In my experience DHL are pretty poor but DPD are the best. Royal Mail are slow as well as being expensive while Yodel and Evri vary probably depending on who is delivering for them. I think both get a big turnover in staff.

I'm hoping I'll get a DPD delivery tomorrow as the place I bought from is usually next day.

Amazon are usually good but do sometimes slip on the window they first give. Again I suspect new drivers.

There was an article in yesterday's paper about these Couriers.
It seems they get many, many complaints.
This was how they said the courier  firms rated:

Royal Mail  2/5

Evri    1/5

Yodel   3/5

DHL   4/5

DPD   4/5

Amazon   0/5

Not good is it!

Maude is cured but full of shame
She wouldn't go near Barry Cox again 
Her chastity belt will again be worn
She'll be innocent as the day she was born

Thank  you so much you kind, lovely folks.   It means a lot.

So far, that frightening episode of yesterday has not recurred.   Touch wood.
She has slept a lot today,   she is sound asleep in her basket next to me as I write.
She probably sleeps deeper these days because noises that would have woken her once,  she can no longer hear.

I will need to go out to my chiropractor for an hour tomorrow,  and I am a bit worried incase she has an attack and I am not here with her,  but I will not always be able to stay in all day and everyday just incase.   It is sometimes difficult when there is only one of you to keep an eye on everything, isn't it.

I can only carry on, and stay with her as much as humanely possible,  and hope for the best.   
Unfortunately I do have an ominous feeling about this though.   Only time will tell.

Thankyou again my friends.  x x x x

 

Hung about half the morning waiting for my Ocado order to come,  and wondering why the driver hadn't contacted me.   They always send a text when they are nearly here,  and give me an approximate time of arrival,  but not a word today.
In the end I went onto their website to see what was going on,  and saw I hadn't even got an order today!

It turned out that for some strange reason,  I had asked for it next Tuesday instead??  
I never,  ever,  have a Tuesday delivery,  as I like to have fresh food in for the weekend,  so Thursday suits me fine.

I phoned them,  and after talking to a very helpful lady,  we cancelled the Tuesday delivery and changed it to tomorrow instead.    No idea what happened there,  whether it was my own fault,  or theirs,  but it certainly did look like I had the delivery date all wrong somehow.    

QuoteYesterday my wrist hurt. Today that's fine. My shoulder hurts instead. Wonder what it will be tomorrow.

Don't even go there😜😜

Maude is cured but full of shame
She wouldn't go near Barry Cox again

Oh Liffey !!!! xxx
My heart goes out to you Mups.. 

I can certainly appreciate how you felt, Mups.
Our last cat, Poppy, who lived to the age of 23, became ill. We took him to the vet who explained there was nothing he could do, and had to put him down.
We left the vet's place, I with tears in my eyes.  I remember thinking afterwards that all the other owners in the waiting room would have seen me crying, at my age!  I couldn't help myself, though.

Wonder if yesterday's parcel will be delivered today..... Finally.