Oh No, Onno!

So, we ordered 51 trays of plants to install on our shed's new green roof.

We just got a phone call from the company.

They are delivering 510 square meters.
— Molly Quell (@MollyQuell) May 18, 2021

In the Netherlands, it's not unusual to build a garden on one's roof. Ready to install a green roof, Molly Quell ordered some plants, and a load of gravel to provide it with drainage. The delivery was more like a truckload -a BIG truck that couldn't make it all the way to their house. This was all Onno's fault.

Breaking News: Onno doesn't work for the company who we purchased the green roof from. Onno works for their distributor.

No one likes Onno.
— Molly Quell (@MollyQuell) May 18, 2021

Well, the plants were a screwup, but the gravel they wanted was behind the plants on the truck, so they had to be unloaded. The story gets even funnier from there, with quite a bit of swearing in Dutch. You can read the whole story at Twitter or at Threadreader. -via Metafilter

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