Chronopost are doing my head in!

The pace of life here is slow, but it almost comes to a stop when you are waiting for a delivery from Chronopost.   We waited in all day Saturday because our parcel ordered from Amazon France was supposed to be delivered between 9.30 and 18.00, guess what ?   It didn't turn up.   Fast forward to Tuesday (Monday here was the last of three bank holidays this month) and we check online to find that they "tried to deliver but there was no reply" at 9.30 on Saturday morning.   Rubbish! Poppycock! and several other words that are considerably stronger!!!   We were here at 9.30 Saturday morning and no-one even attempted to deliver.   This is not the first time we have had this problem and should we be stupid enough to use a company that uses Chronopost, it won't be the last time either.   The drivers for that company are bone-idle and if they can't find the address, they return the parcel with "no reply" to the depot, who then attempt to send it out again.   They were supposed to deliver today (Wednesday) between 09.30 and 13.30 Nothing. Nada. Rien...  Bet you anything the system will show that they tried to deliver and didn't get a reply.   So I have issued a big note to self....AVOID CHRONOPOST LIKE THE PLAGUE!!!!!!

Graignes D-Day 70th Commemorations 2014

Here are last year's commemorations in Graignes.

They started with a BBQ in the back garden












We were joined by a C-47 practising its fly past (which was to be part of the official ceremony)

We meet the Australian Federation Guard in a field near the memorial!

The C-47 dropped some parachutists (the first to drop over Graignes for 70 years)









The memorial plaque was covered in readiness for the unveiling.

The great and the good were there and speeches were made.

The veterans

Representatives of the German, American, Australian and Dutch military with Mr D Small, Mayor of Graignes-Mesnil Angot

 

  









I even read the English version of the mayor's speech! (I'd lost my voice so it was touch and go!)

Monsieur Denis Small - Mayor of Graignes-Mesnil Angot

The Colonel Frank Naughton's family unveiled the new memorial - they worked hard collating the all the names

The wreath laying was poignant
(Elissa and Flt Lt Mark Schmidt AFG)

The children from the local school laid their floral tributes

After the ceremony there was a "Vin d'honneur" laid on by the village and hosted by AFASEC Jockey School during which there was another parachute jump