“Are you calling from the cockpit?” Those were the exact words from a friend as I called from the car a few days ago. My little car is noisy and my Bluetooth headset doesn’t help–actually it makes things worse.
I broke down last week and bought a model known for its noise canceling acumen. It’s a somewhat obscure brand and not available locally. I ordered online.
Like every other purchase nowadays I received a tracking number. I have tracked it a dozen or more times since last Thursday. Tonto wasn’t as dedicated a tracker as I am! It’s currently “out for delivery.”
This anal retentive ability to track a package should be satisfying, yet I’m always wondering why it’s stopped? Why isn’t it moving? What’s taking so long? Often billing information is received long before the package!
Google Maps (another refuge for the impatient) says the first leg is a 14:33 drive. What happened in the three plus days from “Departure Scan” to “Arrival Scan?” I suspect it really didn’t depart, but waited over the weekend.
It’s certainly possible we’ll be getting GPS based tracking before long. As soon as one company adds it they’ll all have to follow.
My point is, maybe we (and by “we” I mean “I”) would be better without access to yet another tool allowing me to overload with information.
Tracking a package that’s being delivered to you is exciting. It is bred into us at an early age, where every Christmas eve, kids anxiously sit watching the local news, waiting for the Santa Report, showing his progress so far for the night. Who usually does these reports for WTNH?