I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries.

Both are at times when we were in.

We have not had the traditional "card through the door" other courier
companies leave when they attempt a delivery.

For those of you who have had failed deliveries from Hermes, did you get a
card?

I am suspecting that the courier is just not getting to the end of the
round and recording a delivery attempt to conceal this.

Attempts recorded at 17:41 on the 25th and 21:06(!) on the 28th.
We were in at both times.

If the recording of times is in any way accurate the package was picked up
from the depot at 08:28 and the attempt was recorded at 21:06 which is one
hell of a working day.

Cheers



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David wrote:

I am suspecting that the courier is just not getting to the end of the
round and recording a delivery attempt to conceal this.

I've certainly had items make it onto the van, but then show as unloaded
again at end of day, rather than a delivery attempt, in my case the
driver lives quite local, so I can go and collect

On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 11:33:51 UTC+1, David WE Roberts (Google) wrote:
I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries.


You can get a cream to get rid of Herpes deliveries ?, best to find out who's delivering it to you first.

On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 11:33:51 UTC+1, David WE Roberts (Google) wrote:
I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries.

Both are at times when we were in.

We have not had the traditional "card through the door" other courier
companies leave when they attempt a delivery.

For those of you who have had failed deliveries from Hermes, did you get a
card?

I am suspecting that the courier is just not getting to the end of the
round and recording a delivery attempt to conceal this.

Attempts recorded at 17:41 on the 25th and 21:06(!) on the 28th.
We were in at both times.

seems to be rather common

If the recording of times is in any way accurate the package was picked up
from the depot at 08:28 and the attempt was recorded at 21:06 which is one
hell of a working day.

Cheers

On 29-Mar-17 11:33 AM, David wrote:
I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries.

Both are at times when we were in.

We have not had the traditional "card through the door" other courier
companies leave when they attempt a delivery.

For those of you who have had failed deliveries from Hermes, did you get a
card?

I am suspecting that the courier is just not getting to the end of the
round and recording a delivery attempt to conceal this.

Attempts recorded at 17:41 on the 25th and 21:06(!) on the 28th.
We were in at both times.

If the recording of times is in any way accurate the package was picked up
from the depot at 08:28 and the attempt was recorded at 21:06 which is one
hell of a working day.

Oddly enough, I have just had my first delivery using Hermes. Had I been
a lot further from the front door, I wouldn't have heard the fairly
quiet knock.

I find that only about half the delivery services use the prominent and
working door bell push. However, I have one of these:

http://www.smartparcelbox.com/

and, apart from Parcel Force, who won't leave parcels in it if a
signature is required, that usually works for missed deliveries.

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On Wed, 29 Mar 2017 03:53:12 -0700, whisky-dave wrote:

On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 11:33:51 UTC+1, David WE Roberts (Google)
wrote:
I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries.


You can get a cream to get rid of Herpes deliveries ?, best to find out
who's delivering it to you first.

Whooosh!



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On 3/29/2017 12:33 PM, Nightjar wrote:
On 29-Mar-17 11:33 AM, David wrote:
I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries.

Both are at times when we were in.

We have not had the traditional "card through the door" other courier
companies leave when they attempt a delivery.

For those of you who have had failed deliveries from Hermes, did you
get a
card?

I am suspecting that the courier is just not getting to the end of the
round and recording a delivery attempt to conceal this.

Attempts recorded at 17:41 on the 25th and 21:06(!) on the 28th.
We were in at both times.

If the recording of times is in any way accurate the package was
picked up
from the depot at 08:28 and the attempt was recorded at 21:06 which is
one
hell of a working day.

Oddly enough, I have just had my first delivery using Hermes. Had I been
a lot further from the front door, I wouldn't have heard the fairly
quiet knock.

I find that only about half the delivery services use the prominent and
working door bell push. However, I have one of these:

http://www.smartparcelbox.com/

and, apart from Parcel Force, who won't leave parcels in it if a
signature is required, that usually works for missed deliveries.

I'd often wondered if someone was making something like this.
Unfortunately at £240 it's a bit pricy for light domestic use given that
we have someone at home most of the time (not saying the price is
unreasonable for a secure device, and certainly might be sensible for
working people).

On Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 12:33:43 PM UTC+1, Nightjar wrote:
On 29-Mar-17 11:33 AM, David wrote:
I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries.

