Possibly it was sent way late on Friday and won’t enter the system until Monday morning. But shall we say the Vortex of Misfortune that has attended this computer is in full function?
Either it was just late getting in and I WILL get it Monday, or a) they’ve managed to screw up the shipping number and it goes to Cedar Rapids until they can find it again or b) the notice was bogus and they’re still working on it or c) nobody will ever see it again.
it usually does take 24 hours, or the next business day, for FedEx tracking numbers to show up. Then again, they don’t always show up for me, either. I’ve gotten packages that were shipped, and received, and never did get put on the tracking system. I can’t say that about UPS, but FedEx, yes. But as long as I receive them, I don’t worry too much.
Had an order several years ago of a very expensive item for my kendo, it went via DHL, and was supposed to be delivered on a certain day. That day came and went, and so did the next day. I called DHL, and was told it was put on the wrong flight and would be delivered the next day. Well, it wasn’t, and I called again, and this time, they denied that they had put it on the wrong flight. My response to that was that they had lost it and I expected reimbursement. They weren’t happy with me, and I contacted the seller and let them know what happened. Since then, the seller has only used UPS or FedEx for my stuff.
The tracking for a book I ordered through Amazon never did show up.
I had one package (miscellaneous stuff, including some plastic gridded rulers and some bobbins for the sewing machine), shipped snail-mail, where the tracking showed it went to the wrong PO. Took two days, but they redelivered it correctly the second time. The one time I was really glad for tracking!
One concurs with Joe on this. One thinks it’s a problem found with both FedEx and the USPS, but not with UPS generally.
So if the tracking number doesn’t show up over the weekend, or that business day, give it 24 hours or a business day before worrying it’s been rerouted to, say, the distant plains of Antarctica. Or, you know, rerouted through Meetpoint to Urtur to…points unspecified…in a curiously marked can….
Also, one has had items from third-party sellers on Amazon that did not ever show up on tracking.
Or, lately, sellers on Amazon that are based in China, that therefore take a month to six weeks to arrive, most of which is waiting to and from airports for plane flights, and then waiting in customs on either side. The actual shipping within both countries is generally fast, though. One suspects the packages sit in customs in quarantine, or some such reason, thus accounting for the delay.
I occasionally get mail, including couriered packages, delivered to my address, rather than the same street number but a different street name. I try to check everything before I open it, because this has happened often enough. It always seems to be their packages or mail delivered by mistake to me, not the other way round. But it’s odd. The two street names are not similar, but are in the same subdivision. Why both got the same street number is beyond my knowing.
(I started to say it was beyond my ken. Then I realized I don’t know a Ken. Not that I’d mind, if he’s nice…. Hmm…!) (OK, yes, clearly need to get out more….)
But hey, this adds to the fun when your package does arrive on your doorstep.
One would be cautious, however, should it be a carpet or a refrigerated canister labeled as fish from Llyene. Or a spacesuit. Or uruus. — Is it working? Am I getting you interested in another novel in that series? Heheh.
(I do wonder how no one noticed the rather curvy shape of that carpet, with Cleo’ inside…. Ah, well.)
A question about Journey Into The West.
I looked a little at options for the book(s). I got a good laugh out of one earnest translation, which started out about an “Enormous Vagueness” being banished by one of the creator gods. Heh. I think I’ve encountered that Enormous Vagueness often lately! Ah, one is sure the translator intended another word, but one was greatly impressed by how appropriate the choice was!
I’m confounded by the number of choices available for getting a book (or a set of books?) for [i]Journey Into the West[/i], ebooks, preferably. I have no idea, from the descriptions and few reviews, what might be a better and complete translation. I could do with an abridged version, but if I’m going to go the distance, why not go whole hog? Or, er, whole monkey?
I’d likely go for both, a shorter version and a full version. But I have too little idea here what I should be looking for.
Advice, anyone? Thanks in advance.
My own favorite version of Journey to the West is the anime Saiyuki.
But then I’m demented. We know that.
Dear Ms. Cherryh,
I am constantly amazed at the depth of your knowledge.
Heheh! Saiyuki is, in a roundabout way, why I was asking about Journey to the West.
(And I *like* your kind of demented! …Also, I was brought up with the notion that “all artists are crazy’ (from an artist herself) and, well, I chose a liberal arts major, so…. 😉 )
Kokipy, over on Shejidan, asked for anime recommendations. Though I hadn’t finished watching Saiyuki, I knew you (CJ) and Jane liked it and had said it was a version of Journey to the West. (Other Shejidaniin and I recommended several other anime besides.)
But this got me wondering about Journey Into the West, since people picked up on that, and since I’m not familiar with Asian literature (or Indian literature either).
I’ve restarted watching Saiyuki, and will likely also rewatch .hack//SIGN too. I’ve been rewatching Cowboy Bebop. (Good stuff!) (Good music too.)
Loosely related, a couple of months back, I watched a great documentary called, I Know That Voice! which is about voice acting (for anime, gaming, etc.). This was great fun and fascinating, since I’ve been doing amateur voice work. They interview several early and current talents. Well worth a look. If that appeals, there’s also a documentary called Stripped, which is about comic strips, cartooning, and (not as much) about manga, which also interviews many cartooning artists. Both give insights into the art and craft and dramatic/literary sides, and the business side. Good stuff if that’d appeal to you.
I recently sent a package to my mom on the mainland which was returned as “No such street number”. Unless there has been a time-space discontinuity, the address to which I sent her Christmas gifts should still work, as she hasn’t told me the streets have recently been renumbered. Tuesday I am going to the post office and request a free reship.
When I was in college I hung out in the department office a lot (more interesting people there). They were sending out notices for an open position, and had one returned as a non-existent address from the local PO, without it ever getting farther – and it was confirmed with the addressee that the address on the envelope was correct. Never did hear the explanation for that one, but I suspect a ‘software problem’ somewhere.
I ordered something from China through Amazon on 14 November, and I’m still waiting for it. — it wasn’t a pricey item, less than $5, but still, I ordered it because I wanted it, and still do. Queried the seller day before yesterday and have heard nothing back yet.
Jane orders from Korea because of her BJDs, and 9/10th of the shipping time is sitting in customs waiting for inspection. If you want a Christmas gift involving Korea, September is not too early to order.
Anybody seen Lovejoy? I’m hoping to midweek.
CJ, any joy yet on your AWOL computer?