Chapter 23 of 44

Errands

Shops, deliveries, repairs, and the ordinary friction of a day that has to be completed before anything else can be.

46 verses

1. 1 I stopped for one thing and the one thing had a line Plausible
2. 2 The store only had two registers open and eleven of us Plausible
3. 3 Self checkout has flagged me and I'm waiting for a person Unverifiable
4. 4 My card was declined and I know for a fact it's fine Plausible
5. 5 I've been standing at a counter while somebody looks for a manager Unverifiable
6. 6 The pharmacy needs to call somebody before they hand it over Unverifiable
7. 7 I've got a package to drop off and the depot opens at nine Plausible
8. 8 The parcel locker won't open and my code has expired Unverifiable
9. 9 My delivery was left with a neighbor and I don't know which one Plausible
10. 10 Somebody signed for my parcel and the signature is not a name Not reassuring
11. 11 The tracking says delivered and there's nothing here Plausible
12. 12 I've been sent a returns label for a different item Unverifiable
13. 13 The bank branch is appointment only and the appointments are next week Unverifiable
14. 14 I'm at a cash machine that has taken my card and gone dark Concerning
15. 15 The gas station pump stopped at four dollars and won't restart Unverifiable
16. 16 My car is in and they've found something else Plausible
17. 17 The garage said an hour and that was two hours ago Plausible
18. 18 I'm waiting on a part that was meant to be here Tuesday Unverifiable
19. 19 The repair shop has my phone and my phone has my ticket Concerning
20. 20 I've locked my keys in the car at the store Unverifiable
21. 21 I've got a two hour window and hour one has gone Plausible
22. 22 The delivery needs somebody over eighteen and everybody here is under it Unverifiable
23. 23 They've come to fit it and it's the wrong size Plausible
24. 24 The man has arrived and brought a colleague, which is never good Concerning
25. 25 They've turned the water off to do the work and said until when is hard to say Unverifiable
26. 26 The scaffolding is going up today and I have to move the car first Unverifiable
27. 27 Somebody has to be in for the meter and I've drawn the short straw Plausible
28. 28 The chimney people are here and they've asked me to stay out of the room Unverifiable
29. 29 They're doing the road outside and I can't get the car off the drive Plausible
30. 30 I'm waiting on a locksmith who has been ten minutes away for an hour Concerning
31. 31 The boiler man has taken something away with him and not said why Concerning
32. 32 They've condemned something in my kitchen and put a sticker on it Concerning
33. 33 I've had a notice taped to my door about an inspection I didn't know about Not reassuring
34. 34 Somebody from the building came in while I was out and left the door open Not reassuring
35. 35 I've got a whole afternoon of admin I've been putting off since spring Unverifiable
36. 36 There's a form due today and I've only just read the small print Unverifiable
37. 37 I'm sorting out a bill that has been wrong for four months Unverifiable
38. 38 My insurance renews tomorrow at a number I'm not accepting Plausible
39. 39 I've been quoted three prices for the same job and none of them agree Unverifiable
40. 40 I have to go and look at something I've already agreed to buy Unverifiable
41. 41 Somebody is coming to pick up a thing I said I'd sell Unverifiable
42. 42 I've got a whole box of things to photograph and list Unverifiable
43. 43 I'm returning something and the window closes today Plausible
44. 44 The city wants a photograph of something and I can't work out what Concerning
45. 45 I've got a letter I have to answer today and I've been avoiding the answering Concerning
46. 46 Somebody has sent me a paper check and I've had to find out how those work Concerning