On Tue, 22 Sep 2015 22:19:04 +0100, Mike Clarke wrote:

On 11/09/2015 09:15, Fredxxx wrote:
On 11/09/2015 08:57, Rod Speed wrote:

[snip]

Even better to take a photo of the individual who signs for it so that
if there is any dispute about who it was delivered to and who signed
for if can be trivially proven that the driver didn't just toss it
over the fence and sign for it himself.

I'm sure that will happen soon.

Well, that's more or less what happened yesterday when my daughter had a
dishwasher delivered from Appliances Online. The driver took a photo of
the freshly delivered appliance sitting in the middle of her kitchen.

Yes, they always do that (at least for the three items we've bought, the
most recent being ten days ago).

Bloody good service from them.

On 22/09/2015 23:07, Bob Eager wrote:


Bloody good service from them.


I've had poor service from Appliances Online. I paid extra for an
in-stock item to be delivered 4 days later. They emailed me at 3pm on
the day of delivery to inform me that the carrier had just picked up the
item. It was delivered 3 days later. They don't answer emails.



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On Fri, 11 Sep 2015 10:15:04 +0100, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 22:15:24 on Thu, 10 Sep 2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
You mean if I track a DPD parcel coming to my house, I can see where it
is?

Yes. Although it depends on the service the sender has selected. It
tracks as with all the other carriers until it leaves the local depot.
Then you can see the van's location, and how many deliveries are left
before yours, and how long it will be.

Cool. I knew they were better than others (they give you a 1 hour
delivery window), but I didn't know they were that good.

But should the driver happen to arrive before the start of the 1 hour
window, the hand held device won't let you sign for it until the window
has started.
DAMHIKT

I have had that problem before. The driver was most irritated but got around it. I think he signed for it himself later on. Quite why DPD
thought a customer would not like the parcel delivered early is beyond comprehension.

If you are out of the house, and heading home in order to be in when the
parcel arrives, being early isn't any good. Unless in those
circumstances the driver waits until the time you were given.

DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

--
What happens if you install windows 98 on a system with 2 processors?
It crashes twice.

In message , at 17:11:50 on Sun, 4 Oct 2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
You mean if I track a DPD parcel coming to my house, I can see where it
is?

Yes. Although it depends on the service the sender has selected. It
tracks as with all the other carriers until it leaves the local depot.
Then you can see the van's location, and how many deliveries are left
before yours, and how long it will be.

Cool. I knew they were better than others (they give you a 1 hour
delivery window), but I didn't know they were that good.

But should the driver happen to arrive before the start of the 1 hour
window, the hand held device won't let you sign for it until the window
has started.
DAMHIKT

I have had that problem before. The driver was most irritated but got around it. I think he signed for it himself later on. Quite why DPD
thought a customer would not like the parcel delivered early is beyond comprehension.

If you are out of the house, and heading home in order to be in when the
parcel arrives, being early isn't any good. Unless in those
circumstances the driver waits until the time you were given.

DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house there
is, but my last one there wasn't.
--
Roland Perry

On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 17:22:09 +0100, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 17:11:50 on Sun, 4 Oct 2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
You mean if I track a DPD parcel coming to my house, I can see where it
is?

Yes. Although it depends on the service the sender has selected. It
tracks as with all the other carriers until it leaves the local depot.
Then you can see the van's location, and how many deliveries are left
before yours, and how long it will be.

Cool. I knew they were better than others (they give you a 1 hour
delivery window), but I didn't know they were that good.

But should the driver happen to arrive before the start of the 1 hour
window, the hand held device won't let you sign for it until the window
has started.
DAMHIKT

I have had that problem before. The driver was most irritated but got around it. I think he signed for it himself later on. Quite why DPD
thought a customer would not like the parcel delivered early is beyond comprehension.

If you are out of the house, and heading home in order to be in when the
parcel arrives, being early isn't any good. Unless in those
circumstances the driver waits until the time you were given.

DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

Why not pull into your driveway?

--
Confucius say man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day.

Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 17:11:50 on Sun, 4 Oct 2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
You mean if I track a DPD parcel coming to my house, I can see where it
is?

Yes. Although it depends on the service the sender has selected. It
tracks as with all the other carriers until it leaves the local depot.
Then you can see the van's location, and how many deliveries are left
before yours, and how long it will be.

