Aaw for crying out loud, the mailman is killing me. He's come around to my house yesterday morning (Friday) to deliver a parcel I've been waiting for for a week, but I was at work of course. So he left a non-delivery notice in my mailbox stating that I can collect the parcel on Monday.
But I *know* he's got it at the post office. I've been to the post office several times on Saturday mornings, trying to collect parcels that I could only get on Mondays, and I've seen my parcels at the back of the office. I can't count the number of times I've told him "But look, it's my package right behind you! Just give it to me!" And each and every time he'd say "No. Sorry, it's the rule. Monday morning, not before." with that smug smile that says "I'm the boss here, and you ain't gonna get it faster than I've decided. Annoying, isn't it?"
And of course, his opening hours are extremely inconvenient during weekdays, so I'll have to negotiate with my boss to leave the office early on Monday, just to get that stupid parcel that the stupid mailman has *right next to him, right now*...
It's a small village and it's a small post office with a single mailman, and he knows everybody in the village, but he's a stickler to rules and regulations, just because he can and he gets a kick out of pissing people off. Damn SOB...