Me and one half of my House Mates, the German speaking one, decided to put on a Bash....a BBQ kind of thing....not the British kind where all one does is provide the fire.
I contracted with a local who worked for one of the Shell Contractors to provide all the Chop.
The rest of the fare (liquid) and the Fire....we provided.
The day before the BBQ...I confirmed all was in order and relayed said news to my house mate.
Come the evening of the BBQ....beautiful fire going....guests present....drink flowing....and no Chop....no sign of the local fellow....and upon doing some last minute checking....there was going to be no Chop.
A Quick phone call to the Chinese....and some hurriedly emptying of wallets....and we had a lovely Chinese Meal made all the better due to the ambiance of the lovely fire.
Had I been able to get my Hands on the contract Chef.....he would have been on a Spit over said Fire!
Seems he was confused as to the actual date of the Do....if you believe that!