Shipping Anxiety

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Today has been quite a day. I must share the experience.
Last night I received a tracking number from Tminc for some snakes I was to receive by 10:30am the next day.
Checking the tracking number in the morning showed it was out for delivery.
10:30am came and went so I check the status of the package. On-line status said an address correction was needed. I contacted Timic and this correction was made.
I then contacted the shipper and was told the package would stay on the truck until the end of the driver's shift. Then it would be returned to the delivery hub for another delivery attempt the next day. The temp. here was to reach into the 90's. We all know what that would mean if these snakes had to stay on the truck all day.
I made another call to the customer service and made a plea to meet the driver somewhere. After another hour I got a call back and went to meet the driver who was only a few blocks away.
He pulled up(not happy that his route had been disturbed).
He handed me the pad to sign and then handed me the package. I turned and headed to me vehicle.
Then the craziest thing happened. The driver said "give me back that package, you can't have it" I handed him the package and asked what was going on.
He told me the package had to be returned to the hub for a delivery tomorrow. He said it was an electronic thing and there was nothing he could do about it. I told him I didn't understand since I had already signed for the package and had taken possession of it.
Now the driver is even more mad. He asked for a cell phone, which I hadn't brought with me. He then went into a business to use a phone, grumbling about how late he was as he walked.
He returned, handed me the package and sped off. I yelled, "Have a nice day" as he drove away.
What an ordeal.
Snakes are safe and sound here on the Ranch.
End of story.