Waterstones and The Horsepower Whisperer
Regular followers of this blog might remember that a friend of mine ordered The Horsepower Whisperer from Waterstones in Andover, Hampshire. Well, to cut a long story short after five and half weeks it still hadn't turned up so Professor Yarlett (that's what I decided to call him to preserve his anonymity) cancelled the order and got a refund. The assistant said that as the order was in the system The Horsepower Whisperer should turn up soon and that she would hold it for him. That was on 16th March. Prof Y underwent some surgery after that and after having to sit at home with his legs at right angles to his body for 15 days (!) he was able to struggle into town and enquire after The Horsepower Whisperer. You have to hand it to him - he's keen. That was on the 15th April and it still wasn't there. The assistant checked her computer and said she didn't know when it would be in. "These sort of books sometimes don't turn up," she said. I have now supplied...