{"id":1968,"date":"2009-02-10T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-10T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mitziszereto.wordpress.com\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2012-04-01T03:56:45","modified_gmt":"2012-04-01T02:56:45","slug":"waiting-for-godot-or-rather-the-argos-delivery-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitziszereto.com\/blog\/waiting-for-godot-or-rather-the-argos-delivery-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Waiting For Godot (or Rather the Argos Delivery Man)"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s now Day 2 in – dum da-da DUM <\/em>– The Adventures of the New Vacuum Cleaner!<\/p>\n

…Well, if it ever bloody gets here, that is.<\/p>\n

Don’t you just LOVE waiting around for delivery men? I say “men” because they are usually always men, therefore it figures that everything will be a complete cock-up (no pun intended) when men are involved in having to sort anything out other than their dirty socks. Though come to think of it, they can’t even get that right. Indeed, the world is run by men. Do we need any further evidence of their incompetence? Having said that, I’m no great fan of women either. On the contrary. In fact, I think we need an entirely new gender since neither of the two we’re now stuck with appear to be of any benefit to society, or the world in general. Back to the drawing board, Mr. Darwin!<\/p>\n

So, yesterday while I waited at home all day for the Argos<\/a> delivery van, my little heart pounding with excitement over the prospect of finally being able to vacuum my carpets after more than two months (my previous vacuum committed suicide) – forgoing an urgent trip to the post office I should add – an attempt was made to deliver my new vacuum cleaner to the occupant of another flat. I find this most disconcerting, seeing that my address was correct on the order and has since been confirmed and reconfirmed and reconfirmed yet again. I’m certain they all went down the pub last night while I left the outside light burning my carbon footprint even deeper into the earth’s soil as I waited for an after-hours delivery that never arrived. If this keeps up much longer, I’ll be thirsting for revenge <\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The thought that someone else might be vacuuming their flat with my lovely new bagless vacuum cleaner with hose and attachments which was ordered for me as a gift by one of my loftmen<\/a> really sticks in my craw. I can’t abide infidelity of any sort, not even if committed by a vacuum cleaner. As for the bestower of said vacuum cleaner, I have a suspicion he’s trying to make up for the rather lax service of late I’ve been receiving from my original loftman, who’s ignored my numerous and increasingly desperate pleas to take me to Ikea<\/a> to buy some lamps (I had two die on me) and a new kitchen rug (spilled bleach on the old). I also have several empty suitcases on the landing along with two empty boxes that need storing up in the loft. I’m now at the point where I’m calling this catastrophe on my landing “Installation Art.” Tracey Emin<\/a>‘s got nothing over me!<\/p>\n

I tell you, things are getting so grim round ‘ere that I’ve been forced to advertise for a new loftman. I mean, what’s a single girl living on her own in Blighty to do? As I’ve found out, you can’t count on anyone these days, especially <\/em>men. I did get some replies to my job posting, however, and yes, I’ve pretty much decided on my new loftman. He’s cute, foreign, and he really likes my bear. As a matter of fact, they’re becoming quite chummy! The only problem is, my prospective loftman doesn’t have a visa for the UK. But other than that, he’s perfect!<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, from the upstairs window I peer down at the street below, hoping to see the Argos delivery van pull up outside. How much longer must I wait?????<\/p>\n

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