Supposedly the Strange Science book that The Pony didn't get for Christmas is on its way. I finally got a return email about it on Thursday. I think that was about 3-4 business days late for their response. But then again, the book itself is WAY later than that.
Farmer H also has a missing gift. Two, I think. Wouldn't you know it! One is touted to be delivered TODAY. Except today, we are at the casino. It's been three weeks since we last went. So the very day we chose is when this late gift is supposed to get here.
This is coming by USPS. So maybe it will be put in the lockboxes down by Mailbox Row. I think it will fit. It's a metal key-holder thingy that is shaped like an old gas pump. Just the kind of thing Farmer H will enjoy. He might even build a special themed shed for it! As I recall, it's 12-18 inches tall. That size box should fit. Even it somehow it gets delivered to the Mansion, I doubt the dogs could damage it. The box, yeah, it's chewable. But I don't think they'd eat the metal.
Well. That's assuming it would be delivered to OUR OWN MANSION!
Anyhoo... right now it's 1:15 a.m., and I'm trying to check the latest tracking information. But there's a slight problem. The USPS tracking website has a message in big red letters:
SORRY, WE'RE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH OUR TRACKING APPLICATION. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE WE WORK TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. PLEASE CHECK BACK.
I'm not so sure they should be thanking me for my patience...
I got two text messages and an email from ebay yesterday apologising that delivery of my item was taking longer than expected and a voucher code to use for $5 off my next purchase, valid for thirty days. An hour later a knock on my door was a delivery man with my "late" item and an hour after that the regular postman delivered a second ebay item. Things are going well here, so I'll send a bit if virtual luck your way for the gas pump key thingy. And the Strange Science book.
ReplyDeletePS, at 1:15am, their "technical difficulties" is because everyone over there is fast asleep, like most people would be at that hour.
ReplyDeleteOh, Farmer H was such a good boy in 2020... he deserves all the gifts allocated to him, even if they're late.
ReplyDeleteRiver,
ReplyDeleteI will need all the luck I can get, since it seems like Even Steven is headed back your way.
River 2,
Heh, heh! The scanning machines and the people who badly-run them are not asleep. Or ARE THEY...
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Sioux,
He could have been worse! So there's that. Giving him gifts, like wearing garlic to ward off a vampire. You're not SURE it will work, but you're willing to take the chance.