Both are at times when we were in.

We have not had the traditional "card through the door" other courier
companies leave when they attempt a delivery.

For those of you who have had failed deliveries from Hermes, did you get a
card?

I am suspecting that the courier is just not getting to the end of the
round and recording a delivery attempt to conceal this.

Attempts recorded at 17:41 on the 25th and 21:06(!) on the 28th.
We were in at both times.

If the recording of times is in any way accurate the package was picked up
from the depot at 08:28 and the attempt was recorded at 21:06 which is one
hell of a working day.

Oddly enough, I have just had my first delivery using Hermes. Had I been
a lot further from the front door, I wouldn't have heard the fairly
quiet knock.

I find that only about half the delivery services use the prominent and
working door bell push. However, I have one of these:

http://www.smartparcelbox.com/

and, apart from Parcel Force, who won't leave parcels in it if a
signature is required, that usually works for missed deliveries.




We've had a case where parcel force posted a 'you were out' card through the door when we happened to be just standing behind the door. We opened the door and asked for the parcel and he admitted it wasn't actually on the van!

R

On Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 12:33:43 PM UTC+1, Nightjar wrote:
On 29-Mar-17 11:33 AM, David wrote:
I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries.

Both are at times when we were in.

We have not had the traditional "card through the door" other courier
companies leave when they attempt a delivery.

For those of you who have had failed deliveries from Hermes, did you get a
card?

I am suspecting that the courier is just not getting to the end of the
round and recording a delivery attempt to conceal this.

Attempts recorded at 17:41 on the 25th and 21:06(!) on the 28th.
We were in at both times.

If the recording of times is in any way accurate the package was picked up
from the depot at 08:28 and the attempt was recorded at 21:06 which is one
hell of a working day.

Oddly enough, I have just had my first delivery using Hermes. Had I been
a lot further from the front door, I wouldn't have heard the fairly
quiet knock.

I find that only about half the delivery services use the prominent and
working door bell push. However, I have one of these:

http://www.smartparcelbox.com/

and, apart from Parcel Force, who won't leave parcels in it if a
signature is required, that usually works for missed deliveries.


I'm amused to see that "fish" is spelled "phish" on that website when they actually meant "fish".

R

"whisky-dave" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 11:33:51 UTC+1, David WE Roberts (Google)
wrote:
I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries.


You can get a cream to get rid of Herpes deliveries ?, best to find out
who's delivering it to you first.

Do Herpes also deliver traics?

On 29/03/2017 12:39, David wrote:
On Wed, 29 Mar 2017 03:53:12 -0700, whisky-dave wrote:

On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 11:33:51 UTC+1, David WE Roberts (Google)
wrote:
I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries.


You can get a cream to get rid of Herpes deliveries ?, best to find out
who's delivering it to you first.

Whooosh!

I don't think that's a whoosh: that's whisky-dave choosing to take your
joke seriously.

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On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 11:33:51 UTC+1, David WE Roberts (Google) wrote:
I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries.
Both are at times when we were in.

Hermes tracking can be a work of fiction. Quite often things arrive here before they've even made it to the depot!

If the recording of times is in any way accurate the package was picked up
from the depot at 08:28 and the attempt was recorded at 21:06 which is one
hell of a working day.

I think Hermes couriers are self-employed and probably don't have a formal round. Their deliveries aren't usually time-critical like other carriers. Possibly your courier picked up from the depot in the morning then dropped the kids off at school, dug his allotment, got the kids back and made tea, and you're getting your parcel as he's passing your house on the way to a darts match, or something like that.

Owain



Owain

On 3/29/2017 11:21 AM, wrote:
On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 11:33:51 UTC+1, David WE Roberts (Google) wrote:
I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries.
Both are at times when we were in.

Hermes tracking can be a work of fiction. Quite often things arrive here before they've even made it to the depot!

I try to avoid Hermes, but it's not always possible. I've had tracking
reports showing items 'out for delivery' from _Dundee_. I'm on the north
coast of Sutherland...
It's not uncommon for deliveries to arrive a week or more after the 'out
for delivery' date.

S Viemeister wrote:

I've had tracking
reports showing items 'out for delivery' from _Dundee_. I'm on the north
coast of Sutherland...
It's not uncommon for deliveries to arrive a week or more after the 'out
for delivery' date.

