Rain Dog, I had a brief chat with 'our' Hermes courier, and he said he has 270 deliveries a day to make. He dashes about like a mad thing and looks utterly exhausted. If someone in our street isn't at home, as I said above, I'll take in a parcel for them, as it wastes time if the poor courier has to try and find somewhere to leave it.
It looks to me like a dog's life.