OK, I saw something on a news web site, a picture of some sort, with the caption, "Photoshop wasn't invented yet, so, yes, these are real." It was intended for me to click on the link and see a bunch of outrageous pictures. OK, I did, and they weren't really outrageous at all--it's just click-bait after all--but I keep thinking about that stupid statement, hoping it was a joke, fearful that it was not.
Yesterday I got a call from U-Haul. I am waiting for the shipping container that I loaded up in Kansas City to arrive in Chico. Originally I was told that the, and I quote, "guaranteed delivery date" was August 28th. On August 28, having not heard from U-Haul, I called them to verify my container had arrived. No, it had not, I was told. The agent I was talking with put me on hold to check something and returned, telling me now, and again I quote, "the new guaranteed delivery date" is now August 29.
The mind reels.
I think it is safe to say that U-Haul is guaranteeing that the shipping container will arrive on or before the date that it arrives. Probably on, not before, and this is not to be construed as saying it will arrive at all, just that if it does arrive, it will arrive. On time--that is, a single point on the space-time continuum, unless a catastrophic blowout on I-80 rips the fabric of said continuum, in which case all bets are off.
That is all for now. Later, a rain dance is scheduled for this afternoon, weather permitting, and then a witch-dunking.
EEEEk. We're going to pod our house when we move next winter. I hope these guys are for real. But U-Haul! Come on. It's U-Haul. They're golden.....right?
ReplyDeleteWell, I haven't actually gotten the u-box back yet and seen how the contents fared during their shipping. I'll let you know! Most of my problems stemmed from trying to use movinghelp.com to have the box delivered and loaded and returned. (and the opposite at the far end.) I imagine just picking up the box one's self and loading it would be pretty straightforward. Plus, to be honest, in evaluating my experience, keep in mind I'm stunningly bad at organizing and juggling details. The price is hard to beat.
ReplyDeleteWords mean whatever we want them to now. When it shows up, that will be the guaranteed date!
ReplyDeleteand they will grin and say "we told you so!"
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