...it was an amazing idea. Order a pregnant lady Non-alcoholic wine for a present. How could it go wrong? Well, in the fine print, on the delivery contract is a contingency where the winery reserves the right to delay a shipment of NA wine if the recipients weather is inclement, preventing it from freezing. Which is very noble and makes sense. The winery is in California. Wisconsin is in the frozen tundra, or so it seems this year. When will the order arrive in Madison? Keep in mind I ordered it on the 12th of February. It's now the 22nd of February and there's been no sign of action despite a charge to my bank account. This has peaked my interest because I've been billed and becuase my wife really likes wine or a decent tasting NA wine. Oh, and Valentine's day was 8 days ago. Soon she will forget what the wine was for, please send the wine!!!
Maybe I can understand why the shipment was delayed if I knew the actual definition of inclement weather, so here goes:
Inclement - Courtesy of dictionary.com
1.(of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy.
2.not kind or merciful.
hhhhmmmmm...over 80 inches of snow, very cold(0-20 degrees), seems pretty severe to me and I'm living in it. Image hearing about this weather while you're sipping real wine and sunny yourself on the beach, the country east of the rockies is inclement. I don't think the wine will arrive until May and by that time our second child will be here and my wife will be drinking like a sailor again. I'd rather unthaw the frozen NA wine, broken bottle and all, than wait for the merciful weather to return. At least this way she'll remember the wine as a Valentine's gift instead of a huge letdown after all the waiting.
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