Supermarket home deliveries
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Nothing worse than parents of young kids who tip-toe around them.
TV turned down after they're in bed.
Friends 'round - they have to talk in a whisper.
Both my wife & I were fortunate enough to grow up in busy homes.
My parents would have a party, and I loved being lulled to sleep by the noise of music and chatter.
We have two kids, and never turned the volume down once they were in bed. Consequently they learnt to "sleep-through" from a very early age, and didn't wake at the slightest pin-drop.
Reading between the lines, I guess the OP has young kids that he doesn't want to be disturbed.
If so - you've got it all wrong! The lack of background noise will actually make them light sleepers. You're not doing them any favours, and making a rod for your own back.
TV turned down after they're in bed.
Friends 'round - they have to talk in a whisper.
Both my wife & I were fortunate enough to grow up in busy homes.
My parents would have a party, and I loved being lulled to sleep by the noise of music and chatter.
We have two kids, and never turned the volume down once they were in bed. Consequently they learnt to "sleep-through" from a very early age, and didn't wake at the slightest pin-drop.
Reading between the lines, I guess the OP has young kids that he doesn't want to be disturbed.
If so - you've got it all wrong! The lack of background noise will actually make them light sleepers. You're not doing them any favours, and making a rod for your own back.
Jarcy said:
Nothing worse than parents of young kids who tip-toe around them.
TV turned down after they're in bed.
Friends 'round - they have to talk in a whisper.
Both my wife & I were fortunate enough to grow up in busy homes.
My parents would have a party, and I loved being lulled to sleep by the noise of music and chatter.
We have two kids, and never turned the volume down once they were in bed. Consequently they learnt to "sleep-through" from a very early age, and didn't wake at the slightest pin-drop.
Reading between the lines, I guess the OP has young kids that he doesn't want to be disturbed.
If so - you've got it all wrong! The lack of background noise will actually make them light sleepers. You're not doing them any favours, and making a rod for your own back.
Like people who don't flush the loo after the kids have gone to bed; as it will wake them!!TV turned down after they're in bed.
Friends 'round - they have to talk in a whisper.
Both my wife & I were fortunate enough to grow up in busy homes.
My parents would have a party, and I loved being lulled to sleep by the noise of music and chatter.
We have two kids, and never turned the volume down once they were in bed. Consequently they learnt to "sleep-through" from a very early age, and didn't wake at the slightest pin-drop.
Reading between the lines, I guess the OP has young kids that he doesn't want to be disturbed.
If so - you've got it all wrong! The lack of background noise will actually make them light sleepers. You're not doing them any favours, and making a rod for your own back.
in my defence I did have to get up at 5.00am this morning OP has a point, there is no need to leave the van engine running, just pure laziness, ring the supermarket concerned & complain.
A couple of years ago I had a council tower lorry park outside my house just after 6am with the engine left running, the driver was sat in the cab reading his newspaper, I have no front garden so the lorry was parked under my bedroom window.
I got dressed & went & removed the ignition key & promptly threw them away. Sorted.
A couple of years ago I had a council tower lorry park outside my house just after 6am with the engine left running, the driver was sat in the cab reading his newspaper, I have no front garden so the lorry was parked under my bedroom window.
I got dressed & went & removed the ignition key & promptly threw them away. Sorted.
digimeistter said:
in my defence I did have to get up at 5.00am this morning 
And if you're like my neighbour, who leaves for work at around 5:15am every morning in his noisy VW pile of crap, you probably woke more sleeping people that the delivery driver did during his entire shift 
Round here, the late evening delivery slots with Ocado always seem to be the cheapest ones available, which is why I'll often go for a 9:00pm slot. Although its quite annoying when they're bringing something you wanted to eat for your dinner.
gus607 said:
OP has a point, there is no need to leave the van engine running, just pure laziness, ring the supermarket concerned & complain.
Actually there is a very good reason why he probably left the engine running. These delivery vans have fridge and freezer sections which have to be kept at certain temperatures, otherwise not only to customers complain, but the driver can lose his job. The engine is what powers the fridge/freezer so they will often have to leave the engine running if they are not down to the right temperatures.They even have special keys which split in 2 so you can leave the engine running but still remove the fob and lock the doors.
gus607 said:
OP has a point, there is no need to leave the van engine running, just pure laziness, ring the supermarket concerned & complain.
A couple of years ago I had a council tower lorry park outside my house just after 6am with the engine left running, the driver was sat in the cab reading his newspaper, I have no front garden so the lorry was parked under my bedroom window.
I got dressed & went & removed the ignition key & promptly threw them away. Sorted.
bA couple of years ago I had a council tower lorry park outside my house just after 6am with the engine left running, the driver was sat in the cab reading his newspaper, I have no front garden so the lorry was parked under my bedroom window.
I got dressed & went & removed the ignition key & promptly threw them away. Sorted.
ks you did that ! But if you did then it make your a lot worse than the driver. Hi said:
Actually there is a very good reason why he probably left the engine running. These delivery vans have fridge and freezer sections which have to be kept at certain temperatures, otherwise not only to customers complain, but the driver can lose his job. The engine is what powers the fridge/freezer so they will often have to leave the engine running if they are not down to the right temperatures.
They even have special keys which split in 2 so you can leave the engine running but still remove the fob and lock the doors.
I can only speak for one of the supermarkets...They even have special keys which split in 2 so you can leave the engine running but still remove the fob and lock the doors.
But leaving the engine running on a drop is most definitely not required, or allowed in any circumstance.
Hi said:
Actually there is a very good reason why he probably left the engine running. These delivery vans have fridge and freezer sections which have to be kept at certain temperatures, otherwise not only to customers complain, but the driver can lose his job. The engine is what powers the fridge/freezer so they will often have to leave the engine running if they are not down to the right temperatures.
They even have special keys which split in 2 so you can leave the engine running but still remove the fob and lock the doors.
Isn't it "illegal" to leave a vehicle with its engine running? Might be pub bs though.. They even have special keys which split in 2 so you can leave the engine running but still remove the fob and lock the doors.
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