Originally posted by zippy-kat

So, it finalllllyyy got there!

I've been trackin' that bad boy for quite some time now,
wonderin' when the heck the lil' tracker box would say
more than just "Left the Hobbs/Roswell facility!" lol
*I* hadn't realized there was an "problem" till I read
Zipp's Post and then <looked> at the Postage Label =
EEE-Yiipes!! LOTTA $$ munnie for "Priority Mail" box to
take EIGHT Daze to get from New Mexico to Ohio!!
Sounds like a job for my Buddie Janice at the PO to look into!

Saturday mornin, at the PO...

Hi, Janice! Take a <look> at this lid from the box I got Friday.

Ooooh, MY!! EIGHT Days!???
Shudda been here LAST Saturday or Monday at the latest.
Something went terribly wrong with THAT Box!
Let's see... Address correct & Legible;
No postmarks showing it was mis-delivered;
leave that lid with me - I'll do an "inquiry" on Monday.

OK, Thanks!

Uhh-Ooooh! HERE's the Problem!!
See THIS >>>

Were there any "Hazardous Materials" in the box??

Uhhh, NO! Dawg & Kat Treats and Toys! No Bombs!

Welllll, "Somebody" at a Sorting Facility put
that "NO Fly" Label on there to prevent this box
from getting ON an airplane; OR when it got taken OFF
an airplane because of a "problem".
Wonder WHY it got put on there???

Further close examination of the lid revealed >>>

The PROBLEM >>>

Partially Obscured (But still "readable") Haz-Mat placards
imprinted on the carton ends...
Reads "Consumer Quantity" + "ORM-D" + "ORM-D-AIR"
All "shorthand" for saying the box once-upon-a-time carried
"stuff" that can't FLY without a Haz-Mat Shipping Document.

We looked a lil closer...
And decided The Box was a retired "Avon Cosmetics" carton.

LOOK! Somebody knew "Some of the Tricks" with
these old Avon boxes - they completely COVERED ALL the Big-Print
"AVON" imprints {SEVEN of em!) with paper labels.
And "tried" to cover the Haz-Mat placards printing with a magic marker!
Musta been a real Eagle-Eye Aviation Safety "Spotter"
that read those old Haz-Mat Placard imprints!

Then she went on to explain WHY she knew EXACTLY what happened...

Janice: "I used an Identical AVON box to send
Christmas gifts to my daughter - took TWO WEEKS to get to California!
Daughter complained to her Postmaster who did a review and
reported back that "the BOX" was at fault for it's "old" AVON labels!"

Moral of the Story - Don't use AVON Boxes to ship stuff!

I'm really SORRY that the "Gift Committee" was worried...
But it DID get here Safe & Sound.
Dunno if it was by Train, Truck, or 20-Mule Team Wagon;
but whatever the method - WE are HAPPIE!!

Here's the PO "Final Report" >>>

"Your item was delivered
at 1:12 pm on February 18, 2005 in BERLIN CENTER, OH 44401.

Here is what happened earlier:

* ARRIVAL @ UNIT, February 18, 2005, 7:57 am, BERLIN CENTER, OH 44401
* ENROUTE, February 17, 2005, 7:51 am, WARRENDALE, PA 15095
* ENROUTE, February 10, 2005, 7:11 pm, ROSWELL, NM 88201
* ACCEPTANCE, February 10, 2005, 9:41 am, HOBBS, NM 88240"

"ONLY" a SEVEN Day GAP between Roswell, NM and Warrendale, PA.
They must not "report" when the Mules stop for Munchies & Water!

Stay Tuned for a couple *snappies* of the FurKids with their Gifts.

/s/ Phred
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