[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Maru

Stupid USPS not scanning my package and putting it on a truck already. It's been waiting on their dock since August. But it's coming out of Kentucky so I guess not enough volume for them to pass it on...

It's supposed to be my replacement mats for my cutting machine and they probably put lower priority postage on it.

…in general I don’t know what kind of service UPS give in the States and it’ll probably vary from State to State ….but my own experiences of them is that they’re never without an ‘event’……most other delivery companies are pretty straight forward but UPS just never is …they’re not major things that can’t be resolved but they’re just…avoidable silly things, like only delivering ‘1 of 2’ parcels and the other being deliver several days later…that’s just one thing that comes to mind…anyways, not many companies seem to use them in the UK but as I say…my own experience of them seems to always have an ‘event’ attached to them……I hope that your parcel arrives soon…

[Maru]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…in general I don’t know what kind of service UPS give in the States and it’ll probably vary from State to State ….but my own experiences of them is that they’re never without an ‘event’……most other delivery companies are pretty straight forward but UPS just never is …they’re not major things that can’t be resolved but they’re just…avoidable silly things, like only delivering ‘1 of 2’ parcels and the other being deliver several days later…that’s just one thing that comes to mind…anyways, not many companies seem to use them in the UK but as I say…my own experience of them seems to always have an ‘event’ attached to them……I hope that your parcel arrives soon…

USPS is our post office (US Postal Service), so like Royal Mail. If only it were UPS, Ammi. I am just grateful tracking is working at all and it isn't stopped somewhere random.

[Redway]

People who lack basic sympathy/empathy.

[Mystic Mock]

People that moan about mature content.

[Maru]

@Ammi Whinging worked:

[Mystic Mock]

Congratulations @Maru

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Maru

USPS is our post office (US Postal Service), so like Royal Mail. If only it were UPS, Ammi. I am just grateful tracking is working at all and it isn't stopped somewhere random.

….ooooop, my bad….UPS we’re in my head as I read it so I read it as that…

Originally Posted by Maru

@Ammi Whinging worked:

…yay Maru for world class winge-ing……I’m glad it’s almost with you, that’s a really good feeling for you……(…maybe some of the US postal officials are TiBB members and saw your post, hmmmmmmm….)….

[Maru]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Congratulations @Maru

Thanks

Originally Posted by Ammi

….ooooop, my bad….UPS we’re in my head as I read it so I read it as that…




…yay Maru for world class winge-ing……I’m glad it’s almost with you, that’s a really good feeling for you……(…maybe some of the US postal officials are TiBB members and saw your post, hmmmmmmm….)….

A supervisor woke up the person on the dock and got them to move it. Fantastic. I was thinking it might take a whole month. It wouldn't have been surprising, anyway. As long as it gets here before Christmas, I guess

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Maru

Thanks



A supervisor woke up the person on the dock and got them to move it. Fantastic. I was thinking it might take a whole month. It wouldn't have been surprising, anyway. As long as it gets here before Christmas, I guess

…oh I’m hoping for a long time before Christmas…let’s hope for before the end of September…?…:fingers crossed gif:….

[Maru]

I don't really run into this problem but I thought it was funny...

[Maru]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…oh I’m hoping for a long time before Christmas…let’s hope for before the end of September…?…:fingers crossed gif:….

It received a date of Monday and is comically asserting it is now running late... after being very late. It'll get here soon, though. Whatever "soon" ends up being.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Maru

It received a date of Monday and is comically asserting it is now running late... after being very late. It'll get here soon, though. Whatever "soon" ends up being.

