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The Yodel man has my remote control and I have his dooda

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DrDance · 02/09/2013 20:59

Delivery signed for at 12pm.

I ran to the door with the remote control in my hand as experience tells me if you don't get there fast they leave.

So, opened door, he handed me box. Put box on floor. He handed me the signing thing so handed him the remote control so I could hold and sign signing thing

We said thank you. Shut door. Walked into living room and realised I wa holding signy thing and he has my remote control

I thought he'd realise and come back but it's nearly 9 o'clock when they finish for the day and he hasn't come back?

How do I get my remote control back? I emailed yodel to explain an got a automated reply saying my parcel has been delivered and signed for?

Yes I know that but you've got my remote control, wankers, and I can't change the channel without hassle

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sleepdodger · 02/09/2013 21:27

Shameless place marker
Ever since I actually shocked the yodel man by 1. Being in and 2. Holding a 2 week old new born who was hidden by a Muslim but being bf...
And 3. Started crying at which point yodel man realosed what was happening...
He's either knocked on window first or shoved a card through with out knocking

tillyo · 02/09/2013 21:29

Oh this is so funny, at least you have cheered me up was feeling very poorly and sorry for myself. Even hubby said I've cheered up. Hope you get it back soon x

shoofly · 02/09/2013 21:30

Crying with laughter. It all got even more ridiculous when I was trying to imagine a bf baby hidden by a Muslim, until I calmed down and brain shouted muslin!

cardibach · 02/09/2013 21:31

I had a similar thing, shoofly! I thought I'd be bloody shocked if a door was opened by a woman who had a Muslim hiding her baby!

PenguinBear · 02/09/2013 21:33

Hope you get your control back soon op :)

necklaceofraindrops · 02/09/2013 21:35

I love this!! DH wanted to know why I was laughing, I said 'Mumsnet', he said 'huh' and went back to watching Robert Peston on the TV

Hassled · 02/09/2013 21:35

:o at the poor random Muslim being used as a human shield for a baby
:o :o at the Yodel doodah swap.

He's way too embarrassed to admit what happened to anyone at Yodel HQ. You will never see your remote again. Unless you check all nearby bins.

watchingout · 02/09/2013 21:35

Sadly I was trying to work out what was shocking for the Yodel man about seeing a Muslim...

K8Middleton · 02/09/2013 21:36

Was it a big hard cock you got delivered op?

sleepdodger · 02/09/2013 21:38

Ahem
Muslin....
I can confirm there were no Muslims concealing my boobs from yodel
bastard iPhone autocorrect

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DrDance · 02/09/2013 21:44

No K8Middleton

If I tell you what it was promise you won't laugh?

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starsandunicorns · 02/09/2013 21:45

Marks places

ShipwreckedAndComatose · 02/09/2013 21:46

I am crying here!!

What did you have delivered?

Could you give the dooda to the Muslim and be done??

K8Middleton · 02/09/2013 21:46

I'm still laughing at your yodel man trying to plug your remote into a docking station and being utterly confuddled why it won't go. That's not even real so I can't promise about not laughing at actual real things.

Sleepyhoglet · 02/09/2013 21:49

This is AMAZING! Sorry for your loss. Hahahaha!,

Allice · 02/09/2013 21:50

This thread has made my day! Has he come back for his doodah yet?
Hertz are a van rental company, no point contacting them.

AllEyeEatIsCake · 02/09/2013 21:51

Oh your yodel man didnt deliver one parcel then come back 10 minutes later with another parcel? Both times whilst trying to bf and poor baby getting pissed off at the pick up put down routine??? Yodel suck so bad it's almost unbelievable!!!

Sleepyhoglet · 02/09/2013 21:52

At least you didn't hand a baby over in exchange for dooda. Please tell us what you had delivered? Was it tv related?

MousyMouse · 02/09/2013 21:54

don't tell us it was a universal remote control gadget doodah I always wanted to type doodah in the box.

Hopasholic · 02/09/2013 21:54

It was a TV you had delivered wasn't it?

Have you tried yodelling?

JosiePosiePuddingAndPie · 02/09/2013 21:54

Was it a new remote? OR new batteries for the remote that you finally remembered to buy after a year of opening the back up and rolling the ones that came with the TV?

PoppyWearer · 02/09/2013 21:54

Snurk. Thanks OP, I needed a giggle!

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DrDance · 02/09/2013 21:55

the box contains a new virgin media plus box (and a new hub)

The new virgin media box was ordered on Friday as it stopped responding properly to the remote control. Wouldn't play back recorded problems, pause live tv etc.

I always thought they sent an engineer (they always have done before) but this time they said 'if it's an equipment fault we just send the equipment'

So I now have a box that will potentially work but no remote control to try it with!!!

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DrDance · 02/09/2013 21:56

Maybe the remote control felt I was blaming it and left home

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GraceAndVirtue · 02/09/2013 21:57

Brilliant!

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