Cool. I knew they were better than others (they give you a 1 hour
delivery window), but I didn't know they were that good.

But should the driver happen to arrive before the start of the 1 hour
window, the hand held device won't let you sign for it until the window
has started.
DAMHIKT

I have had that problem before. The driver was most irritated but got
around it. I think he signed for it himself later on. Quite why DPD
thought a customer would not like the parcel delivered early is beyond comprehension.

If you are out of the house, and heading home in order to be in when the
parcel arrives, being early isn't any good. Unless in those
circumstances the driver waits until the time you were given.

DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

They can't delivery early. Their data loggers will not accept a signature
earlier than the earliest time allotted.

Tim

On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 17:40:03 +0100, Tim+ wrote:

Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 17:11:50 on Sun, 4 Oct 2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
You mean if I track a DPD parcel coming to my house, I can see where it
is?

Yes. Although it depends on the service the sender has selected. It
tracks as with all the other carriers until it leaves the local depot.
Then you can see the van's location, and how many deliveries are left
before yours, and how long it will be.

Cool. I knew they were better than others (they give you a 1 hour
delivery window), but I didn't know they were that good.

But should the driver happen to arrive before the start of the 1 hour
window, the hand held device won't let you sign for it until the window
has started.
DAMHIKT

I have had that problem before. The driver was most irritated but got
around it. I think he signed for it himself later on. Quite why DPD
thought a customer would not like the parcel delivered early is beyond comprehension.

If you are out of the house, and heading home in order to be in when the
parcel arrives, being early isn't any good. Unless in those
circumstances the driver waits until the time you were given.

DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

They can't delivery early. Their data loggers will not accept a signature
earlier than the earliest time allotted.

Which is what I originally pointed out was stupid. If the driver is there early and the customer is there early, there is no harm in delivering it early. The data logger should only disallow "customer not in" being entered too early.

--
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic -- Arthur C Clarke

In message , at 17:39:53 on Sun, 4 Oct 2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

Why not pull into your driveway?

Many houses don't have them.
--
Roland Perry

On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 18:55:38 +0100, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 17:39:53 on Sun, 4 Oct 2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

Why not pull into your driveway?

Many houses don't have them.

Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

--
A man is a person who will pay two dollars for a one-dollar item he wants.
A woman will pay one dollar for a two-dollar item that she doesn't want.

In message , at 19:02:15 on Sun, 4 Oct 2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

Why not pull into your driveway?

Many houses don't have them.

Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Someone has to.
--
Roland Perry

On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 19:14:03 +0100, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 19:02:15 on Sun, 4 Oct 2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

Why not pull into your driveway?

Many houses don't have them.

Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Someone has to.

No they don't, nobody is forced to buy a house.

--
The best way to insulate your home is with a big pile of fridge-foam aerosol cans:
Just fill the entire house with foam and tunnel to the bits you need to get to, pack rat style.

On Sunday, 4 October 2015 19:02:22 UTC+1, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
Why not pull into your driveway?
Many houses don't have them.
Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Because a lot of very nice houses in towns date from a time when the hall-boy would whistle up a hansom as required, which negated the requirement to keep a carriage.

Owain

On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 19:30:10 +0100, wrote:

On Sunday, 4 October 2015 19:02:22 UTC+1, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
Why not pull into your driveway?
Many houses don't have them.
Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Because a lot of very nice houses in towns date from a time when the hall-boy would whistle up a hansom as required, which negated the requirement to keep a carriage.

Doesn't change the fact it's inconvenient in the 21st century. Plenty houses like that have been given a drive.

--
A doctor held a stethoscope up to a man's chest. The man asks, "Doc, how do I stand? "
The doctor says, "That's what puzzles me!"

On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 19:30:10 +0100, wrote:

On Sunday, 4 October 2015 19:02:22 UTC+1, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
Why not pull into your driveway?
Many houses don't have them.
Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Because a lot of very nice houses in towns

Let me stop you there. It's not nice to live in a town.

--
Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same. -- Oscar Wilde

On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 19:30:10 +0100, wrote:

On Sunday, 4 October 2015 19:02:22 UTC+1, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
Why not pull into your driveway?
Many houses don't have them.
Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Because a lot of very nice houses in towns date from a time when the hall-boy

Kinky.

