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You have literally one job, DHL.
18 Jan 2024 10:40 amYour job is to deliver packages to people. Why do you suck at it so badly?
Remember how my package with the calendars was damaged and had to be repacked? DHL determined that everything was fine and put it into a new box and brought it to me yesterday. When I opened the package, two of the four books were missing. And it wasn't one of each; both of the daily planners were there, and neither of the weekly planners were.
So I had an unscheduled speedwalk (as much as one can speedwalk on ice) to the slightly farther Späti with the post office (the closer one smells like the owner smokes inside, and he was extremely unfriendly when I dropped a package off there), where I filled out a claim for damages and sent it back to the repacking station, where hopefully SOMEONE will get a very stern talking-to about theft and/or "yeah, 4 books totally equals 2 books, yeah, sure." (The packing slip was IN THE BOX.)
Because the longer I wait, the less useful 2024 planners become, I then went to a physical store in Friedrichshain that was listed on the Leuchtturm site as a retail location. This involved walking to the train station, taking the train, and then walking 15 minutes to the store (because F'hain is very poorly connected via transit). Where, of course, because we're halfway through January, the selection of 2024 planners was low, so I got a weekly planner from Leuchtturm and a daily Moleskine, which I didn't like as much but it was the only one they had. And then a reverse trip home, so I was gone for a little over an hour (about 10 minutes of which were spent in the store) and didn't even get what I actually wanted.
Then I had to take Musya to the vet because she's been going to the litter box more often than usual (and practically excavating every time she's in there). The vet is about 10 minutes' walk (600 m, according to GMaps), but I allowed extra time because of ice. Musya doesn't like the carrier, which is a little backpack, so she mews pitifully. But she has a view of everything (mostly cars or bushes). Anyway, she probably has a UTI, so she got an antibiotic injection and I have to take her back tomorrow for another (it lasts 2 days). (I *can* get tablets into her, but it's a struggle.) I'll also let the vet know if she's improved.
(Also vets are SO MUCH CHEAPER here. Consult + antibiotic injection + another injection + a jar of lysine for her eye herpes was 71 Euro. My vet back in NC charged $70 just to say hello!)
According to my fitbit, I walked 5 miles yesterday. I'd planned on walking A mile (less than, even, since a mile = 1.6 km, and it's 1.2 km to the vet and back), so I'm going to call the extra 4 miles yesterday my cardio. Today I need to do stretching and joint mobilization.
Remember how my package with the calendars was damaged and had to be repacked? DHL determined that everything was fine and put it into a new box and brought it to me yesterday. When I opened the package, two of the four books were missing. And it wasn't one of each; both of the daily planners were there, and neither of the weekly planners were.
So I had an unscheduled speedwalk (as much as one can speedwalk on ice) to the slightly farther Späti with the post office (the closer one smells like the owner smokes inside, and he was extremely unfriendly when I dropped a package off there), where I filled out a claim for damages and sent it back to the repacking station, where hopefully SOMEONE will get a very stern talking-to about theft and/or "yeah, 4 books totally equals 2 books, yeah, sure." (The packing slip was IN THE BOX.)
Because the longer I wait, the less useful 2024 planners become, I then went to a physical store in Friedrichshain that was listed on the Leuchtturm site as a retail location. This involved walking to the train station, taking the train, and then walking 15 minutes to the store (because F'hain is very poorly connected via transit). Where, of course, because we're halfway through January, the selection of 2024 planners was low, so I got a weekly planner from Leuchtturm and a daily Moleskine, which I didn't like as much but it was the only one they had. And then a reverse trip home, so I was gone for a little over an hour (about 10 minutes of which were spent in the store) and didn't even get what I actually wanted.
Then I had to take Musya to the vet because she's been going to the litter box more often than usual (and practically excavating every time she's in there). The vet is about 10 minutes' walk (600 m, according to GMaps), but I allowed extra time because of ice. Musya doesn't like the carrier, which is a little backpack, so she mews pitifully. But she has a view of everything (mostly cars or bushes). Anyway, she probably has a UTI, so she got an antibiotic injection and I have to take her back tomorrow for another (it lasts 2 days). (I *can* get tablets into her, but it's a struggle.) I'll also let the vet know if she's improved.
(Also vets are SO MUCH CHEAPER here. Consult + antibiotic injection + another injection + a jar of lysine for her eye herpes was 71 Euro. My vet back in NC charged $70 just to say hello!)
According to my fitbit, I walked 5 miles yesterday. I'd planned on walking A mile (less than, even, since a mile = 1.6 km, and it's 1.2 km to the vet and back), so I'm going to call the extra 4 miles yesterday my cardio. Today I need to do stretching and joint mobilization.
