"Your order’s being held up by some environmental inspector who turned up"
Tully greeted everyone with a smile, but in truth he was worried. A big box of Chanukah goods still hadn’t arrived. He had ordered it months ago. He called the delivery company again.
“I really need the stuff,” pleaded Tully. “The supplier said it was sent weeks ago. Why is it taking so long to get here?
There was a long-suffering sigh from Bert.
“Look, there’s a backlog here. We don’t have enough drivers. We’ll definitely get it to you in a couple of weeks.”
“What! But it’s Chanukah, uh, a Jewish holiday. I need it now, not in two weeks!”
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