--
Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same. -- Oscar Wilde

"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 17:40:03 +0100, Tim+
wrote:

Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 17:11:50 on Sun, 4 Oct 2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
You mean if I track a DPD parcel coming to my house, I can see
where it
is?

Yes. Although it depends on the service the sender has selected.
It
tracks as with all the other carriers until it leaves the local
depot.
Then you can see the van's location, and how many deliveries are
left
before yours, and how long it will be.

Cool. I knew they were better than others (they give you a 1 hour
delivery window), but I didn't know they were that good.

But should the driver happen to arrive before the start of the 1
hour
window, the hand held device won't let you sign for it until the
window
has started.
DAMHIKT

I have had that problem before. The driver was most irritated but
got
around it. I think he signed for it himself later on. Quite why DPD
thought a customer would not like the parcel delivered early is
beyond comprehension.

If you are out of the house, and heading home in order to be in when
the
parcel arrives, being early isn't any good. Unless in those
circumstances the driver waits until the time you were given.

DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

They can't delivery early. Their data loggers will not accept a signature
earlier than the earliest time allotted.

Which is what I originally pointed out was stupid. If the driver is there
early and the customer is there early, there is no harm in delivering it
early. The data logger should only disallow "customer not in" being
entered too early.

Yeah, presumably that is just a brain fart by those who designed the system.

"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 18:55:38 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 17:39:53 on Sun, 4 Oct 2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the
clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

Why not pull into your driveway?

Many houses don't have them.

Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Because they can't find one which has one of those parts
at a price they can afford where they want to live.

"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 19:14:03 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 19:02:15 on Sun, 4 Oct 2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of
the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the
clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house
there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

Why not pull into your driveway?

Many houses don't have them.

Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Someone has to.

No they don't, nobody is forced to buy a house.

They are when they can't find one with a driveway
for a price they can afford where they want to live.

On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 21:47:17 +0100, Rod Speed wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 18:55:38 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 17:39:53 on Sun, 4 Oct 2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the
clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

Why not pull into your driveway?

Many houses don't have them.

Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Because they can't find one which has one of those parts
at a price they can afford where they want to live.

Then they should live somewhere cheaper.


--
"Okay, okay, I take it back! Un**** you!"

"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 21:47:17 +0100, Rod Speed
wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 18:55:38 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 17:39:53 on Sun, 4 Oct 2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of
the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the
clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house
there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

Why not pull into your driveway?

Many houses don't have them.

Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Because they can't find one which has one of those parts
at a price they can afford where they want to live.

Then they should live somewhere cheaper.

But that can see them spend a lot more on going to and
from work or see no work available for them to do there.

On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 22:34:11 +0100, Rod Speed wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 21:47:17 +0100, Rod Speed
wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 18:55:38 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 17:39:53 on Sun, 4 Oct 2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of
the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the
clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house
there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

Why not pull into your driveway?

Many houses don't have them.

Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Because they can't find one which has one of those parts
at a price they can afford where they want to live.

Then they should live somewhere cheaper.

But that can see them spend a lot more on going to and
from work or see no work available for them to do there.

Unemployment is just as bad in cities. And commuting is cheaper than stupid city prices for smaller houses with lots of noise.

--
When shagging a goat you are best taking it to the edge of a cliff because they push back harder. -- Billy Connelly

"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 22:34:11 +0100, Rod Speed
wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 21:47:17 +0100, Rod Speed
wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 18:55:38 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 17:39:53 on Sun, 4 Oct
2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of
the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the
clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they
can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house
there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

Why not pull into your driveway?

Many houses don't have them.

Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Because they can't find one which has one of those parts
at a price they can afford where they want to live.

Then they should live somewhere cheaper.

But that can see them spend a lot more on going to and
from work or see no work available for them to do there.

Unemployment is just as bad in cities.

That's not true, particularly with the most skilled work.

And commuting is cheaper than stupid city prices for smaller houses with
lots of noise.

But wastes a hell of a lot of your day.

On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 23:13:42 +0100, Rod Speed wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 22:34:11 +0100, Rod Speed
wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 21:47:17 +0100, Rod Speed
wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 18:55:38 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 17:39:53 on Sun, 4 Oct
2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning of
the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for the
clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they
can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house
there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

Why not pull into your driveway?

Many houses don't have them.

Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Because they can't find one which has one of those parts
at a price they can afford where they want to live.

Then they should live somewhere cheaper.

