Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9th August 2026.

8th August, 2026.

Ddi I mention I’ve ordered a few things from Amazon?   On Friday, just gone?

I ordered a few things from Amazon, on Friday, just gone.

So you know.

Including a couple of multipack boxes of Diet Coke.

You’d think I’d’ve learnt, by now, wouldn’t you?

The packs — along side a graphic novel, and a few other bits — were due, yesterday.

I got one box, and the graphic novel, at 14:25, going by the clock on my computer.

I also got an apologetic update from Amazon’s automated systems: to tell me they’d tried delivering the rest of the goodies, yesterday.

At 14:24!

But couldn’t, for unspecified “technical reasons”.

As you can imagine, I sent an annoyed email to Jeff Bezos.

They’ve now given me a refund on the undelivered box of colas: and a list of reasons why the thing couldn’t be delivered.

Although that seems to be as a matter of course, rather than any action I’ve taken.

They have also given me a list of reason why somethings hasn’t been delivered.

The one possible reason that leapt out at me … ?

Was the one that says “The package was damaged in transit.”

Right now?

I’m convinced that the delivery driver dropped the second box, the one with a box of Diet Cokes, some Marmite, and an air duster, damaged them in the process, and had to take them back to the warehouse as a result.

I don’t know, though.

I do know this.

I’ve got a refund for the colas due.

But — as of the time of writing — don’t know when the rest of the goods will turn in up.

Which got me sending another annoyed email.

As you can imagine … ?

I’m having a bad weekend … !

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9-8-2016

You know, I’ve got a documentary on, right now.

Last night’s Brexit: The Battle for Britain: aired, originally, by BBC 2.

Fascinating to watch: and a remainder of quite how badly wrong that referendum went.

Personally, I voted to remind: feeling the UK was and is, better off in.   Something I still feel to be the case.

Especially given the Government’s voted to delay any decision on whether to start building the Hinckley Point power station.

I can understand Theresa May having doubts about a Chinese company sinking money into a UK infrastructure project.

But?   How many foreign companies do the same?   Quite a few, I believe.   (Indeed, from the little I know, Chinese cabling and routers — provided by Huawei — are key to the British internet: and, for most of us, our computers, phones and tablets, are built with Chinese parts and US software.)

In light of that vote to leave the EU, Britain’s got to encourage foreign investment.

And be seen to do so.

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