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| 153807 | 6778 | Shaper thread (show us what you are shaping) | 18 | Bruce Fowler | Aug 4, 2019 | 2019-08-04T12:18:12-0400 | Image processing. Refresh page to view Image processing. Refresh page to view Derek was nervous about the boards getting on the train to him in time. He started sounding like a Nervous Nelly, so I told him instead of waiting for the fins being sent from Futures, I'd make the trek form my house in Solvang to SBA earlier and see if they could get on the 12:49 to Anaheim. The main crush of FIESTA was over, and I timed it right to miss throngs of tourists & travelers at the station. The Amtrak folks are used to me coming in with all these boards being sent, except for one who insisted I could not put two surfboards in one bag. I had every contingency covered, and went to get a 2nd bag I had in the car - just in case ... I got to the car then I hear one of the Amtrak people tell me "it's okay, forget the other bag, we can do it, she didn't realize you're a manufacturer shipping, you're not traveling with them". Good, I think, becuz they are packed in there ready for airline abuse anyway. They made the 12:49 due to arrive 4:46. Later that afternoon I start getting texts from "Nervous Nel": "I can't find the number for Amtrak" "Anywhere - all seemed closed" "Don't see it on the receipt & all numbers online are closed on Saturday" "Will they let me know if it has arrived" "Heading there now. Praying someone is there." I'm reading all these texts thinking: geez Mr. Star Surfer aka Brand Ambassador, we've done this drill b4, Amtrak WILL CALL YOU - remember. There is NO TRACKING - they calllllllllllll you.... And then.............. "All good, Amtrak just called - yew". ----------------------------------------------------------------------- So the next time I chime in, I hope it is with killer pix from the shutterbug guys lined up that are snapping pix of DT doing big square bottom turns out on the flat on Da Sting ala Bertlemann, Buttons, or Mr. Barry Kanaiapuni - that would make all this burning midnight oil in the shaping room, driving 80 miles round trip to the glasser, packing and drive 80 miles to Amtrak........... well, you get the picture.............. and hopefully I get some too. P.S. JUST TEXTED HIM and he replied "I'm on the runway.... why?" I just replied: HAVE FUN R-E-L-A-X...!!!!! P.P.S. The fins from Futures arrived a few minutes after I left for Amtrak. |