I think that can mean "delivery by their trunk network to the local bod
with van" ...

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On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 11:33:51 UTC+1, David WE Roberts (Google) wrote:
I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries.
Both are at times when we were in.

Hermes tracking can be a work of fiction. Quite often things arrive here before they've even made it to the depot!

If the recording of times is in any way accurate the package was picked up
from the depot at 08:28 and the attempt was recorded at 21:06 which is one
hell of a working day.

I think Hermes couriers are self-employed and probably don't have a formal round. Their deliveries aren't usually time-critical like other carriers. Possibly your courier picked up from the depot in the morning then dropped the kids off at school, dug his allotment, got the kids back and made tea, and you're getting your parcel as he's passing your house on the way to a darts match, or something like that.

Owain

If it worked like that it would be an improvement.

This lot & their ilk wreak havoc on eBay as their "proof"s of
delivery mean game over for recipients claiming as they have not
received.

Proofs that are fictional; scribbled illegible "signatures";
deliveries to random "near enough" addresses with no notification
to anyone etc., or potentially worse.

Shysters of the highest order IMHO

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"whisky-dave" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 11:33:51 UTC+1, David WE Roberts (Google)
wrote:
I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries.


You can get a cream to get rid of Herpes deliveries ?,
best to find out who's delivering it to you first.

No surprise that you are an expert about that.

Yes I do have a lot of sympathy with these drivers, Personally I think
something has got to give with these companies, and with a bit of luck it
will be realism on how many deliveries can be done in a day with the levels
of traffic around nowadays.
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"Andy Burns" wrote in message
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David wrote:

I am suspecting that the courier is just not getting to the end of the
round and recording a delivery attempt to conceal this.

I've certainly had items make it onto the van, but then show as unloaded
again at end of day, rather than a delivery attempt, in my case the driver
lives quite local, so I can go and collect

On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 18:10:12 UTC+1, Brian Gaff wrote:
"Andy Burns" wrote in message
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David wrote:

I am suspecting that the courier is just not getting to the end of the
round and recording a delivery attempt to conceal this.

I've certainly had items make it onto the van, but then show as unloaded
again at end of day, rather than a delivery attempt, in my case the driver
lives quite local, so I can go and collect

Yes I do have a lot of sympathy with these drivers, Personally I think
something has got to give with these companies, and with a bit of luck it
will be realism on how many deliveries can be done in a day with the levels
of traffic around nowadays.
Brian

I do wonder if ziplines could have any place in clogged cities. They could presumably remove at least some road traffic shifting parcels, post etc.


NT

On 3/29/2017 12:07 PM, Andy Burns wrote:
S Viemeister wrote:

I've had tracking
reports showing items 'out for delivery' from _Dundee_. I'm on the north
coast of Sutherland...
It's not uncommon for deliveries to arrive a week or more after the 'out
for delivery' date.

I think that can mean "delivery by their trunk network to the local bod
with van" ...

Yes, it would appear to be so.

On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 19:25:31 UTC+1, wrote:
I do wonder if ziplines could have any place in clogged cities.
They could presumably remove at least some road traffic shifting
parcels, post etc.

I don't want my Ebay Treasures having been used for target practice by Sarf Lunnun gangsters on their way overhead.

Owain

On 29-Mar-17 7:46 PM, wrote:
On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 19:25:31 UTC+1, wrote:
I do wonder if ziplines could have any place in clogged cities.
They could presumably remove at least some road traffic shifting
parcels, post etc.

I don't want my Ebay Treasures having been used for target practice by Sarf Lunnun gangsters on their way overhead.

If they could hit the zipline containers that used to fly across shops
in the days of a central cashier, the Army ought to be recruiting them
as marksmen.


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On 29-Mar-17 7:46 PM, wrote:
On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 19:25:31 UTC+1, wrote:
I do wonder if ziplines could have any place in clogged cities.
They could presumably remove at least some road traffic shifting
parcels, post etc.

I don't want my Ebay Treasures having been used for target practice by Sarf Lunnun gangsters on their way overhead.

If they could hit the zipline containers that used to fly across shops
in the days of a central cashier,

What's the bar/cafe in Dublin that still?/used to? use that system
for paying the bill & change?
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On Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:57:40 +0100, Nightjar
wrote:

On 29-Mar-17 7:46 PM, wrote:
On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 19:25:31 UTC+1, wrote:
I do wonder if ziplines could have any place in clogged cities.
They could presumably remove at least some road traffic shifting
parcels, post etc.