…with your tales of the US postal service, I think it sounds as though ‘soon’ could be a very open ended interpretation…we know that soon isn’t Monday because you’ve already been told that it’s running late from the due date of Monday…Im thinking that soon isn’t Tuesday either because they didn’t state one day late, they just said late…so Tuesday can be crossed off as a possibility as well…maybe cross through the days that it isn’t or unlikely to be and then you’ll finally solve the mystery of when soon is…?……

[Maru]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…with your tales of the US postal service, I think it sounds as though ‘soon’ could be a very open ended interpretation…we know that soon isn’t Monday because you’ve already been told that it’s running late from the due date of Monday…Im thinking that soon isn’t Tuesday either because they didn’t state one day late, they just said late…so Tuesday can be crossed off as a possibility as well…maybe cross through the days that it isn’t or unlikely to be and then you’ll finally solve the mystery of when soon is…?……

I imagine a package moving across the system looks something like this:



*

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Maru

I imagine a package moving across the system looks something like this:



*

……heading to Maru’s house right now…



…estimated delivery date….SOON….…

…you’re so fabulously cheerful about it all, Maru……which is obviously the way to be because what can you do….

[Redway]

The Internet connection on your ’phone working smoothly anywhere and everywhere but the warm comfort of your own home, and your WiFi’s down. Talk about bad luck.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Redway

The Internet connection on your ’phone working smoothly anywhere and everywhere but the warm comfort of your own home, and your WiFi’s down. Talk about bad luck.

…the Gods of the internet/wi fi can be very cruel, Redway…

[Mystic Mock]

The state of Japanese Anime.

[Maru]

Originally Posted by Ammi

……heading to Maru’s house right now…



…estimated delivery date….SOON….…

…you’re so fabulously cheerful about it all, Maru……which is obviously the way to be because what can you do….

This, exactly. It's still the same status ... "Coming soon to a mailbox near you"

Hopefully it's my mailbox this time. (There's a legitimate reason for why it gets misplaced though)

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

The state of Japanese Anime.

I haven't watched in years (with what time?) but I go to a convention every year for Artist Alley. So I've no idea the current state of anime... I'm old enough to have downloaded new episodes subbed by volunteers through IRC channels full of Fserves... the current state of J-pop though... sigh...

Hub watched Spy x Family though and keeps trying to force a thumbdrive with it at me to watch it...

Edit: Rethinking, I do watch Cdrama, but it's an easier binge and sometimes mostly in longer clips. It's hard to follow anything with subtitles.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Maru

This, exactly. It's still the same status ... "Coming soon to a mailbox near you"

Hopefully it's my mailbox this time. (There's a legitimate reason for why it gets misplaced though)



I haven't watched in years (with what time?) but I go to a convention every year for Artist Alley. So I've no idea the current state of anime... I'm old enough to have downloaded new episodes subbed by volunteers through IRC channels full of Fserves... the current state of J-pop though... sigh...

Hub watched Spy x Family though and keeps trying to force a thumbdrive with it at me to watch it...

Edit: Rethinking, I do watch Cdrama, but it's an easier binge and sometimes mostly in longer clips. It's hard to follow anything with subtitles.

I would say with modern Anime that it's decent still in general, but it's lacking that killer edge Anime if that makes sense?

Because even American Live Action has Shogun as an epic tale, and Fallout for that zany vibe that can be good in it's own way.

Where as a lot of current Animes have the depth of a puddle.

Having said that I haven't watched Spy x Family, but it does look like the kind of Anime that I'm kind of talking about being a negative for the industry imo.

[Ammi]

…hoping and wishing for today to be that SOON day, Maru…

[Livia]

I'll tell you what irritates my Dad, that advert with Slade... "We were a noisy generation..." He always shouts "When did Slade ever have a keyboard player?!"

[Redway]

Bait-announcements that there’s another vicious Covid variant about to do the rounds and no follow-up anywhere in the days to come, probably because it’s all nonsense at this point and they know it. Still trying to scare people nearly 5 years later.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Redway

Bait-announcements that there’s another vicious Covid variant about to do the rounds and no follow-up anywhere in the days to come, probably because it’s all nonsense at this point and they know it. Still trying to scare people nearly 5 years later.

This.

[Mystic Mock]

Also if I hear about Oasis reuniting off Sky Sports one more time, I will smash my TV.

The channel is called Sky Sports News, not Sky Oasis News.

[Redway]

Santander’s over-protectiveness when it comes to wiring money across to people.

“You do know that you get impersonators pretending to be friends, family and companies, right.”

I know but I’m also pretty sure I know the identity of this friend I borrowed or lent £20 to or fro(m) t’other day. Back off with the over-security.