Careless couriers behind many horror stories from the online shopping boom Reports of valuable goods being left outside, getting lost or being eaten by the dog abound
Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 01:00
With successive lockdowns pushing more people towards online shopping, delivery companies are dealing with volumes that have doubled in a year, and some are clearly struggling to deliver the goods.
Dogs shredding clothes in gardens, high-end technology left unguarded on doorsteps, books left in the rain and long-awaited parcels dumped in wheelie bins by couriers are just some of the horror stories told by people who have seen their online orders go awry.
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Mobile clinics, free rides have done little so far to improve vaccine equity in D.C. region
Antonio Olivo, The Washington Post
Feb. 19, 2021
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Health care workers wait for coronavirus vaccinations at the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax on Jan. 2. The county is now offering rides to the center, hoping the transportation program will help more people get vaccinated in communities that have been hard hit by the virus.Washington Post photo by Michael S. Williamson.
Inside Fairfax County s government center one recent morning, elderly residents streamed in to get their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, underscoring a problem that has vexed officials across the greater Washington region.