I don't want my Ebay Treasures having been used for target practice by Sarf Lunnun gangsters on their way overhead.

If they could hit the zipline containers that used to fly across shops
in the days of a central cashier, the Army ought to be recruiting them
as marksmen.

Some shops still use pneumatic tube systems. Though the UK had few
longer ones that linked buildings some cities in overseas had actual
networks with staff at interchanges to sort and redirect the cylinders
to terminals from which the contents of the cylinders were moved
onwards by couriers. Paris was one of the larger networks with over
400 kilometers of tube at one time , it ceased operation in the 80's.
Prague's smaller system made it into the 21st century till flooding
damaged it but is still in place.
On a larger scale London has the Post office Railway which is still
intact and part of which is shortly to come back into use again, not
for parcels though but tourists . Hard to imagine now when you see how
crowded it is but the original section of what is now the Central line
used to have a parcels service with parcels loaded on the trains
https://ltmuseumblog.files.wordpress...1998-87708.jpg

More of a network for transporting larger freight was the Chicago
Freight Tunnels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tunnel_Company

It has appeared in a couple of movies , a 1950's gangster film where
the cops threaten to throw a bandy in front of a train , and much
later after it was abandoned a scene in the Blues Brothers where
Carrie Fisher gets muddy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4YOsjCI-Q

G.Harman

"Nightjar" wrote in message
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On 29-Mar-17 7:46 PM, wrote:
On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 19:25:31 UTC+1, wrote:
I do wonder if ziplines could have any place in clogged cities.
They could presumably remove at least some road traffic shifting
parcels, post etc.

I don't want my Ebay Treasures having been used for target practice by
Sarf Lunnun gangsters on their way overhead.

If they could hit the zipline containers that used to fly across shops in
the days of a central cashier, the Army ought to be recruiting them as
marksmen.

Modern armys dont need marksmen anymore.

jim k Wrote in message:
Nightjar Wrote in message:
On 29-Mar-17 7:46 PM, wrote:
On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 19:25:31 UTC+1, wrote:
I do wonder if ziplines could have any place in clogged cities.
They could presumably remove at least some road traffic shifting
parcels, post etc.

I don't want my Ebay Treasures having been used for target practice by Sarf Lunnun gangsters on their way overhead.

If they could hit the zipline containers that used to fly across shops
in the days of a central cashier,

What's the bar/cafe in Dublin that still?/used to? use that system
for paying the bill & change?

Ah yes
Bad As Cafe, Temple Bar area of Dublin

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On Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:57:40 +0100, Nightjar wrote:

On 29-Mar-17 7:46 PM, wrote:
On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 19:25:31 UTC+1, wrote:
I do wonder if ziplines could have any place in clogged cities. They
could presumably remove at least some road traffic shifting parcels,
post etc.

I don't want my Ebay Treasures having been used for target practice by
Sarf Lunnun gangsters on their way overhead.

If they could hit the zipline containers that used to fly across shops
in the days of a central cashier, the Army ought to be recruiting them
as marksmen.

My mum used to get the container every time. But then she was the cashier.



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On Wed, 29 Mar 2017 04:49:32 -0700 (PDT), RobertL wrote:

and, apart from Parcel Force, who won't leave parcels in it if a
signature is required, that usually works for missed deliveries.


We've had a case where parcel force posted a 'you were out' card
through the door when we happened to be just standing behind the door. We
opened the door and asked for the parcel and he admitted it wasn't actually
on the van!

One RM delivery was shown as at the sorting office and then delivered. No
sign of it at all. It was delivered the next day and the postie said that it
had gone to the wrong sorting office and hadn't got to his one until that
morning.
RM and PF are f'ing useless.
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On 29-Mar-17 12:41 PM, newshound wrote:
On 3/29/2017 12:33 PM, Nightjar wrote:
....
I find that only about half the delivery services use the prominent and
working door bell push. However, I have one of these:

http://www.smartparcelbox.com/

and, apart from Parcel Force, who won't leave parcels in it if a
signature is required, that usually works for missed deliveries.

I'd often wondered if someone was making something like this.
Unfortunately at £240 it's a bit pricy for light domestic use given that
we have someone at home most of the time (not saying the price is
unreasonable for a secure device, and certainly might be sensible for
working people).

