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Day in the Life of Bob - Waiting for Delivery vs. Going to the Toilet

i was expecting a delivery and as usual I've been toying with the idea of going to the toilet. Knowing god would wait until i was on the toilet, I pretended i was going. I sat on the loo and Waited a few minutes. Still no delivery. Went downstairs and checked out window to see if the delivery is nearby. Nothing. Ran to toilet and tried to get poo out in 2 seconds. During those 2 seconds, the doorbell rang with delivery

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  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    bobwilson wrote: »
    i was expecting a delivery and as usual I've been toying with the idea of going to the toilet. Knowing god would wait until i was on the toilet, I pretended i was going. I sat on the loo and Waited a few minutes. Still no delivery. Went downstairs and checked out window to see if the delivery is nearby. Nothing. Ran to toilet and tried to get poo out in 2 seconds. During those 2 seconds, the doorbell rang with delivery

    Sod's Law, Bob. :D
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • pimento
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    MARMITE wrote: »
    is writing such a boring post intentional or meant to be ironic or do you actually believe that anyone cares?

    Just because you don't, don't assume we all don't.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • bluenoseam
    bluenoseam Posts: 4,612 Forumite
    Nah i think it's more a vent spleen moment knowing that everyone who reads it knows that exactly the same thing (or something very similar) has happened, sods law dictates that when you're waiting for something and you do something else, even momentarily which is a part of your day (toilet, eating, reading a book) then the thing you're waiting on WILL happen.

    Last time round it was waiting on someone to fix the oven, i'd just put my lunch on - always good for a laugh!
    Retired member - fed up with the general tone of the place.
  • pimento
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    MARMITE wrote: »
    you care about somebody going to the toilet for a poo?

    You missed the point. It wasn't about somebody going to the toilet for a poo, it was the irony of waiting all day for the doorbell to ring and then it ringing as soon as you're unable to answer it. But I think you knew that...

    Like I said upthread, Sod's Law.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sod's_law
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • pimento
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    I think Marmite's just cruising for a bruising.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • Timalay
    Timalay Posts: 950 Forumite
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    edited 8 June 2011 at 2:52PM
    This reminded me Lee Evans
  • bobwilson
    bobwilson Posts: 595 Forumite
    Timalay wrote: »
    This reminded me Lee Evans

    ahh haven't laughed that much in months.... :)
  • Gigervamp
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    MARMITE wrote: »
    is writing such a boring post intentional or meant to be ironic or do you actually believe that anyone cares?

    I found it rather amusing. :)
  • Outpost
    Outpost Posts: 1,720 Forumite
    Gigervamp wrote: »
    I found it rather amusing. :)
    And rather graphic... :D
    :cool:
  • bobwilson
    bobwilson Posts: 595 Forumite
    I've not had a single delivery in the last month where I wasn't on the toilet!

    Some days I wait the whole day until 8pm to go to the toilet - and then the delivery is a day late - and arrives the next day when I AM on the toilet!

    I'm telling you, there is some force at work.
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