AM I THE ONLY ONE . . . who gets annoyed by delivery men?

It all started back when we were all homebound by the Covid 19 Pandemic. That was when we first started actually relying on having things delivered to our front door, rather than go to the store ourselves. Since that time, I don’t think either of us has been back to the grocery store, it’s just so much easier to have them delivered. Not just groceries, but pre-cooked meals and take-out as well.

I’m sure we pay a little extra, but it’s just so damn convenient. Instead of fighting the crowds at the grocery store, then having to carry them out and load them into the car, drive them home and carry them into the house, we now just go to the front door and allow the delivery man to bring them in. So far, we haven’t found one of them willing to put them away for us, but we’re still perfecting the system. Don’t rule that out, somewhere down the road.

So, what I’m saying is that it’s just so convenient, we’ve taken to ordering lots of things “online” and having it delivered. There are numerous delivery services including, but not limited to FedX, Ibotta, Door-Dash, Ubereats, Grubhub, Instacart, Factor, and Home Chef. Over the last two or three years, we’ve used them all and we’re ever so thankful for them. All of them. However, we have one complaint. Actually, I guess we have two, but one of them is a real doozy.

Why in the hell don’t they ring the doorbell when they deliver something that they are going to leave just outside of the door? I get so pissed when I open the door to find something that’s been sitting out there in the hot sun for several hours. What kind of idiots must they be hiring? It ain’t that hard to push the button on that doorbell. That’s what it’s there for. Use it!

But what is almost as maddening is to open the door and find a delivery sitting right in front of the door. How the hell am I supposed to get out of my out-swinging screen door when it’s blocked by a box or a bag? They’re hiring idiots, I tell ya.

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Gramps use’ta say
R.L.King2012 #562