Amazon is really on top of things

[Stefan Antwarg]

Here is my tracking info for my new drill press. They knew I would want one before I was born!


Date Time Location Service Area Checkpoint Details
Aug 11, 2005 07:00:00 PM --- In transit
Aug 11, 2005 06:50:00 PM --- Shipment picked up from seller's facility
Dec 31, 1969 03:59:59 PM --- In transit

[Jerry Clark]

Great Stefan, But kidding aside it sure is nice to be able to track your orders right from your computer.:cool:

[Jeff Sudmeier]

Wow, I wonder what they have in store from me!?!? :)

Ain't technology grand?

[Keith Christopher]

I could be wrong but this looks like a y2k bug to me.

[Chris Padilla]

Stefan,

They had to put it into orbit first (maybe to Saturn and back?) to time it juuusssstttt right! ;)

[John Miliunas]

What I'd really like to know is, if this thing has been "in shipment" since '69, who the heck is the freight company???? Man, I really do NOT want to use them!:eek: :D :cool:

[Rob Russell]

If it was built circa 1969, wouldn't that qualify it as "old iron" and isn't that a good thing ... :rolleyes: :D :rolleyes:

[Lee DeRaud]

I could be wrong but this looks like a y2k bug to me.Close but no cigar: that time translates to one second before midnight GMT, 12/31/69. That's exactly one second before the "Dawn of Creation" for Unix systems: they measure time in seconds starting 1/1/70. Something hiccupped and stuffed a -1 (probably an error code) into that field.