On Thursday, I called the moving company to arrange a pick-up for our moving boxes. It’s a useful service — we pay a deposit for the boxes, and get our money back if we return them within 30 days. The man on the phone said a truck could pick up the boxes the next day, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
I was so excited at the thought of our boxes disappearing (they’re currently stacked up behind the couch) that I said yes immediately.
Only later on Thursday night did I realize: Wait. Friday morning is the World Cup. Mexico is playing South Africa.
Oh, crap.
What could I do? I could’ve called the moving company early Friday morning and said forget it, cancel the appointment. But part of me thought they really might show up. They’re a highly recommended moving service, a professional company that helped move our stuff from the States into Mexico. And I wanted those boxes gone.
So I waited, and waited. I watched the Mexico-South Africa game on TV and g-chatted with Jesica, who said, “You really didn’t think they were going to show up at 10, did you?”
Noon came and went, and then 1. Then it was 1:45.
I called the moving company and got voicemail.
Left a polite message, but inside I was angry. Not at them, but at me. How did I get sucked into believing that my time is more valuable than the first World Cup game? Lesley, you live in Mexico. It’s just the way things work here.
I’m going to consult my Panini album for the game schedule, and call back again on Monday. Hopefully I can arrange a pick up when the World Game isn’t on — or at the very least, when Mexico isn’t playing.
I had several appointments rescheduled because of the games. So yes, crazy country.
Where do those Panini albums come from?!? One just magically showed up in our car (the hubs swears he has no idea how it got there–he’s a bad Mexican and hates soccer). It’s currently lost, but now that it’s relevant, I’d like it back so I can be in the know again.
I’m not sure where you buy them in the States — a few of my Twitter friends I think bought theirs at Mexican markets, so that might be a good place to start? I bought mine at a news stand in Mexico City. All of the stands here sell them, and the stamp packets too. Suerte con tu búsqueda.