The Resurrection and Rebirth of Geraldine, Chapter Five
Not much actually accomplished on Geraldine today. Changed the final drive oil. Was going to change it on Gertrude too, but the final drive fill plug is a huge honking hex bolt, and didn't bring my big channel locks down with me. Project for tomorrow.
The mirrors and levers, including front brake master cylinder, have arrived and are ready to be installed.
The front tire is here. I'm still waiting for kronking FedEx to show up with the rear tire. Four days in a row "delivery exception". Bastards. I hate FedEx. Every time something is shipped to me via FedEx I have to wait three or four days before it finally actually shows up. How the fuck do they stay in business? I signed up for their delivery management service, and had to wait ten days for an authorization code to show up in the mail. Then when I went to use it, I had to sign up again, and wait another ten days for another authorization code. Then when I went to use it, they said "delivery management is not available for this shipment" (three different shipments involved here, folks).
So, IF the rear tire shows up Monday (and they say it's not available for pickup, either, I have no other choice but to wait to see if the FedEx truck ever shows. My favorite one was "delivery exception: no one to sign for package" when I'd been sitting there waiting for hours - the truck never showed up. The last two days the delivery exception has been for "weather or natural disaster". Man, the weather has NOT been horrible the last few days). I just don't kronkin' get it.
And then there's the Post Office. "It's at the post office" "No, it's on the truck" "I spoke to the driver, he doesn't have it" "Well, we don't have it here, check with the driver" "I checked with the driver, he doesn't have it on the truck" "Well try again tomorrow, maybe he'll deliver it tomorrow".
Gotta be a Philadelphia thing.
So, back to the post office... they say they delivered Geraldine's tach cable on Tuesday. No sign of it. And they have no record at all of her oil filter beyond it was shipped from across the river in New Jersey eight days ago. Tracking number, sure I've got one. Oh, we don't have any information on it beyond it getting shipped eight days ago.
Life in the big city, eh?
The mirrors and levers, including front brake master cylinder, have arrived and are ready to be installed.
The front tire is here. I'm still waiting for kronking FedEx to show up with the rear tire. Four days in a row "delivery exception". Bastards. I hate FedEx. Every time something is shipped to me via FedEx I have to wait three or four days before it finally actually shows up. How the fuck do they stay in business? I signed up for their delivery management service, and had to wait ten days for an authorization code to show up in the mail. Then when I went to use it, I had to sign up again, and wait another ten days for another authorization code. Then when I went to use it, they said "delivery management is not available for this shipment" (three different shipments involved here, folks).
So, IF the rear tire shows up Monday (and they say it's not available for pickup, either, I have no other choice but to wait to see if the FedEx truck ever shows. My favorite one was "delivery exception: no one to sign for package" when I'd been sitting there waiting for hours - the truck never showed up. The last two days the delivery exception has been for "weather or natural disaster". Man, the weather has NOT been horrible the last few days). I just don't kronkin' get it.
And then there's the Post Office. "It's at the post office" "No, it's on the truck" "I spoke to the driver, he doesn't have it" "Well, we don't have it here, check with the driver" "I checked with the driver, he doesn't have it on the truck" "Well try again tomorrow, maybe he'll deliver it tomorrow".
Gotta be a Philadelphia thing.
So, back to the post office... they say they delivered Geraldine's tach cable on Tuesday. No sign of it. And they have no record at all of her oil filter beyond it was shipped from across the river in New Jersey eight days ago. Tracking number, sure I've got one. Oh, we don't have any information on it beyond it getting shipped eight days ago.
Life in the big city, eh?
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