Nytrunner
Pop lugs, not drugs
So the traveler is off in a postal blackhole? That's a real shame, sorry guys
TNMO Boomerang may be more appropriate. HA
We all know that delivery times are not guaranteed. That said, since this situation is so particularly egregious, you might try talking to a live person, stating the you understand that there's no guaranteed delivery but that this is different, and make sure you explain the back-and-forth as well as the overall time. They can look up the tracking information for themselves and see how stupid this situation is. Start at your local post office, and if that gets you nowhere, call the office of the Postmaster General at (800) 275-8777. And maybe that'll get a result.I just checked it today...it went BACK to Memphis on March 3rd and left Memphis AGAIN. This makes it the SEVENTH trip between Saint Louis and Memphis since Feb 2nd. Sheesh. Just crazy.
Maybe you just can't get to Indiana from Memphis or St Louis.
But it's going to Missouri!
I have not yet done a sim to decide what I'm going to fly in it. I will be doing that this weekend sometime. I won't be trying for any altitude records, but want to send it with some zip!!Well, no wonder it hasn't made it to Indiana!
Sorry! Obviously, I didn't look at the list long enough to get shawn_rocket's state right.
How a bout this, since there's nothing but time- @shawn_rocket, do you have a flight planned yet?
Murphy's Law dictates that when the team goes to St. Louis the package will be in Memphis or on the road in between.The obvious solution is to organize a commando raid on the St Louis postal facility. Then once you have it back... put it in the mail to the next stop.
It's a hub and spoke system, just like the airlines. Like changing planes in Chicago when flying from Boston to Western South Carolina (which I've done). As long as the package got to you in reasonable time, there's no point in questioning (or even examining) the route.I ordered some electronic parts from Dallas (Garland). They went immediatly to the west coast of Florida. Dallas-to-OKC is ~200 miles, straight down the interstate. Do these people own a map?
It's a hub and spoke system, just like the airlines. Like changing planes in Chicago when flying from Boston to Western South Carolina (which I've done). As long as the package got to you in reasonable time, there's no point in questioning (or even examining) the route.
Well, alright, that part is certainly worth comment.I ordered on Feb. 20, shipped on 22nd. Pkg still "In Transit, Arriving Late".
I have not yet done a sim to decide what I'm going to fly in it. I will be doing that this weekend sometime. I won't be trying for any altitude records, but want to send it with some zip!!
Thinking it got "returned to sender"?Good news:
The Wanderer has broken free from the infinite loop.
Bad news:
It left Memphis, went to Dallas,TX to Shreveport, LA and departed Alexandria, LA this morning.
Alexandria is often the last stop before it is delivered here.
If I get a chance today I will make another attempt to talk to someone, though it is unlikely to do any good. Maybe they'll let me talk to someone in Dallas, or Seattle, for absolutely no reason.
Looks to me like they are sending it back to sender. Maybe the address had something wrong. If not, UPS might be a better choice. Just sayin.Good news:
The Wanderer has broken free from the infinite loop.
Bad news:
It left Memphis, went to Dallas,TX to Shreveport, LA and departed Alexandria, LA this morning.
Alexandria is often the last stop before it is delivered here.
If I get a chance today I will make another attempt to talk to someone, though it is unlikely to do any good. Maybe they'll let me talk to someone in Dallas, or Seattle, for absolutely no reason.
Thinking it got "returned to sender"?
Looks to me like they are sending it back to sender. Maybe the address had something wrong. If not, UPS might be a better choice. Just sayin.
I'll probably do a couple of flights, depending upon the field I can get to. Definitely a D12-5 to start for the low and slow. If it comes in time for our club launch, I'm either going to do an E18W or F24-7. May stick a Marco Polo in it just in case! If not, I'll adapt it down for a QJET D16.I'll be curious what options you come up with.
I've heard of kissing your rocket for good luck. But not licking your motors.The Q-Jet D20s have been out for little while now. I licked some up just for this.
The Q-Jet D20s have been out for little while now. I licked some up just for this.
I'll probably do a couple of flights, depending upon the field I can get to. Definitely a D12-5 to start for the low and slow. If it comes in time for our club launch, I'm either going to do an E18W or F24-7. May stick a Marco Polo in it just in case! If not, I'll adapt it down for a QJET D16.
Edit:
I am assuming the wanderer with ballast is the latest Open Rocket file. If not, which file should be the goto for sims? I've seen 3 or 4 so far...
Well, you learn somethimg new every day, don't you.I've heard of kissing your rocket for good luck. But not licking your motors.
Ahh, the drogue came out on the rail. Makes sense.We need to ask Tim Van Milligan for a RockSim plug-in to simulate the shipping route and time of fight for rockets/parts/motors based on the following inputs:
size and weight of box
Origin and destination
Declared value of contents
Shipping carrier used
Hazmat/non-hazmat
I’m thinking someone entered a wrong value in the “custom delay” field for The Traveling Wanderer! LOL!
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