Ebay shipping time machine

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[JSM]

Ouch! 

[dutchzcarguy]

Oh.. you just have to wait LESS than a year!!   

[Racer X]

On 12/11/2020 at 5:31 PM, 240260280 said:

I placed an order a month ago. Tracking showed it at the originating post office the second day.

The package is still showing at that location, with an ETA of November 12.

I contacted the seller over a week ago, who started an investigation with USPS, which said they would have an answer in 24 hours.

Oh, and they are blaming Covid.

 

 

 

[Av8ferg]

I work in the shipping and freight industry as many of you know. We have unprecedented volume right now that we cannot absorb overnight . Pre-Christmas we were at almost full capacity with 80,000 trucks and 621 airplanes. The combination of a steady decline in brick and mortar store sales vs online sales was thrown upside down when COVID hit and as of last week with vaccine shipping taking priority there is only so much freight that can be moved. We are working our tails off to meet demand. We are hiring hundreds pilots in the next year and 1000’s of employees to work ramps and hubs. It’s not easy to expand capacity as rapidly as demand can increase.


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[Racer X]

58 minutes ago, Av8ferg said:

I work in the shipping and freight industry as many of you know. We have unprecedented volume right now that we cannot absorb overnight . Pre-Christmas we were at almost full capacity with 80,000 trucks and 621 airplanes. The combination of a steady decline in brick and mortar store sales vs online sales was thrown upside down when COVID hit and as of last week with vaccine shipping taking priority there is only so much freight that can be moved. We are working our tails off to meet demand. We are hiring hundreds pilots in the next year and 1000’s of employees to work ramps and hubs. It’s not easy to expand capacity as rapidly as demand can increase.


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UPS, or FedEx?

I’m currently helping to build another FedEx 767.

 

[Av8ferg]

FedEx...our new 767’s are fantastic, keep up the great work. We’re buying a lot of them


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[Racer X]

18 hours ago, Av8ferg said:

FedEx...our new 767’s are fantastic, keep up the great work. We’re buying a lot of them


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Nice to hear the pilots who fly our airplanes like them, and yes, FedEx is currently buying more 767 freighters than any other company. We just finished up the 101st FedEx freighter forward body section, it is going through shake and will be off to seal and paint by the first of the year.

I was reassigned to the 767 program last September, having worked the 777 (legacy, metal wings) program for nearly 6 years, first in wing majors (the wing final assembly shop) building the upper trailing edge of the wings, and then the 777 (again, the legacy plane) spars, on the front spars for a few months, then rear spars for 4 years. With the 777X going into production, the production rates have slowed as they integrate the two lines (when I started the rate for 777 was 2.5 days, then dropped to 3 days, then 6 days, then 7 days, and last winter it slowed to 14 days), coupled with the 737 issues, and this Covid 19 thing the company has been trying to avoid layoffs by shifting labor to other programs where staffing needs a boost, so quite a few structures mechanics have been moved from 777/777X to the 767 program. They have moved me 5 times since last February, including spending the summer on the flightline doing refurb work on a 777X that was built last year and has been in storage, and a short stint as a provisioner for the 777X systems integration final assembly, and been sent home 3 times for Covid contact tracing quarantine.

I wasn't too enthusiastic about having to work bodies on the B deck, as my knees don't tolerate the crawling around on the stringers and floor frames, but the crew I landed on is a great bunch of guys and gals, the work isn't as physically demanding as the wing structures work, and the actual work packages are not as demanding with respect to the time given to complete the jobs (the 767 program is at a 7 day rate at the moment). Add to that the privilege of working on the KC-46 tankers, and that I only have about 8 months to retirement, I feel I can manage and be content there.

And I really like what I do, which makes it less like work, and more enjoyable. It is awesome being part of the teams that create these fantastic airplanes. The best of the best. Every time I see one taking off or coming in to land I have to stop and watch it. Airplanes are second only to cars for me, magnificent machines that look great coming and going, or just resting quietly on the ground.

In three and a half months I have seen more FedEx planes than UPS, and every second plane is a KC-46. So there is variety to the daily routine.

 

 

Edited December 20, 2020 by Racer X

[Pilgrim]

Good for you. As an eastern WA guy, I always feel better when flying on a Boeing aircraft. 

[Av8ferg]

Very cool what you do. Airplanes have been part of my life since I was a young kid. Like you, having a passion for what you do makes it almost not feel like work. I’m currently flying the 757 but I am type rated in both the 757 and 767. I almost moved to the 767 last month because there is a really nice pay bump but I’d lose seniority and control of my schedule. Quality of life over money, it’s a value decision that many don’t understand. Most guys chase the $$. I commute on our 767 and everyone loves them, minus the bathroom in the cockpit. That was a UPS build spec that we didn’t want to pay to change but that’s the only complaint. The rest of our aircraft have the bathroom behind the cockpit door. We did have an accident in LAX in a brand new 767 about 8 weeks ago. One of the main landing gear failed to extend and the emergency system failed also. Really a 1.000,000 to 1 odds. Pilot climbing out of the window of the cockpit had a minor injury.


These plans are a joy to fly and so reliable it amazes me. In the four years I’ve been with them, I’ve never had a flight cancelled due to a maintenance related issue, only declared an emergency once when a throttle cable got water in it and froze one the throttle levers. When I flew fighters in the USMC the jets broke about 30% of the time you tried to fly and I declared an emergency about 3 times a month.


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[grannyknot]

@Racer X, @Pilgrim, @Av8ferg, so what do you guys think about the fix for the 737 Max?  Other than its tendency to nosedive it really is a remarkable make over from the old version.

[siteunseen]

Other than the nosedive!