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The Incompetence of FedEx

Harry Potter book ornament
Once again FedEx left a package, addressed to me, on my neighbor’s back porch. Being surrounded by people that don’t speak a word of english and will steal anything not nailed down, I had to snatch it like a porch pirate. The FedEx representative informed me that my only option was to leave delivery instructions to “deliver to the correct address”. I can’t wrap my mind around having to tell someone to do their job. I asked “so we’re to assume the driver won’t do his job and leave it wherever he wants”? To which the foreign phone flunky replied “that is correct sir, you need to tell them to deliver to the correct address”.
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Harry Potter Book Ornaments

Harry Potter Book Ornaments

I’ve thought about doing this for many years but never got around to it. This is a practice run but once I’m satisfied with the results, a final set will be made. Add an eyelet, a hook, and a quick polyurethane coating, they’ll be ready for the tree.

If all goes well, I may make Professor Lockhart’s complete works, Fantastic Beasts, Hogwarts, a History, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, and a Quibbler or two. Oh, why not… maybe even Rita Skeeter’s “Life and Lies” rag.