Friday, February 6, 2009

Ax-Trackin'

I bought a guitar (a mid-sixties gibson b-25, for those who are hip to this sort of thing) last week! I'm rather enjoying it.
I also enjoyed tracking its shipment across the country on ups.com, though I was a bit unnerved by the thoroughness of this truly incredible service:

Springfield, IA 01/25/09 8:00 AM: RECEIVED AT CENTRAL LOADING

Springfield, IA 01/25/09 10:00 AM: IN TRANSIT

Jefferson City, MO 1/25/09 6:30 PM: PACKAGE ACCIDENTALLY OPENED DUE TO TRUCK SWERVING TO MISS SMALL RABBIT-LIKE CREATURE

Jefferson City, MO: 1/25/09 6:37 PM: PACKAGE RESEALED; NO HARM DONE

Longford, KS 1/26/09 12:45 PM: PACKAGE REOPENED DUE TO BOREDOM

Longford, KS 1/26/09 12:45 PM: "HILLBILLY THEME FROM DELIVERANCE" ATTEMPTED

Longford, KS 1/26/09 12:47 PM: SECOND ATTEMPT: "THEME FROM DELIVERANCE"

Lonford, KS 1/26/09 12:51 PM: FIRST ATTEMPT: "STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN"

And it goes on like this!
Remarkable candor, I must say.

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