Grants and Rants

Hi everyone!

Just to let you know I AM still alive, but I have been busy writing a grant. That goes in on Monday so I should become more sociable again. :)

In other news I would just like to say don't ever ever use DHL as a courier because the are the most useless people in the world!
We had problems with them in Canada so I almost didn't use them again, but foolishly I thought it might be different here. BUT NO!
They apparently tried to deliver it when I was HERE, and there was no little note left. AND they have no phone numbers on the web. So I sent a little message through their web site asking them to give me contact details for the local people. The guy was very apologetic, but didn't give me any phone number. So I tried to stay home a little later today, and missed them by an hour! Again NO NOTE, but they did leave a phone number so I range them up. They were very NICE, but said it was their policy only to make two delivery. AND WHERE THE HELL IS THE NOTE?? Lumpy thinks they are trying to deliver to the wrong place (despite having our address correct). It's true we are a little hard to find, but a two different sets of delivery people as well as Australia post manged to find us. In short, THEY SUCK.

Ok, I'm done now. Back to the grant. :P