Darryl ordered a pair of Vans from the United States that have been in Nantes since 8 May. For the past week DHL has been trying to deliver them to the residence but each time has been unsuccessful because they can't leave the package unless she pays them 12 euro for the delivery.
The residence, being French, doesn't bother to send the DHL courier to her room or call her even though she has left her cell phone number at the accueil. So she has asked me to help her.
I have called DHL and asked them when they will next deliver the package and their answer was not a French one that I was expecting, but more familiar: "It will be there some time between 9 in the morning and 6 at night." Seems some things are the same no matter where you are and I wondered if French cable men are the same. Probably so.
So today we conducted a stakeout in her room, both of us looking out the window with anticipation each time a car could be heard in the residence's driveway. Thus passed 6 hours. The package didn't come today but I can't really lie and say that today was not enjoyable. No, I think the day spent sitting in her room watching old episodes of Judge Judy and filling the hours with random conversations was perfect.
The residence, being French, doesn't bother to send the DHL courier to her room or call her even though she has left her cell phone number at the accueil. So she has asked me to help her.
I have called DHL and asked them when they will next deliver the package and their answer was not a French one that I was expecting, but more familiar: "It will be there some time between 9 in the morning and 6 at night." Seems some things are the same no matter where you are and I wondered if French cable men are the same. Probably so.
So today we conducted a stakeout in her room, both of us looking out the window with anticipation each time a car could be heard in the residence's driveway. Thus passed 6 hours. The package didn't come today but I can't really lie and say that today was not enjoyable. No, I think the day spent sitting in her room watching old episodes of Judge Judy and filling the hours with random conversations was perfect.
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