But that can see them spend a lot more on going to and
from work or see no work available for them to do there.

Unemployment is just as bad in cities.

That's not true, particularly with the most skilled work.

Statistics tell otherwise.

And commuting is cheaper than stupid city prices for smaller houses with
lots of noise.

But wastes a hell of a lot of your day.

But you only need to work half as much for a house half the price.

--
"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to high office" - Aesop

"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 23:13:42 +0100, Rod Speed
wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 22:34:11 +0100, Rod Speed
wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 21:47:17 +0100, Rod Speed

wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 18:55:38 +0100, Roland Perry

wrote:

In message , at 17:39:53 on Sun, 4 Oct
2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning
of
the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for
the
clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they
can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house
there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

Why not pull into your driveway?

Many houses don't have them.

Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Because they can't find one which has one of those parts
at a price they can afford where they want to live.

Then they should live somewhere cheaper.

But that can see them spend a lot more on going to and
from work or see no work available for them to do there.

Unemployment is just as bad in cities.

That's not true, particularly with the most skilled work.

Statistics tell otherwise.

Like hell they do, particularly with the most skilled work.

And commuting is cheaper than stupid city prices for smaller houses with
lots of noise.

But wastes a hell of a lot of your day.

But you only need to work half as much for a house half the price.

Few get that option and they're rather
be paid for that commute time too.

On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 22:09:08 +0100, Rod Speed wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
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On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 23:13:42 +0100, Rod Speed
wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 22:34:11 +0100, Rod Speed
wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 21:47:17 +0100, Rod Speed

wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 18:55:38 +0100, Roland Perry

wrote:

In message , at 17:39:53 on Sun, 4 Oct
2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning
of
the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for
the
clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere they
can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current house
there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

Why not pull into your driveway?

Many houses don't have them.

Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Because they can't find one which has one of those parts
at a price they can afford where they want to live.

Then they should live somewhere cheaper.

But that can see them spend a lot more on going to and
from work or see no work available for them to do there.

Unemployment is just as bad in cities.

That's not true, particularly with the most skilled work.

Statistics tell otherwise.

Like hell they do, particularly with the most skilled work.

Well I've looked it up before, and in the UK, it's a pretty even spread throughout the whole country.

And commuting is cheaper than stupid city prices for smaller houses with
lots of noise.

But wastes a hell of a lot of your day.

But you only need to work half as much for a house half the price.

Few get that option

Everybody has the choice of where to live.

and they're rather be paid for that commute time too.

An extra half hour each way is worth it to save huge amounts of cash on your smaller mortgage.

--
A statistician took a standard deviation from his normal way home because the mean of the population was after him.

"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
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On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 22:09:08 +0100, Rod Speed
wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
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wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 22:34:11 +0100, Rod Speed

wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 21:47:17 +0100, Rod Speed

wrote:



"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
news On Sun, 04 Oct 2015 18:55:38 +0100, Roland Perry

wrote:

In message , at 17:39:53 on Sun, 4 Oct
2015,
Tough Guy no. 1265 remarked:
DPD deliveries I get are almost always right at the beginning
of
the
window, so perhaps they've been waiting round the corner for
the
clock
to tick on.

But if you are in, there is no reason for them to wait.

Agreed, but that depends a bit on whether there's somewhere
they
can
easily park outside the house while waiting. At my current
house
there
is, but my last one there wasn't.

Why not pull into your driveway?

Many houses don't have them.

Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Because they can't find one which has one of those parts
at a price they can afford where they want to live.

Then they should live somewhere cheaper.

But that can see them spend a lot more on going to and
from work or see no work available for them to do there.

Unemployment is just as bad in cities.

That's not true, particularly with the most skilled work.

Statistics tell otherwise.

Like hell they do, particularly with the most skilled work.

Well I've looked it up before, and in the UK, it's a pretty even spread
throughout the whole country.

Like hell it is.
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And commuting is cheaper than stupid city prices for smaller houses
with
lots of noise.

But wastes a hell of a lot of your day.

But you only need to work half as much for a house half the price.

Few get that option

Everybody has the choice of where to live.

But there aren't all that many that get to choose to
work half as much because the house is half the price.

and they're rather be paid for that commute time too.

An extra half hour each way is worth it

You don't get a house for half the price with that sort of commute.

to save huge amounts of cash on your smaller mortgage.