I get quite a lot of deliveries and I won't hear even the door bell if I
am out in one of the sheds. The only criticism I have of the box is that
the combination lock is a bit small and fiddly for something that is
only about a foot off the floor. I took it off and fitted a locking T
handle instead.


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On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 09:22:38 +0100, Nightjar wrote:

On 29-Mar-17 12:41 PM, newshound wrote:
On 3/29/2017 12:33 PM, Nightjar wrote:
...
I find that only about half the delivery services use the prominent
and working door bell push. However, I have one of these:

http://www.smartparcelbox.com/

and, apart from Parcel Force, who won't leave parcels in it if a
signature is required, that usually works for missed deliveries.

I'd often wondered if someone was making something like this.
Unfortunately at £240 it's a bit pricy for light domestic use given
that we have someone at home most of the time (not saying the price is
unreasonable for a secure device, and certainly might be sensible for
working people).

I get quite a lot of deliveries and I won't hear even the door bell if I
am out in one of the sheds.

That's why I built a doorbell system that rings all the phones in the
house. Audible in every room and there is also a big old dome-style bell
in the garden.

It was all inspired by delivery people. And CCTV recording to prove they
didn't wait (which has caused them to be sent back half an hour later by
their office on a couple of occasions).

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On Wed, 29 Mar 2017 08:21:16 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

I am expecting a parcel via ...

Herpes? That's a virus, innit?

On Wed, 29 Mar 2017 10:33:49 +0000, David wrote:

I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries.

Both are at times when we were in.

We have not had the traditional "card through the door" other courier
companies leave when they attempt a delivery.

For those of you who have had failed deliveries from Hermes, did you get
a card?

I am suspecting that the courier is just not getting to the end of the
round and recording a delivery attempt to conceal this.

Attempts recorded at 17:41 on the 25th and 21:06(!) on the 28th.
We were in at both times.

If the recording of times is in any way accurate the package was picked
up from the depot at 08:28 and the attempt was recorded at 21:06 which
is one hell of a working day.

Turned up at the third attempt.

Obviously completely unrelated to me complaining to the Internet seller
and making it obvious to them that if the delivery didn't happen then they
would have to take back the goods and refund (as per standard terms).

Lot of mumbling about not me last time...from the courier.


Cheers


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On 30 Mar 2017 09:02:20 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:

On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 09:22:38 +0100, Nightjar wrote:

On 29-Mar-17 12:41 PM, newshound wrote:
On 3/29/2017 12:33 PM, Nightjar wrote:
...
I find that only about half the delivery services use the prominent
and working door bell push. However, I have one of these:

http://www.smartparcelbox.com/

and, apart from Parcel Force, who won't leave parcels in it if a
signature is required, that usually works for missed deliveries.

I'd often wondered if someone was making something like this.
Unfortunately at £240 it's a bit pricy for light domestic use given
that we have someone at home most of the time (not saying the price is
unreasonable for a secure device, and certainly might be sensible for
working people).

I get quite a lot of deliveries and I won't hear even the door bell if I
am out in one of the sheds.

That's why I built a doorbell system that rings all the phones in the
house. Audible in every room and there is also a big old dome-style bell
in the garden.

It was all inspired by delivery people. And CCTV recording to prove they
didn't wait (which has caused them to be sent back half an hour later by
their office on a couple of occasions).

In most cases the door is knocked but the black bell-push on a white frame
is ignored. Now, a system that detected aknock... Probably wouldn't work
here, as the trains would set it off.
Or, of course, a system that could detect cunning, stupidity, religion etc.
on approach...
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On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:22:15 +0100, PeterC wrote:

On 30 Mar 2017 09:02:20 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:

On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 09:22:38 +0100, Nightjar wrote:

On 29-Mar-17 12:41 PM, newshound wrote:
On 3/29/2017 12:33 PM, Nightjar wrote:
...
I find that only about half the delivery services use the prominent
and working door bell push. However, I have one of these:

http://www.smartparcelbox.com/

and, apart from Parcel Force, who won't leave parcels in it if a
signature is required, that usually works for missed deliveries.

I'd often wondered if someone was making something like this.
Unfortunately at £240 it's a bit pricy for light domestic use given
that we have someone at home most of the time (not saying the price
is unreasonable for a secure device, and certainly might be sensible
for working people).

