Who's Murphy?

 January 22, 2021

Okay, who's this guy Murphy that Momma is talking about....and his law?   I wonder if this Murphy likes to play ball....or maybe frisbee.  I'm ready!!  Is he here yet?

Momma looks a tad disappointed. Something about the upper sprayer on the dishwasher failing to stay in position and falling on the top rack

right when things are gearing up for overload with baking dishes.  The Charity Bake Sale is coming up the first weekend in February.  Momma said,  "It's Murphy's Law".   I told her not to worry.  I would gladly put my tongue into action and have all those dirty baking dishes cleaned out in no time.  But Dad.....our Mr. Fixit, Jack of All Trades, and Man of the Hour has a 3 step plan in place.  He said he has complete control over steps 1 and 3 of the plan but unfortunately, he has no control over step 2.  And that's scary seeing as the track record isn't positive lately.

Step 1:  order the replacement part.......Check...Done

Step 2:  receive the shipment of the replacement part....still no tracking number available

Step 3:  install replacement part

So it would seem that we should be due for a smooth delivery seeing as the last couple have been a nightmare. Dad had searched the Internet and low and behold, he found a part he was looking for.  It is for an old... almost ancient... push lawn mower that he hates to part with as it comes in handy every spring when he is able to mow with the bagger attached to cut back all the border grass and liriope without intensive labor.  He followed the tracking for a month and it still is stalled out in Illinois.  It's not like the seller can just grab another part off the shelf and ship it.  At this point the seller has given up and refunded Dad's payment.  Back to square one.

Atleast Dad received a box with the other lost shipment....an empty box....with fresh tape all over it and a damaged in shipment sticker...along with the fragile/liquid sticker attached by the sender.  The USPS carrier walked up to the front porch and flipped the empty box into the chair.  A dramatic delivery!!  

Unforturnately, we have many more shipment horror stories...too many if you ask me.  So, I guess you can understand why Dad is a tad nervous about receiving the needed replacement part in a timely fashion.  As he said, 'I have no control over step 2'.  He is trying to stay positive though.  If you calculate the percentage of completed vs incompleted deliveries, he is due for a smooth arrival...but it's all a gamble.  Kind of like winning the lottery.  The odds are with us on this one!!  Cross your fingers and I'll cross by paws!!

I'm Chloe