just apology and action.
Apart from that, things have been quiet. I’m sleeping a lot, which I put down to Covid. I recently had sore eyes, which I put down to using the computer too much. According to the internet, this is one of the symptoms of Covid. I hadn’t realised. Excessive watering of the eyes, discharge and itchy eyes can all be part of it, and that’s what I had. I just didn’t realise it was probably Covid related. It’s mainly gone now, but it has been quite irritating.
Looks like it’s time for masks again. Hospitals are requiring them, as they are expecting an upturn in Covid. I wore one on Wednesday and will be starting again.
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Wow – “A prompt apology and a refund of postage” is just the kind of seller you want to deal with. People make mistakes.
Re: masks – CoVid is really ramping up here too. I continue my practice of masking whenever I am in the vicinity of someone wearing a mask. I always have one in my purse and just slip it on. But I just haven’t gone to the place where I wear one every day no matter what. I’d be the only one at my jobs and just about everywhere else. It’s a weird social thing. I’m all for wearing them, but I don’t like to stand out. Isn’t that sad. Boo me.
Yes, it is peculiar. last week I was the only one with one at the doctor, though the blood test nurse put one on when she saw me wearing one. Mask wearers and misery both, it seems, like company. 🙂
Just got the recent COVID vaccination. There is a slight increase of COVID in Maine, but so far not too bad. That might change as the cold weather settles in.
I have my shingles vaccine next week. Struggling to find a suitable venu for COVID and need flu too. Local surgery does a big flu day on a Saturday – the only day I really struggle to get off as it’s also a big day in the shop.
Good luck getting it all sorted.
Definitely Covid related eye irritation, I’d say.
Seems that way.
FYE Hospitals and Doctor have required masks ever since the first outbreak. Only the conspiracy theorists refuse. Unless they want to see their doctor!
We stopped requiring masks. I continued for a while but eventually gave up as nobody else was wearing them. I see they are starting again, now that infection rates are rising. The authorities will eventually wake up to the dangers.
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They stopped requiring masks here too, though I continue to wear one. Covid affects the heart, as do infections in general.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/coronavirus-and-your-health/what-does-coronavirus-do-to-your-body