How do you guys get Parcels?

[Haly]

Reading this thread makes me very glad I live with my parents
They're only out intermittently as my Dad's only teaching part time now so 9 times out of 10 someone's in for a parcel.
Plus we know the postman really well so he'll always try various neighbours before giving up. Nice to finally have a great postman.

[SidewinderINC]

Originally Posted by Haly

Reading this thread makes me very glad I live with my parents

I couldn't do that anymore, hit 21, graduated - had to leave
I value my own complete independence over everything.

[Haly]

Originally Posted by SidewinderINC

I couldn't do that anymore, hit 21, graduated - had to leave
I value my own complete independence over everything.

That's assuming a lot about me. Different strokes for different folks. We're all in entirely different situations I'm sure

[vix]

Originally Posted by malc30

Well that's a bit boring isn't it.
Don't s'pose any of your race meets are at Mallory or Donnington are they ?

Nup - most of them are on airfields, although the MR2 Challenge has meets at both those tracks (I think). Probs too far for us to go though, we are spoilt with Snetterton just down the road

[SidewinderINC]

Originally Posted by Haly

That's assuming a lot about me. Different strokes for different folks. We're all in entirely different situations I'm sure

I didn't mention anything about you

I just said I couldn't do it, as I feel that if I was living at home I wouldn't be independent.
I know plenty of people that still live at home and are independent

[Haly]

Originally Posted by SidewinderINC

I didn't mention anything about you

I just said I couldn't do it, as I feel that if I was living at home I wouldn't be independent.
I know plenty of people that still live at home and are independent

Ok then it didn't seem overly clear in your earlier post. But makes sense now.

[Justsomebloke]

I still say get chatty wth your Neighbours, All of them.
Not enough social interaction between neighbours these days & this is a Sure fire way of interacting with them. When asking a simple I'll do the same for you is all that is required to keep it all friendly. Nobody wants people knocking round cadging but Everybody wants locals to watch out for them

[SidewinderINC]

Originally Posted by Haly

Ok then it didn't seem overly clear in your earlier post. But makes sense now.

Sorry, I do see how it comes across - I guess the one thing I'm "jealous" of is that over 80% of my salary just vanishes wheras if I could live with my mum it would be more like 40%.
But as you say, different strokes

[Wossi]

If it's royal fail, I just pop down the local depot as it's 5 mins away. If it's City Link, the local depot is now a lot closer so just pop there. Normally if I know there is going to be nobody at home, then I get stuff delivered to work. 1 of the perks of working for your dad

Luckily my mum has retired and only teaches part time every so often, so most of the time someone is in.

[SidewinderINC]

I think that if I go and speak to the back door man (ooer) at work I can get stuff delivered to work, but working in diagnostics labs means they have to open everything that comes in to make sure it won't contain any contaminants.

Originally Posted by malc30

I still say get chatty wth your Neighbours, All of them.
Not enough social interaction between neighbours these days & this is a Sure fire way of interacting with them. When asking a simple I'll do the same for you is all that is required to keep it all friendly. Nobody wants people knocking round cadging but Everybody wants locals to watch out for them

I've tried to get to know my neighbours, the refuse to answer the doors though - I've knocked on many occasions when I can even hear them in the house walking around. knock really loud and they just turn their TV's up louder or whatever.