Misdelivery

The UPS guy who delivers to Ocracoke is terrific. His name is Grant, and he is always friendly and helpful. Recently, he brought something to us which was actually incorrectly addressed. Mail delivery (via the Post Office) to Ocracoke uses only PO Box addresses, since there is no home delivery. UPS shipping, on the other hand, uses the street address. Grant had a box for me with the PO Box address on it. He remembered our names and street address and brought the box to us anyway. I know that many other UPS guys would have sent the package back, saying that the address was undeliverable. But not Grant.

That said, no one is perfect. Last week, I got a call which went like this:
Bob: "Hi Kati. This is Bob Chestnut, at Ride the Wind Surf Shop. Are you expecting a UPS delivery?"
Me: "Yes."
Bob: "Well your box is the same size and shape as our skim boards, so it was delivered here by mistake."
Me: "It's a crib mattress."
Bob: (Deadpan) "I know. Imagine my surprise."

So we went over to the Surf Shop and picked up the mattress. It all worked out fine and gave us a laugh, too.

Hope all your deliveries make it to you, wherever you are...