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Friday, January 30, 2009

At 7:30 am in morning...someone pissing me off!!!!

OK - I mentioned the HUGE package from Egypt was supposed to arrive here at my home either yesterday or today in a previous post. This package (one) weighs 440 pounds. The delivery was NOT made yesterday, so I assumed (bad idea) today would be the day. This is sooooo NOT happening.

I just got a call from the trucking company hired to deliver and the news is not good. When I spoke to the gentleman who handled this delivery as it entered the U.S., he said it would be delivered on a 25 foot truck and a small bribe would probably ensure some help in getting the heavy load onto my porch. Again - NOT.

This guy I just spoke with, is aware of our location and the truck being used is a SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER. That would be 45 more feet of truck to try and traverse narrow residential streets - in deplorable condition due to all this snow and ice.

I explained to this gentleman, that I was told that someone might be able to help me get this onto the porch and his reply..."I am a solo driver." He then asks if I know anyone with a forklift??? Where the fuck did he come up with that one? Anyone out there have a forklift they want to loan me? Holy crap Batman...I'm ready for a breakdown.

As it stands at the moment...this guy will call me back on Monday, after conversing with his boss, to see if there can be a remedy. Theson has a full bed pick up truck, maybe I can meet the guy somewhere and OPEN this single package and place the individual pieces into the pickup. I know I will still need help in doing even that. This is so bizarre - I know theson packaged everything individually - how the hell did they all end up in ONE HUGE BOX???

I must go rethink this whole situation...my brain cells are aching! It is snowing more and a big storm is brewing - what next...an earthquake??? Don't answer that!!!

Later............

P.S. I just shot this "weather" video to add here. Brrrr....

4 comments:

Kulkuri said...

Moving companies like to put everything in crates for shipping, especially overseas, that way all of the stuff stays together. When we had movers move our stuff from Tucson to Reno all of our stuff was in one large crate when we went to pick up our stuff. It's amazing how they can pack so much stuff in there.

Mnmom said...

Do I hear some birds chirping in the background that Spring is on the way? Deliveries - the raspberry seed in everyone's wisdom tooth.

rennratt said...

The freight company should have smaller trucks on hand. Heck, even a box truck would be preferable to a semi.

It sounds like you need to keep calling up the chain. I don't think they're telling you everything.

Chickie said...

What the hell is in the box? I'm sorry. I'm nosy.