October 28, 2011--Tracking

While friends here are out in the woods tracking moose and deer--the hunting season is in full sway--I've been doing some tracking of my own: for under-cabinet lights.

We need to bring more light to the work area in the kitchen and I spotted some xenon-strip lighting that would be ideal. I searched on the Internet and came up with a highly-rated type and a supplier in California that offered the best price. Including no tax and free shipping. So I placed an order and in an instant, via email, learned it would arrive within 5 to 10 business days.

A day later, I was given a UPS tracking number and a way to trace it's progress from Baldwin Park, California to New Harbor, Maine.

Over the next few days I followed the progress of the package. Reading from the bottom up, day-by-day, from October 10th through the 17th, here's what I watched with growing anticipation:

New Harbor, ME 10/17/2011 6:01 A.M. Out For Delivery
Rockland, ME, 10/16/2011 11:23 P.M. Arrival Scan
Chelmsford, MA, 10/16/2011 6:45 P.M. Departure Scan
Chelmsford, MA 10/16/2011 11:33 A.M. Arrival Scan
Baldwin Park, CA, 10/11/2011 1:43 A.M. Departure Scan
Baldwin Park, CA, 10/10/2011 7:24 P.M. Origin Scan

While the lights were on-route, we decided to go with different ones and I called the company to let them know; and they, without attitude, said, just refuse them and the UPS driver will return them to us. And added, via the same tracking number you will be able to follow their return to California. Over the next 5 days, here is what I saw unfold--the package wending its way from:

Rockland, ME to
Chelmsford, MA to
Shrewsbury, MA to
New Station, PA to
Columbus, OH to
Maumee, OH to
Hodgkins, IN to
Vernon, Ca and finally to
Baldwin Park, CA

This may not be like hunting for big game, but tracking it still is, this time from the comfort of home where things are dry and sort-of warm.