Monthly Archives: April 2010

MacBook Pro vs. Ash Cloud

Or “Things you don’t want to see when tracking the delivery of your shiny new toy”

LocationDateLocal TimeDescription
KOELN (COLOGNE), DE04/18/20103:20 P.M.PACKAGE DATA PROCESSED BY BROKERAGE. WAITING FOR CLEARANCE / RELEASED BY CLEARING AGENCY. NOW IN-TRANSIT FOR DELIVERY
SHANGHAI, CN04/18/20105:55 A.M.NATURAL DISASTER
04/18/20105:21 A.M.DEPARTURE SCAN
KOELN (COLOGNE), DE04/17/20102:45 P.M.PACKAGE DATA PROCESSED BY BROKERAGE. WAITING FOR CLEARANCE
SHANGHAI, CN04/17/20107:35 P.M.EXPORT SCAN
SHANGHAI, CN04/16/201012:10 P.M.ORIGIN SCAN
CN04/16/20105:45 A.M.BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

I was slightly taken aback when I saw “Natural Disaster” on there. Who would have thought that ash cloud would have a noticeable effect [on me]?