Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

I left the barn late with a bunch of liftgate stops that would have been impossible to make.

Miraculously I got half of my work done when I decided it's 4:30 PM, I have a two hour drive home, and I want to beat rush hour traffic in downtown Charleston. As I concluded my last stop, I noted a Traeger grill in the back of the trailer. A residential I could dig out with my pallet jack. I've always wanted one and kinda smiled at the prospect of delivering this thing to someone before the Memorial Day weekend.

I bit the bullet and said to myself that I am going to make this guys' day and bring it to his house. Worst case scenario I'd get stuck in traffic but would rack up some much needed OT. I went thirty minutes against the outbound traffic but figured it would be worth it.

It was a gated community of course so I pulled into the median lane to contact this fellow to:
A. Figure out if he is even home
B. Give me the guard shack protocol on getting in, or better yet, just come out and escort me in.

I called and he picked up "good evening, my name is R/R and I am a delivery driver for USF Holland. I am looking for a Mr LG in regards to a delivery. I am calling this number because it was listed on the BoL for the following address......"

He didn't even let me finish my sentence and just cut in

- Who you with?

"USF Holland, I have a delivery for your residence and I just wanted to...."

- Don't know ya, don't care to know ya.
*CLICK*

Dude... What the ######### ######?!? I am sitting here in the median during rush hour traffic trying to bring a Traeger grill to your house and you hang up on me? There is not a SINGLE person on this forum reading this post that wouldn't be absolutely ECSTATIC to hear my voice on the other line letting you know I am bringing you a Traeger grill. Hell, I'd be skipping out of the house, across the driveway and into my car to come and meet you!

I am like fuming pissed at this point. Maybe it's the fact that this is the first time I've been hung up on in 20 years since an ex from high school. Or maybe it was because I went way out of my way and adding insult to injury; had to deal with the realization that I would now have 40 additional minutes of travel time to get home.

After gaining my composure I made a second phone call. This time the jerk made it go to voicemail.

"Good evening, my name is R/R and I am a delivery driver for USF Holland. I am trying to reach a Mr LG in regards to a delivery of a Traeger grill to the personal residence located on 123 Sunset Boulevard on Daniel's Island here in Charleston SC. This is my second and final attempt to get in contact with you to set up a delivery. Seeing how we got disconnected and you are unable to reach your phone, we are returning your item back to your shipper located in Appling Wisconsin. Please contact your shipper at your earliest convenience so they can give you a new delivery window."

10 minutes later my phone explodes from the same number. I am too pissed and too far out of the area to answer.

30 minutes later my dispatcher calls me and tells me the residential is in dire need of his freight and asked me if there is anything I can do to turn around.

"This guy blew me off, told me he wasn't interested, hung up on me, then refused to answer his phone on the second time around. You know what he can do? He can go out and pound sand, that is what he can do. I want you to tell him this if he calls you again. I am already too far out of town".

Guess who isn't going to be entertaining his friends this Memorial Day weekend on their brand new Traeger smoker grill?

LG.