Danae. Where in the world, and in what century do you live in?
The idea that a delivery man would mistake a well heeled (and I presume stylishly dressed for her birthday celebrations) lady of the house, for a cleaner is farcical .
Payment on delivery...by cheque . Not from a standard High St retailer of televisions then I guess? Why would she tip a guy that's just insulted her? Bonkers
Tall tale methinks .
The gobbledygook was caused by your image attachment failing to work. Better luck next time .
I've had plenty of my own....successes with editing, Danae, as have others, so I was hoping you might, kindly, share yours with us in order to help us ... improve our repertoire! But in vain; you're being mean!
Not just your editing but the story itself made me laugh, despite the poor chappie's assumptions. Such unimaginative simpletons are, sadly, not that rare; however, I loved her "kind" tipping, putting him nicely in his place!
Oh, if you really must know, Sam, I'd decided to eliminate my final paragraph and accompanying imoji, so I went through the usual procedure but the final form of my post was that unexpected work of art! Didn't do anything...illegal. Honest!
As for the nurse, CLEVER LADY, indeed! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,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
How right you are, Sam, about the hordes of assuming simpletons.
In the early 80s my Athenian-born aunt had a similar experience. She was a lecturer in Classics, so sometimes she went in late, returned home early or didn't go in at all, unlike her English husband who worked "regular" hours.
When their Hi-Fi system had developed a problem, my uncle took it to the shop where he'd bought it from, just 2 miles away, and arranged for them to deliver it on a day she would be at home.
When the man arrived with the fixed item and rang the bell, my aunr reached the door just before her cleaner who'd been in the kitchen. My aunt greeted him and asked him in. Hearing her foreign accent, he ignored her, turned to the English cleaner and asked her where she wanted it placed!
He was another one who'd imagined people with foreign accents can't possibly live in large, detached houses!
My aunt told us she'd found it "ridiculously" amusing but I don't think she tipped him!!
I once worked in an office where an irate caller insisted on speaking to a man so I passed the phone to the cleaner who despite his lowly, ill-paid job dealt with her to our hilarious satisfaction.
In the maternity unit where I worked, a lady who needed a caesarian section asked, " It won't be a coloured doctor doing my operation, will it?". As it happened (unusually) both the registrars on duty that night were white, British and male, so we were able to reassure her on that point. We then rounded up a Chinese anaesthetist, Sierra Leonian health care assistant, Barbadian midwife ....
Hi B3 and Josusa, though I’m inclined to believe that the delivery man was merely an assuming simpleton, as, indeed, did Trini, my Spanish neighbour and her husband, I’d heard of the ill-bred who acted similarly for racist or xenophobic reasons.
Idiots, shamelessly demand to “speak to a man in authority”, to this day!
As for those declaring they did not want to be “touched” by “coloureds”, the various Race-related Acts managed to, somewhat, force them to control their vicious mouths and discriminatory actions ; unfortunately, the gutter press, so beloved by those of little education, always found a way of inflaming the prejudices of their readers.
Disastrously, the tragedy of the Middle East that has forced so many to abandon their homes and homelands, in order to save their lives – often only to lose them whilst trying to cross the Mediterranean- has caused widespread concern, which the various fascist political groups- euphemistically known as “right wing”, and the gutter press, have blatantly exploited and brought us to the sad state we are today.
And the gutter people have been given licence, again, to openly display their sewer mouths.
As for the state of our hospitals, though we have been trying to fish staff from all over the world, we're still ove 40 thousand nurses short!
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Ha! That's the funniest editing I've seen in years!
That's quite hilarious! You sure you didn't do it....purposely?
By the way, did the delivery man ask her where she would go after Brexit?
Of course I did it purposely; its' quite an ...art, you know! But don't ask me for my secrets; I ain't giving them ones away!
As for the delivery man, perhaps he wasn't the...caring sort!
Danae. Where in the world, and in what century do you live in?
The idea that a delivery man would mistake a well heeled (and I presume stylishly dressed for her birthday celebrations) lady of the house, for a cleaner is farcical
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Payment on delivery...by cheque
. Not from a standard High St retailer of televisions then I guess? Why would she tip a guy that's just insulted her? Bonkers 
Tall tale methinks
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The gobbledygook was caused by your image attachment failing to work. Better luck next time
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I've had plenty of my own....successes with editing, Danae, as have others, so I was hoping you might, kindly, share yours with us in order to help us ... improve our repertoire! But in vain; you're being mean!
Not just your editing but the story itself made me laugh, despite the poor chappie's assumptions. Such unimaginative simpletons are, sadly, not that rare; however, I loved her "kind" tipping, putting him nicely in his place!
Clever lady! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,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
Oh, if you really must know, Sam, I'd decided to eliminate my final paragraph and accompanying imoji, so I went through the usual procedure but the final form of my post was that unexpected work of art! Didn't do anything...illegal. Honest!
As for the nurse, CLEVER LADY, indeed!
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How right you are, Sam, about the hordes of assuming simpletons.
In the early 80s my Athenian-born aunt had a similar experience. She was a lecturer in Classics, so sometimes she went in late, returned home early or didn't go in at all, unlike her English husband who worked "regular" hours.
When their Hi-Fi system had developed a problem, my uncle took it to the shop where he'd bought it from, just 2 miles away, and arranged for them to deliver it on a day she would be at home.
When the man arrived with the fixed item and rang the bell, my aunr reached the door just before her cleaner who'd been in the kitchen. My aunt greeted him and asked him in. Hearing her foreign accent, he ignored her, turned to the English cleaner and asked her where she wanted it placed!
He was another one who'd imagined people with foreign accents can't possibly live in large, detached houses!
My aunt told us she'd found it "ridiculously" amusing but I don't think she tipped him!!
I once worked in an office where an irate caller insisted on speaking to a man so I passed the phone to the cleaner who despite his lowly, ill-paid job dealt with her to our hilarious satisfaction.
In the maternity unit where I worked, a lady who needed a caesarian section asked, " It won't be a coloured doctor doing my operation, will it?". As it happened (unusually) both the registrars on duty that night were white, British and male, so we were able to reassure her on that point. We then rounded up a Chinese anaesthetist, Sierra Leonian health care assistant, Barbadian midwife ....
Hi B3 and Josusa, though I’m inclined to believe that the delivery man was merely an assuming simpleton, as, indeed, did Trini, my Spanish neighbour and her husband, I’d heard of the ill-bred who acted similarly for racist or xenophobic reasons.
Idiots, shamelessly demand to “speak to a man in authority”, to this day!
As for those declaring they did not want to be “touched” by “coloureds”, the various Race-related Acts managed to, somewhat, force them to control their vicious mouths and discriminatory actions ; unfortunately, the gutter press, so beloved by those of little education, always found a way of inflaming the prejudices of their readers.
Disastrously, the tragedy of the Middle East that has forced so many to abandon their homes and homelands, in order to save their lives – often only to lose them whilst trying to cross the Mediterranean- has caused widespread concern, which the various fascist political groups- euphemistically known as “right wing”, and the gutter press, have blatantly exploited and brought us to the sad state we are today.
And the gutter people have been given licence, again, to openly display their sewer mouths.
As for the state of our hospitals, though we have been trying to fish staff from all over the world, we're still ove 40 thousand nurses short!