Damn it, I think I've got one of those summer colds coming on.
I've had the most interesting experiences with FedEx and a manufacturer from NY. More like heart attack inducing to be honest. I had ordered a microwave stand in early July. The manufacturer even called me to say that the order would be delayed. Not long after I get a tracking number and excitedly track my package with the eagerness of an astronomy student tracking a new planet. However, it was not to be. The Chicago hub of FedEx didn't want to deliver it, since it was heavy, and decided instead to consider it 'refused'. Niiiiiiceeeeee. So then, it went all the way back to NY. Because I'm occasionally a smart gal I had kept the manufacturer updated with all the doings, as well as keeping in constant contact with FedEx.
Finally, to make the long story short, after many delays they couriered the package back to me and I opened a box that looked like it had been thru several world wars and conflicts. Of course with my luck about a third of the pieces were damaged. One piece was broken, the rest are scratched up to all hell. Now, if a couple of pieces were scratched and they wouldn't have been noticed on the inside I'd have no problem. However, not my lucky day.
Today however, was my lucky day. After stressing out about what I was going to do with these pieces of stand adorning my front porch I had a lengthy conversation with the manufacturer who are sending me another stand, and they are filing a claim with FedEx. They are also NOT using FedEx to ship me the new stand. I rather tentatively asked if they wanted me to try and send it back myself and they said nothing doing, that FedEx effed this up so let FedEx be the picker uppers.
In the midst of all this fun I did remember to tape some great Marie Dressler films yesterday. I got a silent in the morning, and taped a couple in the afternoon with her and Polly Moran. Well you know my luck by now - we had a hell of a storm here in the Chicagoland area last night, a real whopper with torrents of rain and lightning and ear splitting thunder. Some areas got hit pretty bad and the Cubs game got called. All this wonderful weather had an adverse effect on our Sat receiver upstairs so when I went to tape the one damn movie I really wanted, Emma, I missed such a chunk of it I called it a night. Damn damn damn! I know it'll show again. At least I didn't forget, it was the weather that held me back this time. Honestly, there isn't a lot going on with TCM's Summer Under The Stars to really attract my attention. I think the only other day is featuring Peter Lorre.
Last episode of Flipping Out tonight for this season - boo hiss. Now if only Project Runway would start sizzling, I'd feel okay.
