Argh!!!

[Nordy]

Definition of insanity is repeating something and expecting a different result. Very much my fault to place an order this time of year and expect to receive it timely. I have so much dissatisfaction with the major overnight carriers, especially FedEx. Worked for FedEx in ‘98 through ‘99 and enjoyed my minuscule part on the SeaTac Ramp. Back then the pilots flying packages around were the highest paid in the industry.
I was to pickup my invertebrate order today at the airport hold location from FedEx, but I guess the word is the pilots decided to strike!? What a shame for those that are sending gifts for Christmas and to my livestock that might may show up very delayed, maybe the 25th now. So much of our decisions have an impact on something, but I really hope those pilots are cognizant to the fact that there coworkers that are not sitting in a cockpit are now going to work so much harder to deliver. My sincere regret to the marine life that is likely to suffer.
A 3 hour drive East or West gets me to a LFS. Internet gets me the things I’m after, but overnight is bogus. A FedEx agent once told me that if a package were to have a dog hair on the package bar code, the scanner would not let it through. Then there are no measures to get that package on its way ASAP, it will sit at there facility or hub. Then when they get there act together enough to send it through, it has no priority, only priority for the correct date is expedited, not a delayed overnighted package. This is ultimately a poor decision on my part to try and have a livestock order without issue when it’s insanely busy for the carriers. For me in 2025, it’s been 50/50 with FedEx without delays. There are so many elements to this that can be scrutinized, my biggest is I’m supporting marine life to be collected, packaged, and delivered to me, and who knows how many unfortunate things have happened to the marine life if it’s lucky enough to arrive healthy and be in my possession for care. That’s where a lot of my guilt comes in. Just warming up on my rant, but enough said. Hope those flyboys get a lump of coal this Christmas!

 

[christinna77]

In Canada, but FedEx has been unreliable for me too. I ordered a few times in summer, I ordered a few times in fall, nowhere close to any holidays, and almost 50% of my overnight shipping orders were delayed by a day. One I had to go personally pick up from the depot almost 2h away.

Luckily, most live stock survived the extra shipping day and I only had 1 DOA fish and a few unhappy corals.

My last order was delivered on Dec 17th and that already made me really nervous, I'd never risk ordering during Christmas week.

 

[Nordy]

Very unfortunate a delay for any reason to occur, holidays are a no go for sure on livestock shipping.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Reef Beauties told me they were waiting a day before shipping to me, because they didn't like a bad weather event they saw between them and me (Cal. - Fla.); so I appreciated that. Also they recently said they are waiting back to FedEx from UPS due to reliability issues. Sorry this happened to you.

 

[Nordy]

For me to get on my soapbox with not much positive to add on this topic which comes up from time to time is really not worth posting. I’m feeling angry towards the pilots needing to do this at this time. There’s never an ideal time for a collective group to halt an industry for there demands, but Christmas time? Ramifications for there cause, and a package of marine life that won’t be delivered in the correct time frame may not be much of a factor in the grand scheme of what’s needed for the pilots to take to the skies again. I’m too old fashioned, morals, Christmas, doing things for the reasons it should be done and being able to go beyond the current injustices. We all need paid more for our hard work. Those pilots are creating a dilemma for the workers that are going to being scrambling a lot more to get packages to there final destination.