"Here's the Deal" Part 3--The Panic to Get Home
By Kareng
@kareng (80243)
United States
July 7, 2025 4:08pm CST
Continued...
Normally, we are not in a dire rush to get home, but my husband had a freight delivery scheduled for Thursday, July 3rd in between 11 am and 3 pm.
He had ordered a new attachment for his tractor, a Flail Mower. This needed a signature for delivery and after the first two blowouts, he went into a panic with a full blown anxiety attack. If we had not of had the 3rd blowout, we would have made it home in time for the delivery, but having to wait for tire place to open, cost us a good 4-5 hours after the drive to get there.
Early Thursday morning he got on the phone to try to reschedule delivery. He finally got a supervisor on the phone and she said it would be no problem. She told him that xyz would call him and schedule a new delivery date.
So Friday rolls around and no phone call. Hey, it's the 4th of July. Most places are closed. Saturday rolls around and still no phone call. This morning he was up before the sun came up waiting to call them back since nobody had called him. He finally got the same lady he talked to on Thursday. She told him that she remembered talking to him and asked him what could she help him with today. He told her no phone call. It turns out that the person that was/is to call him works as her assistant and didn't come in to work for another 30 minutes.
Turns out the assistant did call him back within 40 minutes. The new delivery date is going to be tomorrow, Tuesday.
Hoping this man settles down now!
How is your day going?
Photo Credit: MechMaxx
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@Vikingswest1 (7443)
• United States
7 Jul
I'm glad everything worked out. I'll bet you need a vacation after that, lol.
I have a pork tenderloin slowly baking, I made cold tuna salad yesterday, the baked beans are leftovers and I have strawberry shortcake for dessert.
I got some Kona coffee pods the other day and I'll try it out after dinner. 75° and sunny today. Slight breeze out of the west. Perfect.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
8 Jul
I picked up a pork tenderloin the other day at the store and that is probably what will be on the menu tomorrow. Today I ran in to our local store and they had pork roasts on sale, so I got one of those. I guess it will be pork week here.
You are having great weather there! We are in the mid 90's still. It's HOT!
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
8 Jul
@Vikingswest1 That is a super good price! I think I paid $2.99 lb. and those were on sale.
@Vikingswest1 (7443)
• United States
8 Jul
@kareng
Ugh. 90's is hot for me.
The pork loins were 1.94 a pound and so I picked up four 5 pounders. They will get used up in no time.
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@MarieCoyle (59351)
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7 Jul
You had a wild trip home, for sure. I bet you really don't want to go anywhere else for awhile, I know I wouldn't. I am glad you weren't hurt from the tire blowouts, etc. That had to be very nerve wracking!
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
8 Jul
We both said no more road trips for awhile. About 15 minutes later I jokingly said for at least 2 weeks and laughed. He said it will be longer than that!! Yet he is planning a trip to New Jersey to see his brother and wants to go before school starts. That is going to be a long drive!
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
8 Jul
@MarieCoyle Oh great, then my hubby can count me out of that part of the drive for sure!! I still don't think we can pull this off for before school starts. We are helping the oldest one move out of her apartment the last week of July and that is a 3 hour drive to her place and another 3.5 to new house in another direction. Then I babysit the last weekend and they are going on a weekend trip the end of August. She is already having trouble getting the ex to swap weekends with her on time with daughter. I told her she messed up telling him it was vacation. Now that is his goal--to ruin her vacation. She needs to go with business trip from now on!!
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@MarieCoyle (59351)
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8 Jul
@kareng
Oh,it is. And I am not a fan of trying to drive in New Jersey or New York!
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@JESSY3236 (22244)
• United States
15 Jul
I would be a nervous wreck too if I had a important delivery coming.
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@LindaOHio (222759)
• United States
8 Jul
I hate when I don't get a call back!!! I'm glad things are finally rescheduled.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
9 Jul
@LindaOHio Yes, not a long wait either. So all well!!
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@2ndchances24 (12244)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
8 Jul
I can only imagine how panicked he was when
he has something that important coming in the mail
I know I would be too, I learned when I have
something coming in the mail I don't leave the
house, so I DON'T miss being there & miss it.
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@2ndchances24 (12244)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
11 Jul
@kareng that's the way things go now & then when you
lest expect it, but we all learn from experience right?
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@Ineeddentures (35267)
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8 Jul
That 3rd blow out was beyond unlucky
Glad to hear delivery will now be tomorrow
Our day
Yes, a non delivery here I'm afraid
My Gin did not arrive
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
9 Jul
@Ineeddentures It was scheduled for delivery last Thursday when we were delayed getting home from the trip to Texas. And then 4th of July holiday on Friday and many things closed on Saturday. They said Fed. Ex. freight division was closed. So Monday morning he called back to see what was going on.
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@Ineeddentures (35267)
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8 Jul
@kareng
Wow
Why couldn't they allow it to be delivered before now?
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
8 Jul
It did, thank goodness. I will need to get out there in the morning and try to save some more pecan trees before he cuts them down.
I need to put some nesting boxes together and get a day when he can help me put the greenhouse up. That still hasn't been done with all of the illness!
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