Fusion Arrival

What a week!  A Month!

I ordered my new long-arm (Handi Quilter Fusion 24) on February 14.  Happy Day to me!!  ♥   My dealer said it shipped out of Utah to me on Monday, 2/21.  I never received the promised email with tracking numbers so I finally called the HQ headquarters myself to get the tracking numbers.  She not only gave me the tracking number but helped me find the Freight page on UPS.com and tracked it right on the phone for me.

I was set for delivery on Friday!!

However, I knew that accidents happen so was just hoping it would stick on schedule.

On Thursday, the UPS site said that my machine had arrived in Chicago.  The dispatch operator called early Thursday morning to set up my delivery time for Friday.  She asked if I’d be home!  I said I’d be waiting with baited breath and she laughed.  🙂

The tracking page then showed, “Appointment Made”.  Friday, February 25 between 1 & 3 p.m.

I worked on Becky’s draperies in the morning.  I came up to make lunch at 11:20 a.m.   I can see my “corner” of the highway from my kitchen window so I checked every time I walked by.  Just hoping to see a large brown semi round the corner!

I didn’t want to go back to the basement to work on my curtains as I can’t hear the lane traffic from there.  I don’t always hear the doorbell even.   So I waited.  Watched.

I cleaned out the car a bit more.  With the walk-in door to the garage open so I could hear my truck coming! 🙂

I cleaned the microwave. And then went on to clean the stove-top.  Took the knobs off and everything!  I cleaned the front of the oven.  I cleaned the dishwasher.  I cleaned the front of the refrigerator.

I cleaned the front storm door as when the blizzard snow melted, it left behind a LOT of grossness.

I called Becky that her drapes were ready.

I started an email….

and he came!  3:05 p.m.

I was going to tell him to make the loop around the bins but he did this backing just fine.

Notice NO brown truck!  LOL!!  He said his truck was late in getting back so he was driving a rental truck this day.  (Alice, we still have our snow….)

I also found out he came from the west so I wouldn’t have seen him come around the corner (from the east) anyway!  haha!!  They are really trying to get on my last nerve!  😉

No wonder my tracking said I was getting 2 packages!  I was expecting several but there is 1 – this pallet load (8 boxes) and 2 – the rails wrapped with a 2×4.  Total weight = 454 pounds!  I told the driver our lawn is NOT sacred, he could back into the driveway, but he thought he was fine in the lane.  The very muddy, sloppy lane.

You didn’t hear me gasp when he came across the lane with all this on the pallet jack and the load started to TIP!!! Ack!! He stopped and nudged it back into position.  Yikes!

Parked at the garage door.  Note the ripped open box on my rails. 😦  It is duly noted on my UPS delivery receipt and I’ll be calling headquarters in the morning.  

We unwrapped the pallet to carry each box in.  Phil said the 4 table & frame boxes were too heavy to go to the basement via the garage steps.  We hauled them in to the living room and unpacked them there to carry the pieces to the basement.  Heavy, is a near understatement!  I helped with 3 of these boxes and then Phil brought in the 4th one himself.

The sewing machine box had 2 sets of handles but they weren’t in good places for going down steps.  I’m usually pretty good at carrying my share but we stopped partway down the steps and called in JP to finish the rest of the carrying!  Whew!!

I compared the inventory list with all the box contents and all is accounted for.   Set-up is scheduled for Wednesday morning.  I am handling the delay in set-up OK as I have a HUGE week and plenty to do before then.

On Saturday, I went to my dealer for my official first class.  Now as soon as it is set-up, I’ll be ready to quilt!  That is, if I have all my ducks in a row for Thursday by then.  😉

I’ll try to show you photos of my new studio tomorrow. I love it!! 🙂