I set the alarm for the unholy hour of 6.45 this morning and got up straight
away, all ready to take delivery of the new fridge freezer which was due between 7 and 9. This, you might
recall, is a replacement for the new appliance which I took delivery of less
than three weeks ago, but which turned out to be faulty. You might
further recall that the fridge freezer was the eleventh item of equipment which had broken down and
needed to be replaced in the last two years.
At 8.25 I got a call from the depot to inform me that the
delivery vehicle had broken down, and
that delivery would be approximately 1½ hours late. Well of course it had. So
tell me: why didn’t I trust the trend and get up at 10 o’clock as usual? Any
ideas?
4 comments:
I do believe you're an optimist!
I am actually. No doubt it's why I conditioned myself from early childhood to take the pessimistic view in order to ameliorate the disappointment when things go wrong. It never works, but I still do it.
That's because optimism sneaks in and whispers in your ear when you're asleep.
Ah, right. As long as it doesn't dribble!
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