Not Quite According To Plan

Well we nearly got our Russian Visas in the mail, but thanks to the awesome "don't know their ass from their elbow" combination of Australian Air Express and Australia Post, we didn't. You see I thought I would be smart and use the Express Post Platinum "service". Seems like a good idea, until you realise that in involves both the postal service and a courier service. What could be wrong with what? Well, here is how the day unfolded. I got a courier "we missed you card" left in the post box. Unfortunately the driver couldn't have been assed feeling in that pesky section that tells you where to pick it up from : post office or airport? Says it will be available at 4:30. So I rock up to the local post office at 4:15 to see whether I get it from there or whether I have to go to the airport. Airport is not a good option at this time of day as it involves driving through town in peak hour traffic. The helpful person behind the desk takes the delivery card away for like 10 minutes and then comes back and says, "I'm sorry you have to collect it from the airport." But it is an Australia Post product. "Are you absolutely sure" I asked. "Yep" she says, ever so helpful. Well you can guess pretty much what happens next. After a dash across town to the airport I'm told by Australian Air Express that it should have been available at the Post Office. Why was I not surprised. So I raced back across town just to miss the Post Office closing by 10 minutes. I can understand why they shut at 5:00 and not 5:30, it's not as if they offer a service to the public or anything. And it must be pretty tough standing around selling stamps all day. Grrrrrr.

In summary, I'm fucked off and I still don't know whether we have our Russian Visas.

On the upside, I sold my vacuum cleaner for $30, did all my washing and got a haircut.

Can't wait to front up to my friendly local Post Office tomorrow .....