The doorbell went at about 9:00am - David was in the bathroom and I wasn't very dressed, so I peeked out the door of the flat and saw that someone had abandoned a box outside the front door.
I'm assuming this was Swiss Post. Contrary to expectations they seem to be even dodgier than Deutsche Post - so far they've delivered an enormous box to the mother & baby shop in front of our building despite being told it was the wrong address and rammed a box that was too big into our postbox (thankfully the contents were in hard boxes). Oh, and not delivered letters for no apparent reason, causing our ISP to cut us off for non-payment when we hadn't received the bills.
This abandoned package (which a kind neighbour had brought inside the door by the time we went to get it) contained something David had put in an order for months ago but assumed he hadn't got as it was only available in limited quantities - the pocket-böögg!
For those of you who enjoy Sechseläuten, you can get your very own mini-Böögg, the exploding farmer-snowman. It came in a lovely box with three stepped wooden bases, a set of stickers to make the face and bowtie, a removable hat, pipe... and mini firecrackers to put under the hat. And the wooden bases appear to be prepared with something flammable, as the bottom one has three wicks in it. There's a video of one being assembled and burnt on the site, along with the traditional Sechseläuten march music.
So, not only are these made by adults with cerebral palsy, but sent by post? The Swiss really do have a different idea of health and safety!
More updates later - it's been busy, and I've been tired.
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