I get quite a lot of deliveries and I won't hear even the door bell if
I am out in one of the sheds.

That's why I built a doorbell system that rings all the phones in the
house. Audible in every room and there is also a big old dome-style
bell in the garden.

It was all inspired by delivery people. And CCTV recording to prove
they didn't wait (which has caused them to be sent back half an hour
later by their office on a couple of occasions).

In most cases the door is knocked but the black bell-push on a white
frame is ignored. Now, a system that detected aknock... Probably
wouldn't work here, as the trains would set it off.

I keep thinking about a knock detector. It would trigger a recording
saying "Please use the bell".


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"Bob Eager" wrote in message
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On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 09:22:38 +0100, Nightjar wrote:

On 29-Mar-17 12:41 PM, newshound wrote:
On 3/29/2017 12:33 PM, Nightjar wrote:
...
I find that only about half the delivery services use the prominent
and working door bell push. However, I have one of these:

http://www.smartparcelbox.com/

and, apart from Parcel Force, who won't leave parcels in it if a
signature is required, that usually works for missed deliveries.

I'd often wondered if someone was making something like this.
Unfortunately at £240 it's a bit pricy for light domestic use given
that we have someone at home most of the time (not saying the price is
unreasonable for a secure device, and certainly might be sensible for
working people).

I get quite a lot of deliveries and I won't hear even the door bell if I
am out in one of the sheds.

That's why I built a doorbell system that rings all the phones in the
house. Audible in every room and there is also a big old dome-style bell
in the garden.

Bet that drives the neighbours nuts.

It was all inspired by delivery people. And CCTV recording to prove they
didn't wait (which has caused them to be sent back half an hour later by
their office on a couple of occasions).

On Thursday, 30 March 2017 16:22:17 UTC+1, PeterC wrote:
In most cases the door is knocked but the black bell-push on a white frame
is ignored. Now, a system that detected aknock... Probably wouldn't work
here, as the trains would set it off.

I will admit that is an advantage of dogs over cats - dogs can be trained to respond to door knocks.

If you can't hear the barking, train the dog to press a bell pad.

Cats just think "my staff will get my latest toys from Amazon for me" and go back to sleep.

Owain

On Thursday, 30 March 2017 19:23:41 UTC+1, wrote:
On Thursday, 30 March 2017 16:22:17 UTC+1, PeterC wrote:
In most cases the door is knocked but the black bell-push on a white frame
is ignored. Now, a system that detected aknock... Probably wouldn't work
here, as the trains would set it off.

I will admit that is an advantage of dogs over cats - dogs can be trained to respond to door knocks.

Cats do that without training mine always looks up when it hears something it wasn't expecting.


If you can't hear the barking, train the dog to press a bell pad.

Cats just think "my staff will get my latest toys from Amazon for me" and go back to sleep.

It's called conserving energy part of their contribution to not increasing global warming.


Owain

In article ,
Nightjar writes:
However, I have one of these:

http://www.smartparcelbox.com/

and, apart from Parcel Force, who won't leave parcels in it if a
signature is required, that usually works for missed deliveries.

Yes, but how did you get it delivered?
;-)

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On 31-Mar-17 7:06 PM, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
Nightjar writes:
However, I have one of these:

http://www.smartparcelbox.com/

and, apart from Parcel Force, who won't leave parcels in it if a
signature is required, that usually works for missed deliveries.

Yes, but how did you get it delivered?
;-)


I had it dropped off at a friend's factory unit.

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Colin Bignell

In article ,
wrote:
On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 11:33:51 UTC+1, David WE Roberts (Google)
wrote:
I am expecting a parcel via Hermes and the tracking shows two attempted
deliveries. Both are at times when we were in.

Hermes tracking can be a work of fiction. Quite often things arrive here
before they've even made it to the depot!

If the recording of times is in any way accurate the package was picked
up from the depot at 08:28 and the attempt was recorded at 21:06 which
is one hell of a working day.

I think Hermes couriers are self-employed and probably don't have a
formal round. Their deliveries aren't usually time-critical like other
carriers. Possibly your courier picked up from the depot in the morning
then dropped the kids off at school, dug his allotment, got the kids back
and made tea, and you're getting your parcel as he's passing your house
on the way to a darts match, or something like that.


our Hermes delivery person is female!

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