I've heard some excuses for late delivery, to which I can now add that the courier has locked himself out of his own van today- fairly common, so it was bound to happen to us sooner or later.
Less usual, also on my list, the fire at the oil terminal on the M1 - closing the motorway for days.
Or - the truck has been taken for forensics by the police - someone introduced illicit goods into the consignment.
The container was washed overboard in the Bay of Biscay...look it up...this happens all the time!
There's 29,000 rubber ducks fell off a ship in the Pacific 19 years ago, which are still landing on beaches all round the world!
My personal favourite - VERY UNFUNNY AT THE TIME! - we flew in a very big urgent consignment from Calcutta, and the air-freighter was an old Russian Iluyshin.
When it landed in Gatwick, it was impossible to open the cargo bay.
The doors were jammed solid.
I think they burnt a hole in it - it took two days to get to the goods, and we paid a hefty penalty for a late delivery.
Still, what else can you do for a bit of excitement, when you sell luggage?
Less usual, also on my list, the fire at the oil terminal on the M1 - closing the motorway for days.
Or - the truck has been taken for forensics by the police - someone introduced illicit goods into the consignment.
The container was washed overboard in the Bay of Biscay...look it up...this happens all the time!
There's 29,000 rubber ducks fell off a ship in the Pacific 19 years ago, which are still landing on beaches all round the world!
My personal favourite - VERY UNFUNNY AT THE TIME! - we flew in a very big urgent consignment from Calcutta, and the air-freighter was an old Russian Iluyshin.
When it landed in Gatwick, it was impossible to open the cargo bay.
The doors were jammed solid.
I think they burnt a hole in it - it took two days to get to the goods, and we paid a hefty penalty for a late delivery.
Still, what else can you do for a bit of excitement, when you sell luggage?
