Sign here, please
The delivery driver demonstrated remarkable patience. First, the dog with the hoarse bark. I explained that it was due to age, and that he used to sound better, a long time ago. Then, the handoff of the package, where I reached where it wasn’t. No big deal. Please sign my gadget. Turned it to an appropriate alignment, handed me the stylus which I managed to get upside down (end to end), and showed me the X, which I could not see. I digned, soft of. He then asked for my name, because the package was not mine, and we went our separate ways.
Some questions are in order. Could I simply sign with an identical X. Do drivers provide notarization of marks? Does it matter, if the package is for someone else? Is this an artefact of a process? And that gadget. Is it an improvement on the tried and tested technique of ink on paper. What happens if the battery dies? Can we “derail” the delivery process for couiriers?
I’ve never shipped in this manner. Is it a checkbox option for the seller? Does the seller actually check to see if I am who I claim to be? Is any of this based on reality?
Little matter. We have received our ration of coffee beans, so I can chill for another couple of months. I’m doing the mental runthrough of the RV winterization. Can’t see much, but my mind’s eye is ready. Reach, turn, pull, etc. Drain any water that is available, before adding the pink fluid that smells good. No, I won’t do a taste test, even though the jug tells me that it is non-toxic. There are limits.
