The following is the actual itinerary that either the United States Postal Service or knitpicks.com picked for the yarn that I ordered:
January 3, 2008 Pickup GROVE CITY, OH
January 5, 2008 Sortation Center Departure GROVE CITY, OH
January 5, 2008 Sortation Center Departure LOS ANGELES, CA
January 7, 2008 Sortation Center Arrival DALLAS, TX
January 8, 2008 Sortation Center Arrival BROOKLYN PARK, MN
January 9, 2008 Sortation Center Departure DALLAS, TX
January 10, 2008 Sortation Center Arrival NEW BERLIN, WI
January 11, 2008 Sortation Center Departure NEW BERLIN, WI
January 11, 2008 USPS Electronically Notified FARGO,ND
January 11, 2008 Sortation Center Departure BROOKLYN PARK, MN
January 11, 2008 Electronic Shipping Info Received FARGO, ND *
WHAT???? I was a little confused when I tracked its progress on the 5th and it told me my yarn was in Los Angeles, but hey, the shipping was free. Who am I to tell the postal service how to do its job? A few days later it was in Brooklyn Park, which is like, 4 hours away. I figured it would be here the next day. But the next day it was in .... Dallas?!?! WTF. I still don't have actual proof that it's in Fargo. As far as I can tell, the post office in Fargo knows it's coming. It wouldn't surprise me in the least to track it tomorrow and find that it's in Dallas again. Or gods forbid London ........
The good news is that since I wasn't distracted by new yarn, I had no choice but to cast on my second sock!
