So here is a HILAROUS tale.
We ordered half of our Nu-Dura panels because we would have no yard left if they were all delivered at once. After many phone calls and much confusion we finally got a time for the truck to arrive. It should have been about 9pm. Of course the truck was late leaving so arrival time here would be well after 9 and we would be losing our help to unload the truck.
There was a promise made by the company the driver would help us.
At 10.45 pm the 18 wheeler arrives on the major road near us not sure what to do as he is looking for a loading dock and can't believe he is delivering to a house. Not only to a house but with just 2 people to unload this 53 foot trailer. He was under the impression that it was all for us. After much bantering about that not being the case and we were not unloading the whole truck at this time on night we look and there is a neighbour coming up in just a nightgown wanting to know what was going on and how exciting it all is as she had never seen a truck so large on our small street. Lordy Lordy! or OMFG go to bed.
There was no time for small talk though since Gramps(62 years old) and Frau(59) had a half a truck to unload. The driver had a 15 min. break and then came and helped us which was great because there was no ramp on the truck and it was a 5' drop to the ground.
I think the driver was the best entertainment of the night he really thought he was delivering to a company which was why in previous calls he wanted to make sure receiving would be open so late. To pull up and have an older man and woman waiting with no extra help floored him. I think he thought he would be here all night but we were done just a little after midnight but then had to have a drink to calm us down enough to fall asleep.
A little lesson in how to have things delivered and now making sure we know what size truck is being used and making sure they know to use the other end of the street for deliveries.
We are thankful for the driver though he really did help us and in the end said he respected us because a grandmother was doing this work. Even though there was a bit of language issues he really was sweet.
Hause Frau
We ordered half of our Nu-Dura panels because we would have no yard left if they were all delivered at once. After many phone calls and much confusion we finally got a time for the truck to arrive. It should have been about 9pm. Of course the truck was late leaving so arrival time here would be well after 9 and we would be losing our help to unload the truck.
There was a promise made by the company the driver would help us.
At 10.45 pm the 18 wheeler arrives on the major road near us not sure what to do as he is looking for a loading dock and can't believe he is delivering to a house. Not only to a house but with just 2 people to unload this 53 foot trailer. He was under the impression that it was all for us. After much bantering about that not being the case and we were not unloading the whole truck at this time on night we look and there is a neighbour coming up in just a nightgown wanting to know what was going on and how exciting it all is as she had never seen a truck so large on our small street. Lordy Lordy! or OMFG go to bed.
There was no time for small talk though since Gramps(62 years old) and Frau(59) had a half a truck to unload. The driver had a 15 min. break and then came and helped us which was great because there was no ramp on the truck and it was a 5' drop to the ground.
I think the driver was the best entertainment of the night he really thought he was delivering to a company which was why in previous calls he wanted to make sure receiving would be open so late. To pull up and have an older man and woman waiting with no extra help floored him. I think he thought he would be here all night but we were done just a little after midnight but then had to have a drink to calm us down enough to fall asleep.
A little lesson in how to have things delivered and now making sure we know what size truck is being used and making sure they know to use the other end of the street for deliveries.
We are thankful for the driver though he really did help us and in the end said he respected us because a grandmother was doing this work. Even though there was a bit of language issues he really was sweet.
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| My crew who are amazing. |
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| The sewer finished |
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| Part of the midnight unload. |
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| The rest of the load which was only about 70 bundles not the 300 the driver thought or the 189 Gramps thought. |
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