#ooc

i know

but it was really really nice

I think that's wonderful, though!

I am jelly

not judgy

Still waiting on the package my brother mailed me from Thailand on 05/12

Wow.

05/16 - Arrived at FedEx location, Memphis
05/18 - Arrived at FedEx location, Skokie (hour outside Chicago)
Clearance in progress

...
...
...

06/09 - Arrived at FedEx location, Memphis
MEMPHIS, TN
In transit
Package available for clearance

WTF really now

I mean, I get it, I understand delays

but... why is it back in Tennessee?

You gotta call FedEx.

My state has a gravitational pull.. few can escape it

my brother might be moving there

The poor guy.

Did speak to FedEx - it's just govn't delays in Customs

so FedEx can't do anything. And I feel better now because it's nameless gummint

not FedEx who might actually help but refuses

And good new is that there IS a huge backlog. So probably not rejected through customs... jsust time.

and now... steak! 🏃

What area or city is he thinking of moving to, Catnik?

um

so

there is an army base in kentucky that is really close to TN?

not Knox, that's by Louisville

Oh, Clarksville

Yes!

Ft. Campbell

I googled, that is correct

Is he in the army?

yup

so is his wife

finding a post for both of them gets complicated

Sympathies.

I was a military brat. I knew how hard it could for ONE parent to get a good post sometimes

Joint spouse is easier than Dual Military; both are still pretty thankless.

yeah

they're different jobs - Josh recruits warrant officers (he is not a warrant officer), Christy is a medic

warrant officers are apparently internal recruits

That makes sense.

he likes it

he was running the regular recruitment office for a while, and hated it

to be fair, seattle is not a good place to be a recruiter

really high quota based on population

tough population to recruit from

Yup.

and his team sucked